The initial STEM Express Entry Draw of 2024

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The initial STEM Express Entry Draw of 2024 has issued 4,500 invitations for permanent residency

Today marked the inaugural Express Entry draw of 2024, aimed at 24 STEM occupations, which issued 4,500 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency.

This much-anticipated round of invitations targeting STEM fields arrived after approximately four months, leading to a rise in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score to 491 compared to the previous draw exclusively for STEM occupations.

STEM encompasses Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Here are the specifics of today’s STEM Express Entry draw:

Field: STEM occupations
Invitations Issued: 4,500
Rank for Invitation: 4,500 or higher
Date and Time: April 11, 2024, at 13:23:42 UTC
CRS Score of Lowest Invited Candidate: 491
Tie-Breaking Rule: February 25, 2024, at 11:55:12 UTC

The immigration minister recently hinted at a shift towards prioritizing candidates from the “domestic” pool in upcoming draws. “Domestic” refers to candidates in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Hopefully, we’ll soon witness a draw exclusively for CEC candidates.

Here’s a recap of all the Express Entry draws that took place in March 2024:

In March 2024, the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued a total of 7,305 invitations across four Express Entry draws.

Description	March 26, 2024	March 25, 2024	March 13, 2024	March 12, 2024
Draw type	Targeted draw for profiles with high proficiency in French	General or all program draws	Targeted draw for 10 transport occupations	General or all program draws
Invitations	1,500	1,980	975	2,850
CRS Cutoff	388	524	430	525
Tie-breaking rule	March 10, 2024 at 20:06:26 UTC	February 25, 2024 at 14:42:38 UTC	July 31, 2023 at 13:27:26 UTC	March 12, 2024 at 15:56:42 UTC

CRS Score Distribution in the Pool:

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	1,093
501-600	12,051
451-500	62,073
491-500	9,167
481-490	11,246
471-480	16,933
461-470	13,429
451-460	11,298
401-450	51,694
441-450	10,454
431-440	10,485
421-430	9,461
411-420	10,640
401-410	10,654
351-400	56,015
301-350	27,831
0-300	5,410
Total	216,167

24 STEM Occupations:

NOC Code	Occupation
20010	Engineering managers
20011	Architecture and science managers
20012	Computer and information systems managers
21200	Architects
21201	Landscape Architects
21202	Urban and land use planners
21203	Land surveyors
21210	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
21211	Data scientists
21220	Cybersecurity specialists
21221	Business systems specialists
21222	Information systems specialists
21223	Database analysts and data administrators
21230	Computer systems developers and programmers
21231	Software engineers and designers
21232	Software developers and programmers
21233	Web designers
21234	Web developers and programmers
21300	Civil Engineers
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
21321	Industrial and manufacturing engineers
21322	Metallurgical and materials engineers
41400	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers

What is the Express Entry?

Express Entry is a system utilized by the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the Canadian Experience Class for managing applications.

Candidates from these programs are ranked against each other within the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).

Points are awarded to candidates based on various factors such as age, work experience, education, occupation, and language proficiency.

Those with the highest cumulative scores have the best chance of receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence status from the IRCC.

The IRCC aims to respond to candidates within six months of receiving their final application, according to the department’s service standard.

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