I would think that maybe they'd do 3 rounds of 1K a month, so maybe we get another one next week back-to-back. The target is 59K Skilled immigrant this year, so my guess would be that they would do 3 rounds of 1k a month just for good measure. Scores of 470+ are high, that's why this week we saw a decrease of 4 points from the last draw. It's now safe to assume that a score of 475+ has the highest chance of an ITA without the need of a PNP or LMIA. Scores below that are still uncertain.
This looks really unfortunate for international students like myself who have it near impossible to reach those scores. I am currently at 447, waited a year in the pool and didn't get an ITA. Thankfully I completed a bachelor's degree recently and once I receive the ECA my score will go up to 477. My advice to anyone below 470 is if you really want to have a sure hit application, you need to find any way possible to get that score above 470, even if it means getting another degree or re-taking tests; anything below that score has shown to be uncertain up to this point.
This looks really unfortunate for international students like myself who have it near impossible to reach those scores. I am currently at 447, waited a year in the pool and didn't get an ITA. Thankfully I completed a bachelor's degree recently and once I receive the ECA my score will go up to 477. My advice to anyone below 470 is if you really want to have a sure hit application, you need to find any way possible to get that score above 470, even if it means getting another degree or re-taking tests; anything below that score has shown to be uncertain up to this point.