Today, the second Express Entry draw of the year 2024 targeting only the trade skilled occupations has released 1800 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canada’s permanent residency.

Every Express Entry profile in this partnered trade draw was issued an ITA provided they had a CRS upto 433 and job experience of not less than six months in any of the ten identified trades.

Details of the Express Entry draw today.

Category: Trade occupations

Number of invitations issued: 1,800

Rank required to be invited to apply: 1,800 or above

Date and time of round: October 23, 2024 at 14:48:28 UTC

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 433

Tie-breaking rule: 2024-03-12 14:30:36 UTC

So far 2,848 invitations to apply have been issued in 3 Express Entry draws this week as listed below:

Specifics	October 23	October 22	October 21
Category	Targeted draw of 10 trade occupations	Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	Provincial Nominee Program
Invitations	1,800	400	648
CRS Cutoff	433	539	791
Tie-breaking rule	March 12, 2024 at 14:30:36 UTC	October 19, 2024 at 21:53:18 UTC	August 13, 2024 at 20:04:52 UTC

CRS Score Distribution In The Express Entry Pool

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	124
501-600	13,430
451-500	63,285
491-500	11,925
481-490	12,240
471-480	14,914
461-470	12,900
451-460	11,306
401-450	55,503
441-450	10,931
431-440	12,047
421-430	10,583
411-420	11,071
401-410	10,871
351-400	51,048
301-350	22,928
0-300	5,462
Total	211,780

List of trade occupations eligible for the Express Entry draw today:

Occupation	2021 NOC code
Residential and commercial installers and servicers	73200
Elevator constructors and mechanics	72406
Machine fitters	72405
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	72402
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	72400
Carpenters	72310
Plumbers	72300
Electricians (except industrial and power system)	72200
Welders and related machine operators	72106
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers	72014

What are the category-based Express Entry draws?

In 2023, the IRCC launched category-based Express Entry rounds of invitations, specifically designing special draws to target the six categories listed below:

Candidates’ profiles that meet requirements of the CLB Level 7 in French.

or

All applicants must have at least six months of work experience in any of the following professions.

35 healthcare occupations

25 STEM occupations (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics).

10 trade occupations

10 transportation occupations

3 agricultural and agri-food occupations

If You Received an ITA?

Acquiring an ITA is simply the first step. Here’s what you need to do next:

Submit all required documents:

Passport or travel document

IELTS, CELPIP and other tests for language proficiency.

Canadian Educational credential assessment or ECA

Work experience letters

Proof of funds (if required)

Complete the application within 60 days: If receiving the ITA, IRCC provides 60 days for submitting the PR application.

Medical and police clearance certificates: Make certain your medical examination credential and the police clearance certificates are current and legally acceptable.