Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted its latest (288th) Express Entry draw on 12 March 2024. The draw called for 2,850 candidates and the lowest-ranking candidate had a CRS score of 525.

Date: 12 March 2024

Draw Type: General Express Entry Draw

Invitations to Apply (ITAs): 2,850

CRS cut-off: 525 Points

Day & Time: Tuesday, 15:58:07 UTC

IRCC mentioned that candidates from all three Express Entry programs, that is Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class, were invited. Moreover, candidates from the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) may have been invited as well.

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Talent Connected Worldwide had predicted that the next Express Entry draw would be conducted on 13 March, Wednesday, however, the draw came just a day earlier. Nonetheless, since the latest draw was on a Tuesday, it won’t be wrong to predict that the next Express Entry draw would be on Wednesday, meaning on 13 March 2024.

IRCC might next hold a Category-based Express Entry draw, seeing that a General one has already been conducted for the week. The Canadian government’s priority is to invite candidates from particular categories in order to reduce labor shortages.

The Canadian authorities have already taken steps to reduce the labor shortages in several key industries of the economy. The selected industries are: