🇨🇦 Draw #179
Canadian Experience Class draw held on March 18, 2021
What This Draw Means
In Draw #179, IRCC set the CRS cutoff at 449 and issued 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) on March 18, 2021. This means all candidates in the Express Entry pool with a CRS score of 449 or higher received an invitation to submit a permanent residence application.
This was a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw, targeting candidates with recent skilled work experience in Canada. CEC applicants typically have the fastest processing times, with a median of about 58 days from application to confirmation of permanent residence.
This draw's cutoff was 24 points below the category average of 473, indicating a more favorable round for candidates. Lower cutoffs like this can result from IRCC issuing a larger number of invitations or from seasonal fluctuations in the candidate pool.
Candidates who received an ITA have 60 days to submit a complete permanent residence application. Those not invited remain in the pool for up to 12 months and will be considered in future draws.