Express Entry Draw 307: Another Massive Draw For Record-Breaking July 2024

Key Takeaways for Express Entry Candidates

• Type of draw: Canadian Experience Class
• Invites issued: 5,000
• CRS score: 510
• Tie-breaking rule: June 30, 2024
• Prediction for the next draw: August 1, 2024 — Category-based, possibly STEM.
• Learn more about the changes proposed for the 2025 Express Entry categories.
• Learn more about what we expect to see in Express Entry in the next six months.

Our Analysis of This Month’s Express Entry Draws

We’re delighted to see IRCC conducting regular draws targeting in-Canada candidates. We are now into our seventh week of IRCC completing program-specific draws every other week (PNP or both PNP and CEC each time). And we recently predicted in our webinar that IRCC would likely continue this trend for the coming months. We also suggested that CEC candidates should aim for scores above 500, since we aren’t sure the CRS will drop much lower for this program.

In addition to leading the board for the number of draws, July 2024 has seen the most invitations issued for any month in 2024.

Here are the monthly totals so far:

January: 3,280

February 16,110

March: 7,305

April: 9,275

May: 5,985

June: 1,499

July: 25,125.

While the high numbers of invitations is generally good news for Express Entry candidates, this could result in extended processing delays for applicants who received an ITA.

Comparisons to Previous Draws

Compared to the previous draw on July 17, 2024, where 6,300 invitations were issued with a cutoff score of 515, today’s draw shows a slight decrease in the number of invitations and a marginal drop in the cutoff score by 5 points. This means that there has been a small decrease in the competition in the pool for Canadian Experience Class candidates.

We are consistently seeing relatively large draws for CEC, compared to the PNP rounds.

Most recent CEC draws:

• July 31, 2024: 5,000 invitations
• July 17, 2024: 6,300 invitations
• May 31, 2024: 3,000 invitations

Most recent PNP draws:

• July 30: 964 invitations
• July 16: 1,391 invitations
• July 2: 920 invitations.

For more information:

• Learn more about the latest Express Entry draws.
• Learn more about the state of the Express Entry pool.
• Learn when to expect the next Express Entry draw.

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