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Express Entry Draw #289 | 975 Invited

Published on: March 13th, 2024
By: Indira Duarte
The latest Canadian Express Entry draw was just held! Express Entry draw 289 saw a CRS score of 430 and invited 975 candidates in Transport occupations category draw.

 

Express Entry Draw 289

Date of Draw: March 13, 2024 at 16:16:01 UTC

Number of Invitations Issued: 975

Minimum CRS: 430

Program Specified: Transport occupations (2024-1)

Tie-breaking rule: July 31, 2023 at 13:27:26 UTC

Do you qualify for Express Entry?

This focused strategy aims to identify and invite candidates with significant experience in the transport sector, including diverse roles such as commercial truck drivers, pilots, and aircraft assembly workers. By creating a dedicated category for transport occupations, Canada aims to facilitate the influx of the skilled talent needed to support this critical industry on a national scale.

First Category-Specific Draw for Transport Occupations in 2024!

Today’s draw is the first ‘Transport Occupations (2024-1)’ category issued in 2024 and the third within this category overall. Express Entry Draw #289 issued 975 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 430. This score is the lowest among all those issued in this category to date.

The previous draw occurred on December 20, 2023. The inaugural round of invitations for individuals with experience in transport occupations, through category-based selection in Express Entry, was issued on September 20, 2023.

 

Are You Eligible for Transport Occupations Category?

  1. You must make sure you meet the requirements of at least one of the following Federal programs in order to submit a profile through the Express Entry system.
    • Federal Skilled Worker (FSW)
    • Federal Skilled Trades (FST)
    • Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
  2. Get an estimate of the score you will get based on your profile using our CRS Score Calculator.
  3. Check the Category Eligibility

Transport Occupations Category Eligibility

To be eligible, you must

  • Have accumulated, within the past 3 years, at least 6 months of full-time, continuous work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work experience) in a single occupation listed in the table below.
  • Experience gained in Canada or abroad
  • Meet all of the requirements in the instructions for that round
  • Full eligibility details will be available in the instructions for each round.

What Are the Eligible Transport Occupations for This Category?

Occupations2021 NOC Code2021 TEER Category
Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors932003
Transport truck drivers733003
Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators726042
Engineer officers, water transport726032
Deck officers, water transport726022
Air traffic controllers and related occupations726012
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors726002
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors724042
Railway carmen/women724032
Managers in transportation700200

 

Number of Candidates in the Current Express Entry Pool

The IRCC updates the number of people in the Express Entry pool a few days before an invitation round takes place. Numbers change as new profiles are submitted, profiles expire or are issued an ITA.

As of today the composition of the Express Entry pool is:

Express Entry Pool of Candidates

CRS Score
Range		Number of Candidates
601-12001,203
501-60019,885
451-50063,369
491-50012,355
481-49011,984
471-48014,379
461-47012,610
451-46012,041
401-45058,543
441-45011,456
431-44012,511
421-43011,400
411-42011,788
401-41011,388
351-40050,506
301-35022,183
0-3005,621
Total221,310
UpdatedDecember 16, 2024

 

 

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Previous Express Entry Draws

Check here the full list of the Express entry draws that were held during 2023:

