IRCC announced the 300th Express Entry Draw exclusively for trade occupation on Thursday, 4th July 2024. Applicants who received the ITA can apply for Canada PR within 60 days.

Date of Draw: 4th July 2024

Day of Draw: Thursday

Type of Daw: Category-based draw for Trade Occupations

ITAs issued: 1800

CRS score cut-off: 436

This is the first category-based Express Entry draw after a long gap of 2 months.

Eligibility Requirements for the latest Express Entry draw

Candidates who got an Invitation to Apply (ITA) in the 300th Express Entry draw met the following criteria

Had an active Express Entry profile in the pool. Be eligible for either the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), or Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).
Were among the top 1800 candidates in the pool
Scored at least 436 out of 1200 points in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)
Have eligible foreign or Canadian work experience of at least 6 months in the past 3 months. This experience must be in the list of 10 trade occupations.

List of Previous Trade Occupations Draws

As visible from the table below, IRCC has announced only three Express Entry draws targeting trade occupations. The 300th Express Entry draw had the highest CRS score cut-off and also invited the maximum number of candidates in this category.