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NOC 2021 impacts to Express Entry applications

By RCIC | September 25, 2022October 5, 2022 by RCIC

Toronto, Sept. 25, 2022 – Starting Nov. 16, 2022 there will be significant changes to the Express Entry (EE) immigration application system when it transitions to using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 to replace the current NOC 2016. In comparison to NOC 2016, NOC 2021 has a 6-category system called Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) and will have 5-digit occupation codes instead of 4-digit codes. Additionally, the eligibility cut-off for all Express Entry…

Over 100,000 applicants from Express Entry pool got PR invitations

By RCIC | November 1, 2021November 3, 2021 by RCIC

As October, 2021 ends Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has issued a total of 106,765 Permanent Residence (PR) invitations to applicants in the Express Entry pool. The invitations were extended to those in the Canadian Experian Class and Provincial Nominee Program streams. However, according to data set from Open Canada Government, there were 95,700 PRs admitted to Canada from the Express Entry pool from January 1 – August 31, 2021. The province of Ontario has…

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Highlights of Express Entry Year-End Report 2019

By RCIC | July 9, 2020July 12, 2020 by RCIC

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada recently published its Express Entry year-end report for 2019 noting that the EE pool has become more competitive compared to the the previous year. IRCC cited the increase in the median Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut off score, the number of candidates in the EE pool and the number of candidates selected through the Provincial Nomination Program as reasons for the heightened competition. The CRS cut-off score in 2019 ranged…