7,000 French-Speaking Candidates Invited in Latest Express Entry Draw with Low CRS Threshold

As Canada’s economic immigration programs continue to play a vital role in the country’s labor market growth, they account for nearly 100% of workforce increases in recent years. To address domestic labor shortages, Canadian employers are increasingly turning to the Express Entry system to hire skilled foreign workers. Here’s how […]

Maple News reports that on December 23, Canada held its final Express Entry draw of the year, issuing 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for permanent residency. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required for this round was 468, representing a slight drop from the previous draw held on December […]

Maple News reports that Canada’s Express Entry pool expanded by 4,395 profiles between April 26 and May 24, with the 501–600 CRS score range accounting for 4,085 of those new entries—representing 93% of the net growth and underscoring how competitive the pool has become. The surge followed Immigration, Refugees and […]