Express Entry mid-year 2019 report: 41,800 candidates invited to apply for permanent residence

The Express Entry system is Canada’s primary source of skilled foreign workers. It manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three Federal High Skilled immigration programs — the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, and Canadian Experience Class.

The first half-year of 2019 is the busiest period that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held 13 draws had been issued a total of 41,800 invitations to apply. The cut-off score range from a low of 438 to a high of 470 for draws involving all three of the Federal High Skilled categories. There was also one draw limited to Federal Skilled Trades Class candidates that had a minimum score of 332.

CIC News predicts that the second half of 2019 may be even busier with higher targets for Express Entry and provincial nominee programs.

快速移民通道2019年年中报告显示，在2019年上半年，加拿大移民局向41800名申请者发出永久居民邀请函。这也是史上半年中发出最多的邀请函。最低分数在438到470之间浮动。其中Federal Skilled Trades类别的单次分数最低为332.

CIC新闻网预测，2019下半年申请快速移民通道和省提名人数会上升，且分数要求也会相应提升。

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