On 01 February 2024, the first targeted Express Entry Draw 2024 sent 7,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for Permanent Residency for profiles having level 7 in French with a CRS score of 365 or above.
This draw has the highest number of candidates for invitations to apply in a targeted draw with the second-lowest CRS cut-off ever in the French Express Entry Draw. In the 31st draw, IRCC issued 730 invitations to apply for Permanent Residency with a CRS score of 541 or higher.
Have a look at the CRS distribution in the Canada Express Entry Draw 2024:-
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 534 |
| 501-600 | 7,926 |
| 451-500 | 60,120 |
| 491-500 | 6,787 |
| 481-490 | 9,668 |
| 471-480 | 17,586 |
| 461-470 | 14,160 |
| 451-460 | 11,919 |
| 401-450 | 54,181 |
| 441-450 | 10,930 |
| 431-440 | 11,219 |
| 421-430 | 10,104 |
| 411-420 | 10,874 |
| 401-410 | 11,054 |
| 351-400 | 57,855 |
| 301-350 | 29,709 |
| 0-300 | 5,401 |
| Total | 215,726 |
Take a look at the Canada Immigration Express Entry Draw CRS cutoff trend in 2024:
| Immigration Program | 2024 Total Invitations | Lowest CRS Cutoff: 2024 | Highest CRS Score 2024 | 2023 Total Invitations | Lowest CRS Cutoff: 2023 | Highest CRS Score 2023 |
| No Program Specified or General | 3,280 | 541 | 546 | 76,700 | 481 | 561 |
| Agriculture and Agri-food draw | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 1,000 | 354 | 386 |
| Transport-targeted draw | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 1,670 | 435 | 435 |
| Trades Targeted Draw | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 2,500 | 388 | 425 |
| Targeted Draw for French Speakers | 7,000 | 365 | 365 | 8,700 | 375 | 486 |
| STEM Targeted Draw | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 6,400 | 481 | 486 |
| Healthcare Targeted Draw | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 5,600 | 431 | 476 |
| Provincial Nominee Program | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 4,396 | 691 | 791 |
| Federal Skilled Worker | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 3,300 | 489 | 489 |
Occupations targeted in Express Entry Draw
The mentioned below are the five categories in which Express Entry is focusing on:
- Healthcare
- Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions
- Trades such as carpenters, plumbers, and contractors
- Transport
- Agriculture and agri-food
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