Busy June Month for Canada Express Entry Immigration System

Canada has made the month of June 2018 a really special one when it comes to bringing in new immigrants to the country. This month can be said to be the busiest ever since the Express Entry system was first introduced in 2015.

Well, there was nothing special in the number draws. Just like any other month, two Express Entry draws were carried out in this month as well. What made this month special is the fact that a total of 7,500 candidates were invited to apply for permanent residence of Canada.

Two big invitation rounds were carried out by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and 3,750 Invitations to Apply or ITAs were issued in each of these two draws – achieving the feat of largest invitation round till now in 2018.

As many of you must be aware that Express Entry manages applications that are submitted in three main economic immigration classes – the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class.

The candidates who are at the top in the Express Entry pool are issued the ITAs through the invitation rounds that are held regularly.

Dear aspiring immigrants there has been a gradual increase in the number of ITAs that have been issued in all program draws that have been held in 2018. Canada immigration authorities opened the year of 2018 with 2,750 ITAs being issued in each of the two draws in January, after that in the month of February and March 3,000 ITAs were issued in the four Express Entry draws that were held in these two months.

As we enter the month of April and May, we see 3,500 ITAs being issued in the four draws that were held in these two months. The Canadian immigration authorities moved to the fast lane and the month of June was made the most busiest when it comes to the number of new immigrants being called to Canada.

Can We Expect More Big Draws in Future?

We cannot answer this question with absolute certainty but we can make a comparison between this year and previous year.

In June 2017 3,409 ITAs were issued and in June 2018, this number has more than doubled at 7,500 ITAs. We should remember here that 2017 was a phenomenal year in terms of Express Entry ITAs issued.

Now, a total of 86,023 ITAs were issued by IRCC in that year. We are almost half way in the year 2018 and till now a total of 39,700 ITAs have been issued – this is less than half of the total of 2017.

In case IRCC wants to achieve or surpass its 2017 target, than it will have to carry out large and frequent draws in the coming months. This is the requirement of the time as Canadian immigration authorities have set up still higher targets for 2018 and 2019.

So, looking at the present scenario, we can surely expect still larger and frequent Express Entry draws from the Canadian government.