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On October 21, 2024, Canada invited 648 candidates with an eligible provincial nomination to apply for permanent residence in Express Entry draw number 319.

Key Takeaways for Express Entry Candidates

  • Type of draw: Provincial Nominee Program
  • Invitations issued: 648
  • CRS score: 791
  • Tie-breaking rule: August 13, 2024 at 20:04:52 UTC
  • Prediction for the next draw: Canadian Experience Class on October 22, 2024.
  • Learn more about the changes proposed for the 2025 Express Entry categories.

Watch this reel for a quick breakdown of this week’s Express Entry draws:

Our Analysis of This Express Entry Draw

This latest PNP draw resumes the recent trend of bi-weekly PNP draws after an unusual September that saw only one PNP draw. This draw invited substantially fewer candidates (648) compared to the first PNP draw in October, which saw 1,613 candidates invited.

Notably, this draw was the smallest PNP draw we have seen in 2024, and as a result, had the highest CRS cut-off (791) compared to other PNP draws in 2024.

Today’s draw brings the total number of Express Entry PNP draws in 2024 to ten, with 12,815 invitations issued in those draws.

Per month, this is broken down as follows:
May: 2,985
June: 1,499
July: 3,275
August: 1,884
September: 911
October: 2,261

From January to April, IRCC invited PNP applicants through general draws. We do not have the exact number of provincial nominees invited during these rounds.

What Do We Expect For The Rest Of October?

So far, 3,761 invitations have been issued. As we close October, based on past months, we could still see a Canadian Experience Class draw issuing between 3,000 and 4,000 invitations and a category-based draw issuing between 1,000 and 2,000 invitations. This would mean between 4,000 and 6,000 more invitations could be issued before the end of October.

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Rebecca Major is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (R511564) with nearly 15 years of licenced Canadian Immigration experience, gained after graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in the UK. She specializes in Canadian immigration at Moving2Canada.
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