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The Canadian Government released the number of invitations issued in 2017 under Canada’s Express Entry Program. The highest numbers of invitations were received by Indians followed by China and Nigeria. There were 36,310 Indians that received invitations under Canada’s Express Entry Program. China acquired the second spot with 7,466 invitations followed by Nigeria with 5,130 invitations.

A total of more than 86,022 invitations were sent out of which 65,401 permanent residents and their families were admitted into Canada. The Indians received 42 percent of the invitations under Express Entry system. The number of invitations issued to Indians in 2016 was 11,037, a huge jump from 11,037 invitations issued in 2015.

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“As of January 3, 2018, there were 71,087 active candidates in the Express Entry pool. Improvements made to Express Entry in November 2016 appear to have significant impact on the occupation mix of candidates that received an invitation,” the report added.

Thus, people from across the fields received invitations in 2017 and the highest number of 5,214 invitations were given to Information Systems Analysts and Consultants. The top three occupations invited last year were all in the Information and Technology sector, a sector that has long tapped highly skilled talent from India.

This was followed by Software Engineers with 4,782 invitations in 2017 while Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers received 3,479 invitations, and financial auditors and accountants got 2,386 invitations, as per the report. The people who are in advertising, marketing and public relations received 1,497 invitations while retail sales supervisors received 988 invitations.

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Top 10 countries of citizenship in 2017

This data along with other interesting insights from the Express Entry Pool were revealed as part of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s review of the Express Entry economic Immigration system in 2017.
The above table shows that citizens from India received the highest number of ITAs with 36,310 applicants invited to apply followed by China with 7,466 ITAs and Nigeria with 5,130 ITAs.

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Applications Received in 2017

The majority of Express Entry candidates who submitted a permanent resident application to IRCC chose Newfound and Labrador, Nova Scotia or PEI as their province of destination. This aligns with destination provinces prior to Express Entry and has been explained by a combination of community connections, services, infrastructure, and jobs.

Express Entry manages the pool of applications under three economic programs namely Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trade Program, Canadian Experience Class and Provincial Nominee Program. In 2016, around 34,000 invitations were issued to applicants to apply for permanent residence. Since the launch of Express Entry program a total of 43,202 applicants along with their families have been admitted to Canada as permanent residents.

Provinces, Territories and employers have successfully used Express Entry to meet their labour and regional labour market needs. There were regular invitations conducted that invited 1500 applicants in the month of January and February 2016 followed by smaller invitation between 750-1000 in the month of March and August. During these months a larger applicants were invited for provincial nomination or applicants with a job offer to get additional 600 points.

In September, the invitation numbers began to grow reaching close to 3,000 invitations per round by December 2016. The improvements to Express Entry were also implemented to attract the top talent from across the globe.

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The Canadian Government issues invitations as per the occupations that have high skill shortage so in the year 2016. We can see that the top occupations that received the highest number of invitations are Information Systems Analysts and Consultants with 1,792 invitations. This was followed by Software Engineers with 1332 invitations and Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers with 1,254 ITAs.

This data along with other interesting insights from the Express Entry Pool were revealed as part of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s review of the Express Entry economic Immigration system in 2016. The above table shows that citizens from India received the highest number of ITAs with 11,037 applicants invited to apply followed by China with 2,741 ITAs and Philippines with 1,736 ITAs

Applications Received in 2016

The majority of Express Entry candidates who submitted a permanent resident application to IRCC chose Newfound and Labrador, Nova Scotia or PEI as their province of destination. This aligns with destination provinces prior to Express Entry and has been explained by a combination of community connections, services, infrastructure, and jobs.

Canada Express Entry Draw 2015

Express Entry was launched in the year 2015 for certain economic immigration programs including Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trade Program, Canadian Experience Class and some programs under Provincial Nominee Program.

Express Entry introduction was primarily to attract skilled and qualified workers to come and settle in the country on permanent basis by applying through any economic immigration pathways. Over 31,000 invitations were given to apply under a diverse range of highly skilled immigrants and almost 10,000 individuals along with their family members have already landed in Canada.

In the initial days of Express Entry operation, IRCC planned small and irregular invitation rounds with necessary adjustments to ensure integrity and success. It also allowed the department to continue processing applications received prior to the launch of Express Entry.

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This was the first Express Entry Year and thus the focus was primarily on the occupations that has high skill shortage in the year 2015. The Canadian Government issues invitations as per the occupations that have high skill shortage so in the year 2016. We can see that the top occupations that received the highest number of invitations are Food Service Supervisors with 2,356 invitations. This was followed by Cooks with 2,295 invitations and Information System Analysts and Consultants with 1,255 invitations.

INVITATIONS ISSUED TO CANDIDATES BY CITIZENSHIP

This data along with other interesting insights from the Express Entry Pool were revealed as part of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s review of the Express Entry economic Immigration system in 2015.

The above table shows that citizens from India received the highest number of ITAs with 6,3482 applicants invited to apply followed by Philippines with 3,574 ITAs and China with 1,678 ITAs.

INVITATIONS ISSUED TO CANDIDATES BY PROVINCE

The majority of Express Entry candidates who submitted a permanent resident application to IRCC chose Alberta, British Columbia, or Ontario as their province of destination. This aligns with destination provinces prior to Express Entry and has been explained by a combination of community connections, services, infrastructure, and jobs.