In the Express Entry draw that held on 4 Mar 2020, the Citizenship Canada, Immigration and Refugees (IRCC) announced 3900 Invitations to Apply(ITAs) to immigration candidates for Canada PR. The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System (C.R.S) score in this all-program Federal Express Entry draw was 471. In the preceding Federal Express Entry draw held on 19 Feb 2020 I.R.C.C had invited 4500 applicants who secured a minimum CRS score of 470 points.

As in the past draws, the tie-breaking rule was employed in the current draw too, the time stamp provided was 24 February 2020 at 06:02:57 UTC. It intends I.R.C.C will be given preference to those aspirants who had presented their Express Entry profiles prior to the said time, date and also scored a minimum of CRS points of 471.

Those who want to migrate to Canada with the Federal Express Entry must generate a profile in the Federal Express Entry pool. Based on the details given in the profile regarding different eligibility parameters like age, level of education, skilled relevant work experience, and language ability, etc., each contestant is granted a score out of 1200 CRS points. IRCC fixes a CRS score cut-off for every Federal Express Entry draw and individuals who qualify were invited to apply for Canadian PR. The CRS delivers the Canadian Express Entry as an impersonal, impartial and fair system to choose applicants for Canada migration.

To enter the pool of Express Entry, a candidate need to prove their eligibility below one of the 3 principal federal economic immigration programs that controlled beneath the Express Entry, which are Canadian Experience Class, or Federal Skilled Trades Class, or Federal Skilled Worker Class. The applicants who secure a provincial nomination with an Express Entry-aligned Provincial Program are awarded an extra 600 CRS score points that assure them with an invitation to apply for Canadian PR in the succeeding federal Express Entry draw.