Highlights: IRCC held the first-ever Express Entry STEM Draw
- The Express Entry STEM Draw sent invitations to 500 qualified candidates.
- The first Express Entry STEM Draw was conducted on July 5, 2023.
- Candidates from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields were eligible for this STEM based Express Entry Draw.
- IRCC held its second round of category based Express Entry round of invitations in the first week of July.
- The minimum CRS score set for the EE Draw was 486.
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Category-based Express Entry Draw
The IRCC announced the introduction of a Category-based selection Draw on May 31, 2023. The IRCC officially announced the Express Entry STEM Draw in the last week of June.
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The First-ever STEM round of invitations announced in Canada’s category-based Express Entry Draw
The IRCC previously held the First category-based Express Entry draw invited 500 healthcare professionals with a cut-off score 476.
An All-program Draw was conducted on July 5, 2023, and issued invites to 700 candidates.
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#253 Express Entry draw issued 700 ITAs in all program draw
Category-based selection for STEM occupations
The list of that are eligible for the STEM draw are given below:
- Architects
- Architecture and science managers
- Business systems specialists
- Civil Engineers
- Computer and information systems managers
- Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- Computer systems developers and programmers
- Cyber security specialists
- Data scientists
- Database analysts and data administrators
- Electrical and electronics engineers
- Engineering managers
- Industrial and manufacturing engineers
- Information systems specialists
- Land surveyors
- Landscape Architects
- Mathematicians, statisticians, and actuaries
- Metallurgical and materials engineers
- Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants, and program officers
- Software developers and programmers
- Software engineers and designers
- Urban and land use planners
- Web designers
- Web developers and programmers
Category-based selection Draw
Sean Fraser announced the introduction of Category-based selection for Express Entry Draws. Six categories were included in the category-based selection EE Draw that are mentioned below:
- Healthcare
- Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions
- Trades, such as carpenters, plumbers, and contractors
- Transportation
- Agriculture and Agri-food
- Strong French language proficiency
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