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Immigration updates 2018

The first draw of the year always sets the precedent for subsequent Express Entry draws and gives potential immigrants, as well as their representatives, hope of good news.

On January 10, 2018 the first draw of the year took place, inviting 2,700 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The cut-off CRS score for this draw was 446. This is the lowest cut-off score for the first draw of the year, since the Express Entry system came into effect in January 2015.

In light of the first draw, it is expected to be a busy year for Canada’s Express Entry system. The first half of 2017 saw 16 draws and a drop in the cut-off CRS score from 468, in the first draw of the year, down to 413 in May. Throughout 2017, 30 draws took place and a record total of 86,023 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued — representing 56% of the 153,618 ITAs issued since the Express Entry system came into effect.

«The previous year started with a CRS cut-off score of 468 and scores went down to a record low of 413 at one point. This year is starting nearly 22 points lower than that first draw of 2017, which could mean even lower CRS records in 2018,» said Attorney David Cohen.

Canada has increased its target admission in the three Express Entry economic immigration categories by 3,200. With Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) setting a higher immigrant admission target for 2018, larger and more frequent Express Entry draws are expected — and potentially even lower CRS scores — in the upcoming weeks and months.

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