Canada Express Entry Report 2020 - The highlights you waited for!

The Canada Express Entry year-end report 2020 is out. Here’s all you need to know about it.

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Express Entry trivia

• Canada Express Entry was launched in 2015.
• It’s the quickest Canada immigration application management system that deals with applications for economic immigration through programs FSTP, FSWP, and CEC.
• Any individual interested in calling Canada their second home can apply to be accepted into the Canada Express Entry system by creating a profile online.
• There are no winners or losers in the Canada Express Entry pool. However, the profiles that get a higher CRS score (a point-system ranking) will get a greater opportunity to apply for a Canada PR visa.
• How does IRCC let you know your Express Entry profile is up for a shot at Canada immigration? That’s done via an invitation (ITA) issued to you when events called Express Entry draws are organized regularly. You can respond to it within 90 days by lodging an application for a Canada PR visa.
• Are you interested to settle in a particular Canadian province/territory? You may express your intent by lodging an EOI with that province when they are looking for candidates like you. The PNP of the province examines your Express Entry profile and if you look skilled and determined enough, they will offer a provincial nomination. Accept it, and you will get 600 additional CRS points! Those points could catapult you farther front in the line of immigration candidates wanting Canada PR.
• An Express Entry profile is valid for 2 years. In that time, you can do all things possible to improve on your credentials to garner more points to increase your CRS score. The max you can get is 1,200 points.

How did Canada Express Entry perform in 2020?

Here are the highlights of what happened in Canada Express Entry in 2020:

• The period of validity of an ITA for Canada PR was increased from 60 days to 90 days.
• IRCC targeted eligible candidates in the PNP and CEC streams to issue ITAs during a federal Express Entry draw. The reason was that these candidates were most probably present in Canada and hence faced the least challenges of COVID-19 restrictions.
• In 2020, IRCC issued more ITAs than any other year before.
• IRCC increased the number of points granted to bilingual and French-speaking candidates in the Express Entry pool. They were increased as follows:
  • 30 points to 50 points to bilingual candidates
  • 15 points to 25 points to French-speaking candidates
• In 2020, the total number of profiles submitted through the Express Entry system was 360,998. This was 9% more than 2019 and 30% more than 2018.
• 74% of the total profile submitted were eligible for at least 1 federal economic immigration program under Express Entry.
• In 2020, men submitted more Express Entry profiles than women.
• 77% of profiles submitted by women were eligible for at least 1 economic immigration program under Canada Express Entry. Only 71% of men’s profiles got eligibility.
• Unlike in previous years, when CRS scores of eligible candidates were in the 301-500 range, in 2020, this range increased to 401-500.
• 63% of eligible Express Entry profiles failed to meet the criteria for any additional points during the submission of their profiles. The criteria that were met most were Canadian education (17%) and siblings in Canada (13%).
• More men (68%) met the additional criteria than women (32%) for eligible profiles.
• More men (57%) met the Canadian education additional criterion than women (43%) in 2020.
• More men (51%) met the proficiency in the French language additional criterion than women (49%) in 2020.
• More men (51%) met the additional criterion for siblings than women (49%) in 2020.
• IRCC held 37 ITA rounds in 2020 and issued 107,350 ITAs. Of those, 21 ITA rounds were program-specific.
• 54% of the total ITAs went to CEC candidates.
• 32% of the total ITAs were issued under FSWP.
• 13% of the total ITAs were issued under PNP.
• The CRS cut-off score (the score of the least-scoring eligible candidate) ranged between 687 and 808.
• Sans program-specific ITA rounds, the CRS cut-off score ranged between 468 and 478.
• The number of ITAs issued to candidates of the age group 20-29 years increased to almost 2/3^rd in 2020, compared to 2019.
• The number of candidates who received ITAs in 2020 had fewer Master’s degree owners. More of them were graduates seeking practice in their professional areas.
• In 2020, only 28% of the total ITAs were issued based only on human capital factors. In this regard, compared to 2019, there has been a 12% decrease.
• In 2020, 66% of men and 34% of women candidates with points for arranged employment received ITAs.
• Of the total candidates invited in 2020, those in business & financial services and IT occupations were the most of those who received ITAs.
• The topmost countries of residence of Canada immigration candidates in 2020 were Canada, India, and the USA followed by Nigeria, the UAE, Pakistan, and Australia among others.
• The topmost countries of citizenship of Canada immigration candidates in 2020 were India, China, and Nigeria.

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Note:

PR – Permanent Residence/Permanent Resident

CRS – Comprehensive Ranking System

EOI – Expression of Interest

PNP – Provincial Nominee Program

ITA – Invitation to Apply

IRCC – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

FSWP – Federal Skilled Worker Program

FSTP – Federal Skill Trades Program

CEC – Canadian Experience Class