IRCC held its latest express entry draw on August 5th 2020, and dropped the CRS score by 2 points. A total of 3900 candidates from all programs were invited in this draw to apply for Canadian Permanent Residence.

In recent Express Entry draw # 158 held by IRCC, 3900 ITAs were issued by the IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada)  to candidates with CRS score of 476 or above. The draw was open to all  programs including the regular Express Entry, Provincial Nominee Program – PNP and Canadian Experience Class – CEC. This draw was 2 points lower than the previous all-program draw held by IRCC on July 08th, having a minimum cut off of 478 points.

Ever since the pandemic has hit the entire world, around 40,000 ITAs for Canada PR have been issued in a total of 21 draws till now. The immigration  authorities have been taking special precautionary measures to lower the  impact of COVID-19 on international travelers coming in and out of Canada.