On 11th April 2024, the first STEM Express Entry Draw of 2024 targeting 24 STEM occupations issued 4,500 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
After 4 months, the most awaited STEM draw was held with an increasing Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 491 as compared to the previous STEM-only draw.
Recently, the immigration minister Marc Miller declared his intention to focus more on the “domestic” pool of candidates in the upcoming draws. Domestic means the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates.
Summary of the Express Entry Draw held in March 2024
| Description | March 26, 2024 | March 25, 2024 | March 13, 2024 | March 12, 2024 |
| Draw type | Targeted draw for profiles with high proficiency in French | General or all program draws | Targeted draw for 10 transport occupations | General or all program draws |
| Invitations | 1,500 | 1,980 | 975 | 2,850 |
| CRS Cutoff | 388 | 524 | 430 | 525 |
Express Entry CRS Score distribution in the pool
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 1,093 |
| 501-600 | 12,051 |
| 451-500 | 62,073 |
| 491-500 | 9,167 |
| 481-490 | 11,246 |
| 471-480 | 16,933 |
| 461-470 | 13,429 |
| 451-460 | 11,298 |
| 401-450 | 51,694 |
| 441-450 | 10,454 |
| 431-440 | 10,485 |
| 421-430 | 9,461 |
| 411-420 | 10,640 |
| 401-410 | 10,654 |
| 351-400 | 56,015 |
| 301-350 | 27,831 |
| 0-300 | 5,410 |
| Total | 216,167 |
The list of the 24 STEM occupations
| NOC Code | Occupation |
| 20010 | Engineering managers |
| 20011 | Architecture and science managers |
| 20012 | Computer and information systems managers |
| 21200 | Architects |
| 21201 | Landscape Architects |
| 21202 | Urban and land use planners |
| 21203 | Land surveyors |
| 21210 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries |
| 21211 | Data scientists |
| 21220 | Cybersecurity specialists |
| 21221 | Business systems specialists |
| 21222 | Information systems specialists |
| 21223 | Database analysts and data administrators |
| 21230 | Computer systems developers and programmers |
| 21231 | Software engineers and designers |
| 21232 | Software developers and programmers |
| 21233 | Web designers |
| 21234 | Web developers and programmers |
| 21300 | Civil Engineers |
| 21310 | Electrical and electronics engineers |
| 21311 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) |
| 21321 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers |
| 21322 | Metallurgical and materials engineers |
| 41400 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants, and program officers |
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