Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 3,900 candidates in the Express Entry pool on August 5, to apply for permanent residence. Federal Skilled Workers Program and Federal Skilled Trades Program candidates are now eligible to receive invitation to apply for permanent residence.

The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) score was 476, which was two points lower than a similar draw on July 8.

This is the 23nd draw this year, the total number of ITAs issued being 57,700, which is a new high.

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