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[Impatient Dankaroo]

What do you think, is there a chance for STEM draw this week?

Yes, there is always a chance

 

[cansha]

For me, this means I will have to work till 50 or 55 now, instead of retiring at 40-45. Its not the end of the world.

Damn man if you are able to retire at 50-55 in Canada then I say you are a big winner already! Peasents like us who don't work in tech we may probably be working till 75 and that too if we are lucky.

 

[GandiBaat]

Damn man if you are able to retire at 50-55 in Canada then I say you are a big winner already! Peasents like us who don't work in tech we may probably be working till 75 and that too if we are lucky.

The problem with future is, that it is uncertain. We don't know how will it unfold. But we have no option to play it. Having a secured future with enough money is always better. And it takes no time to go from top of the world to bottom. Things are changing a lot in tech.

 

[Emil1]

Results: Rounds of invitations


Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system #259– August 1, 2023


See full text of Ministerial Instruction


No Program Specified


Number of invitations issued: 2,000Footnote *


Rank required to be invited to apply: 2,000 or above


Date and time of round: August 01, 2023 at 13:25:02 UTC


CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 517


Tie-breaking rule: June 30, 2023 at 11:45:05 UTC


If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.





CRS score distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool as of August 1, 2023

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	1,308
501-600	2,019
451-500	55,295
491-500	2,286
481-490	6,236
471-480	19,398
461-470	15,100
451-460	12,275
401-450	54,173
441-450	11,293
431-440	11,721
421-430	9,618
411-420	10,369
401-410	11,172
351-400	61,438
301-350	32,077
0-300	5,219
Total	211,529

 

[someguy17]

Wow 517... at least they're starting the draws again! Hoping for a STEM draw this week..

 

[Emil1]

Wow 517... at least they're starting the draws again! Hoping for a STEM draw this week..

A well deserved STEM draw with at least 3000 invitations

 

[TTBR]

A well deserved STEM draw with at least 3000 invitations

Not tomorrow...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1686441059969093646

 

[Emil1]

Not tomorrow...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1686441059969093646

the could still do the same that they did with STEM invitations, only 500 and then a lot for other programs on Thursday and Friday

 

[primestudio]

the could still do the same that they did with STEM invitations, only 500 and then a lot for other programs on Thursday and Friday

CEC stem would be nice as I know there's a lot of people in tech whose PGWP is running on borrowed time (thanks to 1 year extension)

 

[TTBR]

the could still do the same that they did with STEM invitations, only 500 and then a lot for other programs on Thursday and Friday

Agree, there is still a chance for STEM later this week, but I doubt that 3000 is possible. We'll see today how many ITA they prepared for Trades category...

 

[Impatient Dankaroo]

Not one to take redditors too seriously but damn looks like the anti immigrant and an Indian sentiment is really growing

https://www.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/15fo84a

 

[twaair]

I'm very confused by what's their plan right now: the cutoff score for 'No Program Specified' is basically going up, so it seems unless you are a part of the target draws, have a job offer (which needs LMIA), speak both French and English (which the french program should take care of), or PNP, it's pretty much impossible for you to get an ITA now from outland. I don't think even a PhD degree, which already has an ageing impact, will give you an ITA at the current score unless they do similar large draws like in March to bring down the score.

I might be a bit biased since I'm sitting at 481, but I thought it would make the most sense for them to at least maintain the 'No Program Specified' around 480 so that people who have a master's degree will have a chance from all occupations. It's not like Canada even provides some of the non-target occupations education well itself in the first place, e.g., Canada is not known for its Aerospace education. I understand the job market is small for these categories, but it's not like there are a lot of people planning to move to Canada under these categories either. It seems the target draw will only make some of the small and less 'popular' occupations have problems finding replacements down the road. That's never good...

 

[Shadow09]

I'm very confused by what's their plan right now: the cutoff score for 'No Program Specified' is basically going up, so it seems unless you are a part of the target draws, have a job offer (which needs LMIA), speak both French and English (which the french program should take care of), or PNP, it's pretty much impossible for you to get an ITA now from outland. I don't think even a PhD degree, which already has an ageing impact, will give you an ITA at the current score unless they do similar large draws like in March to bring down the score.

I might be a bit biased since I'm sitting at 481, but I thought it would make the most sense for them to at least maintain the 'No Program Specified' around 480 so that people who have a master's degree will have a chance from all occupations. It's not like Canada even provides some of the non-target occupations education well itself in the first place, e.g., Canada is not known for its Aerospace education. I understand the job market is small for these categories, but it's not like there are a lot of people planning to move to Canada under these categories either. It seems the target draw will only make some of the small and less 'popular' occupations have problems finding replacements down the road. That's never good...

They have no plan. They do immigration based on people's sentiments. Right now the public is anti immigration and hence they are taking French more to appease people. Election due in 2025. Politicians do not care about anyone.

 

[twaair]

They have no plan. They do immigration based on people's sentiments. Right now the public is anti immigration and hence they are taking French more to appease people. Election due in 2025. Politicians do not care about anyone.

I very much don't understand how bringing in french speaking people from both political standpoints or practical standpoints. I have visited french speaking areas outside Québec, and most of them are very small. The only large french speaking place I can think of is Ottawa, which doesn't make much sense because if they want to do some favour on their elections, they should target GTA not Ottawa. I can only think of governmental jobs that would need both languages, and I would assume they don't need that many French people either since the government is not the major employer in Canada. Québec has its own immigration, so targeting from express entry would not do anything there.

 

[Shravan_Kumar]

Good news for STEM applicants if you go by this article -

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-ircc-immigration-stem-express-entry/

It says that the numbers shared by IRCC will target anywhere between 28-31% of the total ITAs for the year towards STEM. Going by this number, you are looking at good 15k ITAs at least for STEM.

IRCC will have to start conducting big STEM draws or will have to conduct regular STEM draws to meet this target.

But then again, it’s IRCC and we have seen their plan change overnight. The question will be if Marc Miller goes along with this plan as well.