Federal Express Entry Draw 229

A new Federal  Express Entry Draw 229 held Aug 17,2022 and 2,250 Express Entry candidates who want to immigrate to Canada will receive invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

Regarding to previous draw, which held on Aug 17, 2020, the minimum score for the course is smoothly decreased to 525, which represents 8 points less than Express Entry Draw 228, which is one of the most significant change this year.

2022 Total ITAs issued

Draw 229 brings the total number of ITAs issued so far of this year to 18,288 in federal skilled worker.

Tie-breaking rule

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) applied the tie-break on December 28, 2021 at 11:03:15 UTC for Federal Express Entry Draw 229. This means that all candidates with a CRS score above 525, as well as those with scores of 478 who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before this date and time, received an ITA.

How to increase your score in Express Entry pool?

Candidates who want to immigrate to Canada can increase their current scores in pool by Study in Canada, Job offer and Canadian Experience Work or by receiving nomination from one of the Provincial Nomination Program.

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited

The diagram shows the minimum score of each draw invitation so far(Federal Express Entry Draw 229) this year.

Applicants must pay attention to the period between draws, If the period between them is extended, the express entry allows more applicants opened their profile with higher score in Express Entry System and this can have the effect of raising the minimum or cut-off score.

CRS score distribution of candidates

The diagram shows CRS score distribution for draw 229, which is set up approximately 2 days before the announcement of the prior period on Aug 15, 2022. This distribution of the score can be changed in subsequent periods due to the expiration of the date of the presence of some applicants in the Federal Express Entry system as well as the registration and entry of new applicants in federal skilled worker.