First draw

[fkl]

Please hold on folks ... any time between 26 to 30th of Jan. Please check CIC website for any other official info

Assuming they are able to keep to their plans. With the scale and details of new things in place, some stuff would definitely have gone wrong and it would take them time to settle down. I hate to hurt others, but i won't be surprised if first draw is some what delayed. Let's hope it doesn't get affected much overall

 

[dukhi]

Assuming they are able to keep to their plans. With the scale and details of new things in place, some stuff would definitely have gone wrong and it would take them time to settle down. I hate to hurt others, but i won't be surprised if first draw is some what delayed. Let's hope it doesn't get affected much overall

they should have been better prepared i guess....

 

[hope for the best]

Assuming they are able to keep to their plans. With the scale and details of new things in place, some stuff would definitely have gone wrong and it would take them time to settle down. I hate to hurt others, but i won't be surprised if first draw is some what delayed. Let's hope it doesn't get affected much overall

In my opinion, I think CIC is still going to do first draw at the end of Jan. but might be a small numbers of ITA will be issued, because I assume this first draw will be the trying round for CIC. Just a thought to share

 

[hiren.v.modi]

I am not sure how advisable for them to do first draw in last week of jan. Because job bank is still inactive (I came to know from my agent) and will reactivate only on 26Th Jan. And your express entry will become active only after they receive confirmation from Job Bank.

so if candidates start creating their account in job bank on 26th, dont know how many would be able to do it in just in a day or two.

 

[doubleym]

I am not sure how advisable for them to do first draw in last week of jan. Because job bank is still inactive (I came to know from my agent) and will reactivate only on 26Th Jan. And your express entry will become active only after they receive confirmation from Job Bank.

so if candidates start creating their account in job bank on 26th, dont know how many would be able to do it in just in a day or two.

Where is it stated that Job Bank is active on the 26th?...

Also, people's profiles are active and in the pool now after registering with job bank using EE profile number and job validation code.

 

[keen2]

I am not sure how advisable for them to do first draw in last week of jan. Because job bank is still inactive (I came to know from my agent) and will reactivate only on 26Th Jan. And your express entry will become active only after they receive confirmation from Job Bank.

so if candidates start creating their account in job bank on 26th, dont know how many would be able to do it in just in a day or two.

Job Bank is already active. The Job Matching feature of Job Bank is the one to be available by Jan 26 allowing candidates to connect to prospect employers so they can get job offers.

 

[fl_pie]

Assuming they are able to keep to their plans. With the scale and details of new things in place, some stuff would definitely have gone wrong and it would take them time to settle down. I hate to hurt others, but i won't be surprised if first draw is some what delayed. Let's hope it doesn't get affected much overall

On the other hand, they managed to get the system online on time, though some people were wary it would be delayed because of unforeseen kinks. Let's hope they can keep to their plans in this case, too.

 

[anishsm]

Be positive guys. It will all happen as per normal. CIC's reputation is at stake here . Be positive . Look at me I have been trying from FSW 2014. Be positive be positive be positive

 

[fkl]

Remember that registration for job bank is only required for people without Provincial nomination or job offers. So there would be a number of people to be processed for PR without the hassle.

 

[doubleym]

Job Bank is already active. The Job Matching feature of Job Bank is the one to be available by Jan 26 allowing candidates to connect to prospect employers so they can get job offers.

Once again, where is it stated this will be happening on the 26th?

 

[[G]aMe[R]]

The first draw is expected by the end of January and it is also posted on the CIC official web site.

Moreover, I am already registered in the job bank and my CIC profile is OPEN and ACTIVE.

Lets hope for the best guys.

Cheers!

 

[YamPower]

I'm nervous about the draw and I won't even be a part of it . We will all be able to get an idea of our chances based on the first couple draws. *fingers crossed*

 

[dukhi]

I'm nervous about the draw and I won't even be a part of it . We will all be able to get an idea of our chances based on the first couple draws. *fingers crossed*

When the hell are they going to announce the dates and details about the first draw...its so tense

 

[biz]

The first draw is expected by the end of January and it is also posted on the CIC official web site.

Moreover, I am already registered in the job bank and my CIC profile is OPEN and ACTIVE.

Lets hope for the best guys.

Cheers!

I second to that!

 

[kateg]

Assuming they are able to keep to their plans. With the scale and details of new things in place, some stuff would definitely have gone wrong and it would take them time to settle down. I hate to hurt others, but i won't be surprised if first draw is some what delayed. Let's hope it doesn't get affected much overall

They launched without the Job Board being ready - I think they are more likely to try to make timelines and reduce scope.

Their Questions and Answers section states:

Under Express Entry, labour market demand, in the form of a job offer supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or a nomination by a province or territory will provide candidates with enough additional points and be ranked high enough to be invited to apply at the next eligible draw of candidates.

They don't state that they may have enough points, rather that they state that it will. For that to be the case, it would be likely that the number will be under 600 (which would then guarantee the extra 600 always worked). Someone with 1 point + a Job Offer will get it, 100% of the time. If the number were something like 1000, their statement would likely be incorrect for some cases.

My guess (for what it's worth) is that they will select a fairly small number for the first draw, enough to clear out all the 600+ scores, and a couple percent of the Express Entry pool. The job board isn't ready, people have been having problems, a bunch of people are waiting on their ECAs, etc., and they sent an email out saying that sending your profile in early wouldn't help. Obviously, if you wait 3 months you will not be eligible for the three months of draws, but I wonder if they really want all the early applicants getting picked. So, they might take a small percentage, and use that to figure out their points requirement. 5th percentile, maybe? Later draws would be larger, as they would have given people more time, and had more time to ramp up and fix issues.

If that were the case, I'd expect the points threshold to be around 480 (given the spreadsheet) for the first draw. That's just my speculation. We'll see.