Express Entry (EE) draw issues 3,600 invitations on Wednesday.
Express Entry helps skilled foreign national candidates fast-track their permanent residency application status.
Candidates are ranked according to the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The CRS assigns points according to factors that will help candidates succeed in Canada, including language skills, work experience and education.
The minimum CRS score in today’s draw was 471, one point lower than the November 13 draw. The tie-breaking rule was based on the candidates’ application date with the cutoff being November 11.
Candidates from the Federal Skilled Trades program were eligible this round.
As of November 23, there were 133,848 total candidates in the Express Entry pool, an increase of 1,327 people since the November 8 count. This marks the 24th draw of 2019, with draws occurring approximately every two weeks. So far, there have been 78,900 invitations issued this year.