IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada) has released an annual report on Express Entry for the year 2022. In 2022, there were 24 Express Entry draws, resulting in 46,539 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). This was a significant decrease from the 114,431 ITAs issued in 2021 due to a pause in draws for Federal High Skilled programs from September 2021 to July 2022. Most ITAs in 2022 were issued to candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (19,258) and the Canadian Experience Class (18,895). Additionally, 8,386 ITAs were issued to candidates under the Federal Skilled Worker Program, while no ITAs were issued through the Federal Skilled Trades Program.

Candidates with occupations such as software engineers, designers, information systems specialists, computer systems developers, and programmers received the most ITAs. Food service supervisors and cooks were also commonly selected for ITAs.

Date	Draw Type	Number of ITAs	Minimum CRS
Sept 28	Agriculture and agri-food occupations	600	354
Sept 27	French language proficiency	500	472
Sept 26	All-program	3,000	504
Sept 20	Transport occupations	1,000	435
Sept 19	All-program	3,200	531
Aug 15	All-program	4,300	496
Aug 3	Trade occupations	1,500	388
Aug 2	French language proficiency	800	435
Aug 1	All-program	2,000	517
July 12	French language proficiency	3,800	375
July 11	All-program	800	505
July 7	French language proficiency	2,300	439
July 6	Healthcare occupations	1,500	463
July 5	STEM occupations	500	486
July 4	All-program	700	511
June 28	Healthcare occupations	500	476
June 27	All-program	4,300	486
June 8	All-program	4,800	486

More than 30,000 ITAs went to residents of Canada, with the remaining ITAs going to candidates from India (3,787) and Nigeria (1,730).

The category-based selection is a new approach introduced in June 2022, allowing the immigration minister to select immigrants based on key attributes aligned with Canada’s economic priorities, such as work experience and French language proficiency. In May 2023, IRCC introduced six new Express Entry categories:

1. Healthcare
2. STEM Professions
3. Trades
4. Transport
5. Agriculture and Agri-food
6. Strong French Abilities

These categories were determined through consultations with stakeholders, IRCC partners, and provincial governments. They are designed to reflect existing streams in the Provincial Nominee Program but allow candidates to apply directly to IRCC for permanent residence.

Express Entry is an application management system encompassing the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the Canadian Experience Class. Eligibility is determined by a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score based on various factors like work experience, language proficiency, occupation, age, and education. The highest-scoring candidates receive Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in Express Entry draws, and successful candidates can apply for permanent residency. IRCC aims to process 80% of Express Entry applications within six months.

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