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The recent survey of Statistics Canada reveals that Canada's labour market is approaching a number close to pre-pandemic levels with new jobs being added. Canada’s economy has reached a level closer to the pre-pandemic levels in July. Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey examined Canada’s labour market during the week of July 11 to 17. It was a time of low cases in Canada and high rates of vaccination. In July, there were 94000 new jobs added in Canada, which is 1.3 percent under February 2020 levels. There are gains in the private sector and especially in the service industries. Unemployment has also fallen to 7.5 percent, matching the rate in March. Canada has witnessed an increase in employment in Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The Employment Rate Increases for Recent Immigrants, Canada’s Labour Market Survey Reveal...

The new express entry draw was conducted on August 5, in which the CRS score required was 404 Points. The Draw was a Canadian Experience Class specific draw, and the applicants who met the minimum score requirement were selected. On August 5, there were 3,000 Express Entry candidates applying for permanent residence in the recent Draw. The applicants required a Score as low as 404 points. It was a program-specific draw in which the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) applicants were selected. The Key Aspects of the Draw: ITA - 3000 CRS - 404 In the last CEC specific draw, the minimum score requirement was 357, and it was the second-lowest score requirement of the year for CEC specific candidates. This time the Canada CRS score requirement is higher than the last Draw with 404 points needed. The tie break rule is also applied as an administrative rule, and the applican...

The new Express Entry draw targeted 512 applicants with the CRS score requirement of 760 points. It is a higher point score requirement than the previous draw, and more applicants are also invited. On August 4, Canada conducted a new Express Entry draw in which Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates were targeted for selection. The number of ITAs has gone up in the recent express entry draw. The IRCC has now invited 512 candidates with the score requirement of at least 760 points. The CRS score requirement of this draw was higher than the previous one as earlier the score required was 734, and the PNP applicants invited were 462. The Key Highlights of the Draw CRS score - 760 ITA - 512 There is a high score for Provincial nominations because the applicants are allotted 600 extra points for the selection. There is a tie break rule applied this time as well, just li...

The recent express entry draw was a CEC-specific draw in which 4,500 Express Entry candidates got selected. The CRS score of selection was 357. On July 22, the latest Express Entry draw was announced, in which 4,500 Express Entry candidates were invited. It was the CEC-specific draw where applicants got selected with the minimum CRS score of 357. Those who achieved this minimum score will be provided with the Invitation to apply. The Key Highlights of the draw ITA - 4500 CRS - 357 For this express entry draw, the tie break rule was applied before February 14, 2021, at 09:04:15 UTC. In the last draw,500 candidates were invited with a CRS score of 369. This draw has a lower CRS score of 357. The lowest ever draw score for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) applicants is 75 points, and the draw was conducted on February 13. Overview of Express Entry Draw #198 ...

The year 2021 has marked a lot of changes, and the latest change is in the Quebec point calculator system. The province has introduced a new points system to help select and rank the applicants in the Arrima expression of interest pool. The total points score will be calculated out of 1,320, out of which 580 points will be given to human capital factors and 740 for factors related to Quebec’s labor market needs. The Human Capital factors will include age, education in Quebec, work experience in a field where there is a shortage of work experience in the rest of Canada, and job opportunities inside and outside the Greater Montreal area. For those in Montreal, they will get 180 points, and there are high points - 380 points for those outside the Montreal metropolitan area. The applicant can get additional points for spouse or common-law partner of the principal applicant assessmen...