Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system #30 – March 23, 2016

Results: Rounds of invitations

No program specified

Number of invitations issued CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
1,014 470 points

This round of invitations included Express Entry candidates from the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Canadian Experience Class and Provincial Nominee Program.

Full text

The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 10.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions Respecting Invitations to Apply for Permanent Residence under the Express Entry System (March 23, 2016).

Ottawa, March 23, 2016

John McCallum
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

Ministerial Instructions Respecting Invitations to Apply for Permanent Residence Under the Express Entry System (March 23, 2016)

Determination — number of invitations

1. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 10.2(1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the number of invitations that may be issued during the period beginning on March 23, 2016 and ending on March 24, 2016 is 1,014.

Required rank

(2) Foreign nationals who, on March 23, 2016 at 12:20:45 UTC, have been assigned a total of 470 points or more under the Comprehensive Ranking System that is set out in the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, as published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 1, 2014 and as amended from time to time, occupy the rank required to be invited to make an application for permanent residence.

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