DrawDateCategoryNumber of ITAsCRS Cut OffTie-Breaking Rule
330December 16, 2024Provincial Nominee Program1,085727September 18, 2024 at 13:39:10 UTC
329December 3, 2024French language proficiency (Version 1)800466November 26, 2024 at 02:44:59 UTC
328December 2, 2024Provincial Nominee Program676705November 27, 2024 at 18:15:17 UTC
327November 20, 2024Healthcare occupations (Version 1)3,000463October 21, 2024 at 16:12:39 UTC
326November 19, 2024Canadian Experience Class400539July 08, 2024 at 01:41:37 UTC
325November 18, 2024Provincial Nominee Program174816August 28, 2024 at 05:12:34 UTC
324November 15, 2024French language proficiency (Version 1)800478November 07, 2024 at 13:12:03 UTC
323November 13, 2024Canadian Experience Class400547April 10, 2024 at 03:58:05 UTC
322November 12, 2024Provincial Nominee Program733812March 02. 2024 at 01:58:34 UTC
321October 23, 2024Trade occupations (Version 1)1,800433March 12, 2024 at 14:30:36 UTC
320October 22, 2024Canadian Experience Class400539October 19, 2024 at 21:53:18 UTC
319October 21, 2024Provincial Nominee Program648791August 13, 2024 at 20:04:52 UTC
318October 10, 2024French language proficiency (Version 1)1000444September 27, 2024 at 18:56:32 UTC
317October 9, 2024Canadian Experience Class500539February 20, 2024 at 02:57:40 UTC
316October 7, 2024Provincial Nominee Program1,613743March 22, 2024 at 18:36:54 UTC
315September 19, 2024Canadian Experience Class4000509November 06, 2023 at 07:17:35 UTC
314September 13, 2024French language proficiency (Version 1)1000446August 28, 2024 at 17:07:19 UTC
313September 9, 2024Provincial Nominee Program911732March 13, 2024 at 19:56:16 UTC
312August 27, 2024Canadian Experience Class3300507June 05, 2024 at 01:08:58 UTC
311August 26, 2024Provincial Nominee Program1121694August 03, 2024 at 18:54:27 UTC
310August 15, 2024French language proficiency (Version 1)2,000394July 07, 2024 at 09:46:10 UTC
309August 14, 2024Canadian Experience Class3,200509March 01, 2024 at 19:23:21 UTC
308August 13, 2024Provincial Nominee Program763690April 26, 2024 at 10:59:30 UTC
307July 31, 2024Canadian Experience Class5,000510June 30, 2024 at 20:39:14 UTC
306July 30, 2024Provincial Nominee Program964686May 27, 2024 at 07:07:21 UTC
305July 18, 2024French language proficiency (Version 1)1,800400March 08, 2024 at 19:51:40 UTC
304July 17, 2024Canadian Experience Class6,300515February 03, 2024 at 13:01:06 UTC
303July 16, 2024Provincial Nominee Program1,391670May 04, 2024 at 13:27:31 UTC
302July 8, 2024French language proficiency (Version 1)3,200420May 30, 2024 at 03:37:43 UTC
301July 5, 2024Healthcare occupations (Version 1)3,750445May 07, 2024 at 21:27:04 UTC
300July 4, 2024Trade occupations (Version 1)1,800436July 16, 2023 at 15:44:59 UTC
299July 2, 2024Provincial Nominee Program920739February 02, 2024 at 11:38:43 UTC
298June 19, 2024Provincial Nominee Program1,499663January 19, 2024 at 10:10:40 UTC
297May 31, 2024Canadian Experience Class3,000522March 19, 2024 at 18:58:58 UTC
296May 30, 2024Provincial Nominee Program2,985676January 19, 2024 at 18:32:21 UTC
295April 24, 2024French language proficiency1,400410April 07, 2024 at 02:06:46 UTC
294April 23, 2024General2,095529November 08, 2023 at 17:50:29 UTC
293April 11, 2024STEM occupations (2024-1)4,500491February 25, 2024 at 11:55:12 UTC
292April 10, 2024General1,280549March 21, 2024 at 03:37:24 UTC
291March 26, 2024French language proficiency 1,500388March 10, 2024 at 20:06:26 UTC
290March 25, 2024General1,980524February 25, 2024 at 14:42:38 UTC
289March 13, 2024Transport occupations 975430July 31, 2023 at 13:27:26 UTC
288March 12, 2024General2,850525March 12, 2024 at 15:56:42 UTC
287February 29, 2024French language proficiency 2,500336January 18, 2024 at 09:15:46 UTC
286February 28, 2024General1,470534January 16, 2024 at 03:51:05 UTC
285February 16, 2024Agriculture and agri-food occupations 150437January 29, 2024 at 03:32:58 UTC
284February 14, 2024Healthcare occupations 3,500422January 30, 2024 at 02:39:54 UTC
283February 13, 2024General1,490535February 11, 2024 at 15:26:56 UTC
282February 1, 2024French language proficiency 7,000365September 08, 2023 at 09:47:27 UTC
281January 31, 2024General730541July 15, 2023 at 10:52:08 UTC
280January 23, 2024General1,040543January 21, 2024 at 07:43:47 UTC
279January 10, 2024General1,510546December 31, 2023 at 18:23:22 UTC

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