Canada invites French Speakers in a specific category-based draw
The department of IRCC has conducted the latest Express Entry draw of 2023 and issued invitations to more candidates.
French-speaking category-based draw
In the most recent draw, the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited a total of 800 Express Entry candidates on August 2, 2023, in a targeted draw. The Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued to candidates with French-speaking abilities under the new category-based selection draws.
Candidates with a minimum CRS score of 435 received invitations from the department.
The Express Entry program: What is it?
Express Entry is a system that is used by IRCC to manage immigration applications online. The system governs three immigration programs that help skilled workers to immigrate to Canada and help the country address the labor shortages, and promote the French language throughout the country. The programs are:
- FSWP: Federal Skilled Worker Program,
- CEC: Canadian Experience Class, and
- FSTP: Federal Skilled Trades Program.
Various factors are assessed to evaluate the eligibility of candidates in the EE pool and are provided with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, including their:
- Age
- Education
- Language abilities
- Occupation:
- Work Experience, and more.
Applicants with the highest scores have more possibility of receiving an ITA.
IRCC launched the new category-based draw with six new categories at the end of May, which takes into account the specific attributes, lowering its dependency on high CRS scores.
The six new categories for Express Entry category-based selections are:
- Healthcare
- Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions
- Trades, such as carpenters, plumbers, and contractors
- Transport
- Agriculture and agri-food
- Strong French-language proficiency
A review of recent Express Entry draws.
This section provides data concerning the most recent Express Entry draw results between August 1, 2023, and June 27, 2023.
August 1
Total number of invitations issued by IRCC: 2000
Type of draw: All-program Express Entry draw
CRS Score requirement: 517
July 12
Total number of invitations issued by IRCC: 3,800
Type of draw: French-speaking category-based draw
CRS Score requirement: 375
July 11
Total number of invitations issued by IRCC: 800
Type of draw: All-program draw
CRS Score requirement: 505
July 7
Total number of invitations issued by IRCC: 2,300
Type of draw: First-ever French-speaking category-based draw
CRS Score requirement: 439
July 6
Total number of invitations issued by IRCC: 1500
Type of draw: Healthcare category-based selection draw
CRS Score requirement: 463
July 5
Total number of invitations issued by IRCC: 500
Type of draw: First-ever STEM category-based selection draw
CRS Score requirement: 486
July 4
Total number of invitations issued by IRCC: 700
Type of draw: Unexpected all-program draw
CRS Score requirement: 511
June 28
Total number of invitations issued by IRCC: 500
Type of draw: First-ever Healthcare category-based selection draw
CRS Score requirement: 476
June 27
Total number of invitations issued by IRCC: 4,300
Type of draw: All-program draw
CRS Score requirement: 486
