Invitations to apply for permanent residency up significantly in latest Express Entry draw Share this article LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) November 16, 2017 IMPACT – MEDIUM What is the change? Canada conducted its 28th Express Entry draw of the year Wednesday, issuing 2,750 invitations to apply for permanent residency. The lowest qualifying score was 439. What does the change mean? The number of invitations was up significantly over the previous draw. The lowest qualifying score was 19 points lower. On the whole, Canada continues to accept a high number of individuals for permanent residency. 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 Nov. 15 2,750 439 *PNP nominees only **Federal Skilled Trades Program applicants only. BAL Analysis: The most recent draw continues Canada’s trend this year of issuing a high number of invitations for permanent residency. More than 80,000 invitations have been issued so far this year, outpacing the number that were issued in all of 2016 and 2015 combined. 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.