On October 24, 2023, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) organised a fresh Express Entry Draw to invite applications from the Provincial Nominee Program. As many as 1548 aspirants have received an invitation to apply for Canada PR.

Candidates who have received an invitation were required to have at least 776 points in the Comprehensive Ranking System. The minimum CRS Cutoff of the latest express entry draw is higher than the previous such draw.

Here are the exact details regarding the number of invitations, minimum CRS Points requirements, etc. 

Before this, IRCC held an Only Express Entry draw in May 2023, and If you have noticed, the CRS cutoff has increased by 85 points. According to them, IRCC may organise these draws to focus on STEM and Healthcare Occupations because the country is encountering a labor shortage in these industries. 

IRCC may conduct a new CEC-only draw, similar to September 2021. Stay connected to learn about all the changes in the Canada Immigration process. 

In case you are not aware, IRCC has recently added a few more occupations in the previous list where eligible candidates get 50 additional points in the Comprehensive Ranking System. Here is the updated list.

IRCC recently added these professions to the list of occupations qualified for an Express Entry Certificate of Qualification for an additional 50 points in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).

A total of 101 occupations are on this list. Do you want to check if you are eligible for these 50 points? Check if your occupation is there. Here is the complete list. 

1. Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades – 72012
2. Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades – 72013
3. Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers – 72014
4. Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades – 72020
5. Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews – 72021
6. Supervisors, printing and related occupations – 72022
7. Supervisors, railway transport operations – 72023
8. Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators – 72024
9. Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations – 72025
10. Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors – 72100
11. Tool and die makers – 72101
12. Sheet metal workers – 72102
13. Boilermakers – 72103
14. Structural metal and plate work fabricators and fitters – 72104
15. Ironworkers – 72105
16. Welders and related machine operators – 72106
17. Electricians (except industrial and power system) – 72200
18. Industrial electricians – 72201
19. Power system electricians – 72202
20. Electrical power line and cable workers – 72203
21. Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers – 72204
22. Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians – 72205
23. Plumbers – 72300
24. Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers – 72301
25. Gas fitters – 72302
26. Carpenters – 72310
27. Cabinetmakers – 72311
28. Bricklayers – 72320
29. Insulators – 72321
30. Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics – 72400
31. Heavy-duty equipment mechanics – 72401
32. Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics – 72402
33. Railway carmen/women – 72403
34. Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors – 72404
35. Machine fitters – 72405
36. Elevator constructors and mechanics – 72406
37. Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers – 72410
38. Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators – 72411
39. Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics – 72420
40. Appliance servicers and repairers – 72421
41. Electrical mechanics – 72422
42. Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics – 72423
43. Other small engine and small equipment repairers – 72429
44. Crane operators – 72500
45. Water well drillers – 72501
46. Other technical trades and related occupations – 72999
47. Concrete finishers – 73100
48. Tile setters – 73101
49. Plasterers, drywall installers finishers and lathers – 73102
50. Roofers and shinglers – 73110
51. Glaziers – 73111
52. Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) – 73112
53. Floor covering installers – 73113
54. Residential and commercial installers and servicers – 73200
55. General building maintenance workers and building superintendents – 73201
56. Pest controllers and fumigators – 73202
57. Other repairers and servicers – 73209
58. Transport truck drivers – 73300
59. Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators – 73301
60. Railway and yard locomotive engineers – 73310
61. Railway conductors and brakemen/women – 73311
62. Heavy equipment operators – 73400
63. Printing press operators – 73401
64. Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction – 73402
65. Supervisors, logging and forestry – 82010
66. Supervisors, mining and quarrying – 82020
67. Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services – 82021
68. Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors – 82030
69. Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services – 82031
70. Underground production and development miners – 83100
71. Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers – 83101
72. Logging machinery operators – 83110
73. Fishing masters and officers – 83120
74. Fishermen/women – 83121
75. Supervisors, mineral and metal processing – 92010
76. Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities – 92011
77. Supervisors, food and beverage processing – 92012
78. Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing – 92013
79. Supervisors, forest products processing – 92014
80. Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing – 92015
81. Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling – 92020
82. Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing – 92021
83. Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing – 92022
84. Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing – 92023
85. Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly – 92024
86. Power engineers and power systems operators – 92100
87. Water and waste treatment plant operators – 92101
88. Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing – 93100
89. Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing – 93101
90. Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators – 93102