Canada invites 2,000 to apply for permanent residency, institutes new tie-breaking rule Share this article LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) November 8, 2017 IMPACT – MEDIUM What is the change? Canada conducted its 27th Express Entry draw of the year Wednesday, issuing 2,000 invitations to apply for permanent residency. The lowest qualifying score was 458. What does the change mean? The number of invitations was lower than in most draws this year, while the qualifying score of 458 was higher. On the whole, however, Canada continues to accept a high number of individuals for permanent residency. Wednesday’s draw was the first that was conducted under Canada’s new tie-breaking rule, where candidates with the same Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score will be ranked by the order in which their profiles were submitted. Date Invitations Score Date Invitations Score Jan. 3 2,902 468 May 31 3,877 413 Jan. 11 3,334 459 June 28 3,409 449 Jan. 25 3,508 453 July 12 3,202 440 Feb. 8 3,664 447 Aug. 2 3,264 441 Feb. 22 3,611 441 Aug. 9 2,991 433 March 1 3,884 434 Aug. 23 3,035 434 March 24 3,749 441 Sept. 6 2,772 435 April 5 3,753 431 Sept. 20 2,871 433 April 12 3,923 423 Oct. 4 2,801 438 April 19 3,665 415 Oct. 18 2,757 436 May 4 3,796 423 Nov. 1* 290 673 May 17 3,687 415 Nov. 1** 505 241 May 25* 143 775 Nov. 8 2,000 458 May 25** 400 199 *PNP nominees only **Federal Skilled Trades Program applicants only. BAL Analysis: The Canadian government continues to issue a high number of invitations for permanent residency. Almost 78,000 invitations have been issued so far this year, outpacing the number that were issued in all of 2016 and 2015 combined. The number of invitations issued in Wednesday’s draw was lower than in most draws this year, but it was conducted only a week after officials conducted draws specifically targeting applicants in the Provincial Nominee and Federal Skilled Trades programs. This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group. For additional information, please contact your BAL attorney. Copyright © 2017 Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. All rights reserved. Reprinting or digital redistribution to the public is permitted only with the express written permission of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. For inquiries please contact copyright@bal.com.