First Category-Based Express Entry Draw for Agriculture Jobs
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    First Category-Based Express Entry Draw for Agriculture Jobs

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    In the first-ever category-based Express Entry draw for vocations in agriculture and agri-food, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has sent out 600 invitations to apply (ITAs).  

    The needed Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for applicants was 354. In the first-ever category-based Express Entry draw for vocations in agriculture and agri-food, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has sent out 600 invitations to apply (ITAs).  

    Focusing on applicants with industry expertise, such as agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors, and retail and wholesale butchers, according to IRCC, will aid the industry in attracting the qualified people it needs across the nation. 

    In 2022, Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector exported food and agricultural goods worth close to $92.8 billion to other countries. 

    This was the third Express Entry Draw of the week. 500 applicants with a minimum CRS of 472 were invited from the French-speaking proficiency category on September 27.  

    With a minimum CRS of 504, 3,000 applicants were invited to an all-program draw on September 26. 

    Summary of Express Entry draw results since June 2023

    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

    1500

    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


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