Canada Declares Latest Express Entry Draw #231

As the impact of the Wuhan COVID – 19 virus is reducing day-by-day more and more countries are opening their borders. As per the recent scenario, several countries of the continents like Europe, North America, Australia and Asia are already open to foreign travellers, international students and immigrants.

As far as immigration has concerned, only two English-speaking countries provide the privilege to apply for permanent residency from a foreign country. One is Australia and the second is Canada. After feeling at ease from the pandemic both countries are not only giving frequent updates but also start declaring the draws constantly.

In the hierarchy, Canada immigration declared the fourteenth draw of the year and the sixth draw after announcing the relaxation.

The latest Express Entry Draw #231 Invitations To Apply for permanent residences is announced on  September 14, 2022, under all categories draw. This draw has nominated 3,250 candidates with a cut-off of 510 CRS Points.

Key Points Of Latest Express Entry Draw #231

• Today IRCC has declared the fourteenth consecutive draw for the year and the sixth constant draw under all categories option.
• Apart from this, it is the third constant Express Entry draw that has issued 500 more candidates than the previous draw.
• The first three draws from July 6, 2022, were inviting 250 more from each draw which is now double in the last three draws.
• The last draw issued 2250 invitations whereas this draw invited 2750 candidates.
• The latest draw invited 3250 Canadian PR aspirants whereas, the last draw invited 2750 candidates.
• As per the amendment declared on July 6, 2022, this draw has also nominated the aspirants from all the economic class programs such as Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades and Provincial Nominee Program.
• With all the positive news there is the only area of concern is CRS cut-off points.
• From July 6, 2022, when all category draws are started the CRS cut-off is constantly reducing. That is a good sign but the points difference is reducing with each draw.
• For example, the CRS score difference between July 6, 2022, and July 20, 2022’s draws were 15 points whereas, the difference between the latest September 14, 2022, and August 31, 2022’s draws was just six points.
• That means, in these six draws the cut-off difference is continuously decreasing.
• The tie-breaking rule applicable for the draw was January 08, 2022, at 10:24:52 UTC

The Latest Draw And Their Comparison

 CRS score distribution in the Express Entry pool as of September 12, 2022