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[kaashi14]

Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system #235– November 9, 2022

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Number of invitations issued: 4,750

Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,750 or above

Date and time of round: November 09,2022 14:21:26 UTC

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 494

Tie-breaking rule: June 06,2022 20:48:23 UTC

And here I was expecting it to go down to high 480s lol

 

[maplefever]

I am in! I couldn't be happier! 495 points!!!! finally in!!!

 

[armitabbsn]

And here I was expecting it to go down to high 480s lol

The thing is: about 3300 new candidates were added to pool this week above 491!
thats too much

 

[AndyUK]

The thing is: about 3300 new candidates were added to pool this week above 491!
thats too much

And also the draw size didn't increase - it looks like 4750 is where it stops for now.

 

[perseus_r]

The thing is: about 3300 new candidates were added to pool this week above 491!
thats too much

Hmm. Interesting. Sounds like it will never fall to the borderline of 490 then with an influx of candidates with high 500 scores.

 

[33canada94]

Hmm. Interesting. Sounds like it will never fall to the borderline of 490 then with an influx of candidates with high 500 scores.

This was an exceptional case, usually the new candidates added to the pool over 480+ have been around 2000 between the draws. Don’t forget that 500+ Candidates usually receive nomination through provincial draws & recently ontario has handed over several PNP invites.

according to my analysis, by the end of December or in first week of January, the score will be in high 480s.

 

[perseus_r]

This was an exceptional case, usually the new candidates added to the pool over 480+ have been around 2000 between the draws. Don’t forget that 500+ Candidates usually receive nomination through provincial draws & recently ontario has handed over several PNP invites.

according to my analysis, by the end of December or in first week of January, the score will be in high 480s.

Well, fingers crossed on that! I wasn't sure whether they will continue the drawing after the start of new year as I was assuming they need people to refill the high score pool and they can restart the drawing in a later time.

 

[armitabbsn]

And also the draw size didn't increase - it looks like 4750 is where it stops for now.

Yeah! But the number of new candidates look scary

 

[soniclife]

Question to in canada applications.. would you rather take the ITA and apply under FSW or wait for 2-5 months for eligibility for CEC.

like Jan I will be eligible for CEC. But there is possibility to get ITA in november.

 

[GandiBaat]

Good to see cut off going below 500. 500+ was atrocious.

 

[scylla]

Yeah! But the number of new candidates look scary

That's pretty normal. There are a significant number of new applicants that enter the pool every two weeks. That's why the scores only drop a bit each time and at some point will most likely plateau like they did before.

 

[dannyphantom]

Do you guys think it might get to 471 sometime next year? I know it's hard to predict with the changes coming soon but I still want to know other opinions

 

[scylla]

Do you guys think it might get to 471 sometime next year? I know it's hard to predict with the changes coming soon but I still want to know other opinions

IMO it's a pretty big gamble and you should either increase your score or look into the PNP programs. Who knows what will happen once IRCC makes the TEER switch.

 

[dannyphantom]

IMO it's a pretty big gamble and you should either increase your score or look into the PNP programs. Who knows what will happen once IRCC makes the TEER switch.

Thanks for giving your opinion. The only way I can increase my score is by learning French from 0, that would take at least 1 year (being optimistic). I will have a deep look into every PNP option but yeah, we can’t predict, fingers crossed the draws come to 471 at some point next year…

 

[perseus_r]

IMO it's a pretty big gamble and you should either increase your score or look into the PNP programs. Who knows what will happen once IRCC makes the TEER switch.

I don't know whether I am too pessimistic about recent draws. My gut feeling is it would be extremely difficult to get picked under 500 or 490 given the recent huge spikes of 500+ applicants. For those who are outside of Canada without any Canadian experiences (e.g. education or working), are there any other components to boost the score?