First Express Entry draw in 2023
The glitches which occurred after the implementation of new NOC 2021 are the reason that we had not had an Express Entry draw in nearly 2 months. The IRCC has set a massive immigration target for the year 2023 through 2025, so it is no surprise that the system needs to be functioning perfectly. Canada will accept approximately 500,000 new permanent residents in 2023.
Latest Express Entry Draw – #237 – January 11th 2023 (includes Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Workers and Federal Skilled Trades )
- Number of invitations: 5,500Footnote*
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 5,500 or above
- Date and time of round: January 11, 2023 16:14:19 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 507
National Occupational Classification NOC 2021
On November 16, 2022, IRCC switched to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) which means that the new 6- category system represents the training, education, experience and responsibilities (TEER) needed to work in an occupation. Due to the change to the new NOC foreign nationals with work experience in the 16 occupations will be now eligible to apply through Express Entry.
Everyone who submits an EE Profile needs to put in the new 5-digit TEER occupation code.
The new 2021 National Occupational Classification NOC system is used to classify jobs (occupations) into training, education, experience and responsibilities TEER categories which are based as the one from 2016 on the type of:
- job duties
- the type of work a person does
The program will impact all of these Canadian immigration applications:
- Canadian Experience Class
- Federal Skilled Workers
- Federal Skilled Trades
- Out-of-status construction workers
- Other economic classes (non-Express Entry)
Is the issue with Express Entry draws fixed?
The last draw was plagued by errors that appeared in the express entry system after the transition to the new NOC on November 16, 2022. Since then only one draw was held and was full of errors, such as
- inviting people who are not eligible to apply
- giving points which candidates weren’t entitled to
- the system changing the names of documents uploaded so that it is not possible to tell which document is which after upload
- not being able to log into the portal even if all of the information is accurate
Nearly 2 months passed without an Express Entry draw.
Changes in how Express entry candidates are selected in 2023
Changes in the Express Entry in 2023 will allow Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to invite candidates based on specific attributes, such as NOC/Teer code, rather than their overall CRS score alone.
IRCC says that Canada will invite Express Entry candidates on a new basis due to the Bill C-19, one that would support an economic goal identified by the minister who will be consulting with provinces, business councils and other stakeholders to best evaluate which candidates are the best to target for the express entry draw.
The system is changing due to the labour shortage in Canada at the moment with one of the most pressing sector the healthcare industry. There aren’t enough people to fill the positions which are open in Canada at the moment which leads to high number of job vacancies. Canada will rely on immigration to fill these positions and grow the economy.
Express Entry Profile
Express Entry is an online system used to create a Express Entry Profile and submit applications for permanent residency under the four economic immigration Categories:
- Canadian Experience Class
- Federal Skilled Trades
- Federal Skilled Worker
- Provincial Nominee Program
Contact us if you have questions about applying for Express Entry.
