Canada Holds Largest Draw of Express Entry Immigration Program, Invites 4,500 Foreigners to Apply for Permanent Residence

The government of Canada on Wednesday issued the biggest number of Innovations to Apply for Permanent residence (ITAs) through the Express Entry program.

In a draw held on February 19th, Canada issued 4,500 ITAs. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Systems (CRS) score for the draw was 470, down two points from the 472 score in the previous draw held on February 5th. The score is based on factors such as skilled work experience, age ,education and proficiency in either English or French.

The Express Entry program encompasses three of Canada’s main skilled labor immigration categories - the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and Canadian Experience Class, according to CIC News.

Draws for the Express Entry program are normally held every two weeks. Those issued with ITAs are then required to submit an application for permanent residence. The government usually processes permanent residence application for this program within six months, as long as all the required information including supporting documents is submitted. Applicant’s immediate family (spouse and children) are eligible to migrate to Canada with the applicant as permanent residents.

February 19th draw was the fourth of 2020, and so far this year 14,800 ITAs have been issued. The government has set a target of 85,800 ITAs for 2020.

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I like the way this is…

Catchingfadez (not verified) Wed, 02/19/2020 @ 10:24pm

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I like the way this is dubbed as “skilled” worker program while in actual fact it’s just a ruse to get young naive immigrants into the country to do “dirty” jobs like plumbing, construction etc while paying high taxes and high rent to fund the pensions for Canada’s increasingly elderly population.

Canada is my dream country…

Frank Asomani (not verified) Thu, 02/20/2020 @ 01:18pm

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Canada is my dream country and I’ll be happy to live there permanently.

Welcome to the land of the…

Kujipanga Kibowen (not verified) Thu, 02/20/2020 @ 10:30pm

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Welcome to the land of the Queen, the lucky few! Canada is the land of opportunity just like our neighbor south of the border. As you prepare to join some of us who have been there & done that, it's not going to be easy but be determined to succeed; Be a good and responsible citizen, educate yourself and seize any opportunity you get. These are the rules of a successful immigrants!
@Catchingfadez; ignorant as hell, do not let his retarded comments scare you. Based on his comments; he doesn't reside in Canada, coz as an accomplished businessman myself in real estate(residential & Commercial) with post-graduate in Electrical engineering and energy efficiency in oil&gas production (from US before applying permanent resident in Canada).
His comments are false(verify by doing your own research annual salary or pay rate for skilled trade like Plumbing) I deal with skilled trades mostly in my businesses. For a plumber; rate is between $95.7 to $152.00 per hr for 1.5 min hrs. Do the math, coz most of the time a client calls for plumbing service average # of hrs to complete a task is 3-4hrs. Do the math,@Catchingfadez is highly intoxicated or has an empty head instead of a brain. Goodluck good people!