A positive end to 2016 for Express Entry candidates for immigration to Canada has carried into 2017, with larger draws and a consistent decline in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) requirement providing much cause for optimism.
To many observers — including individuals who have created an Express Entry profile — the pivotal moment in the history of this system was the introduction of improvements just two months ago, on November 19, 2016. Since those changes came into force, each draw has been progressively larger. Now, combined with the effects of the changes that came into force, more individuals and families are seeing Express Entry as their route to Canada.
The latest installment in this timeline was a draw that took place on January 11, in which 3,334 candidates with at least 459 CRS points received an Invitation to Apply (ITA). It is the first time in almost a year that the CRS requirement has dipped below the 460 mark — and it is possible that the requirement will continue to go down over the coming months.
