Foreign nationals looking to settle in Canada keenly look forward to the Express Entry draws. Invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency under the Express Entry have been sent by the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). IRCC has invited foreign nationals to apply for permanent residency in Canada under the Canadian Experience Class program.

400 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency under the Express Entry draw No. 320 for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) were sent out on October 24, 2024.

The date and time of the round was October 22, 2024 at 14:07:18 UTC where the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited was fixed at 539. The tie-breaking rule date was October 19, 2024 at 21:53:18 UTC.

In the previous round, 500 invitations to apply for permanent residency under the Express Entry draw for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) were sent out on October 9, 2024. The cut-off was fixed at 539.

Before that on September 19, 2024, 4000 invitations to apply for permanent residency were sent with cut-off score fixed at 509.

The Canadian Experience Class is designed for skilled Canadian workers seeking permanent residency, requiring minimum qualifications in Canadian skilled job experience and language fluency.

To be qualified for the Canadian Experience Class, you must have completed at least one year of paid skilled work in Canada (or an equivalent amount of part-time work) during the three years before to your application. Furthermore, you must have obtained this work experience while working in Canada as a temporary resident.

Volunteering and unpaid internships are not acceptable forms of compensation for your skilled work experience; instead, you must get compensation in the form of a salary or earn commissions.

Additionally, if you have worked without permission and obtained your work experience while temporarily residing outside of Canada, you are not qualified for the Canadian Experience Class.

So far, in October, two Provincial Nominee Program draw results and two for Canadian Experience Class while one for French language proficiency have been declared.