On January 31, 2015 Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) issued the Express Entry (EE) System Round 1 Invitations To Apply (ITA) to 779 applicants.

The Express Entry (EE) system manages all applications for Canadian Permanent Residence under the Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).

Based on the minimum points needed to be ranked for this round of ITAs (886 points) it seems that all the invited applicants had obtained the additional 600 points by way of already working in Canada or having an Arranged Employment (in both cases the result of having a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)), or being nominated by a Province or Territory.

The following are the Ministerial Instructions Respecting Invitations To Apply (ITA) for Permanent Residence Under the Express Entry (EE) System (January 31, 2015):

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 January 31, 2015 and ending on February 1, 2015 is 779.

Required Rank

(2) Foreign nationals who, on January 31, 2015 at 11:59:48 UTC, have been assigned a total of 886 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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