The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is thinking about Express Entry draws based on employment occupation and various other categories.

The Express Entry system aims to identify skilled immigrant candidates, with priority given to individuals who meet Canada’s economic needs and labour shortages. IRCC recently held consultations with the public and stakeholders to adapt the Express Entry application management system to better target Canada’s economic needs and labour shortages.
In order to do this, the government intends to create Express Entry categories that focus on important characteristics such as educational background, professional experience, or proficiency in an official language rather than just a high score within the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).
According to the IRCC, it is evaluating inviting Express Entry applicants based on their professional experience, industries in need of employees, whether they have previously been to Canada as temporary foreign workers or international students, and their level of fluency in the French language.

IRCC is thinking of adding a category for job experience in specific professions. IRCC requested respondents to identify sectors of the labour market where there are persistent shortages of workers as well as make recommendations for how immigration might supplement Canada's current labour force as part of the consultation process.

From 2019, the most common primary occupations for temporary and permanent residence candidates through Express Entry were:

• Food service supervisors;
  
• Administrative assistants;
  
• Financial auditors and accountants;
  
• Professional occupations in advertising,
  
• Parketing and public relations;
  
• Cooks;
  
• Computer programmers and interactive media developers;
  
•  Information systems analysts and consultants;
  
• Software engineers and designers;
  
• Professional occupations in accounting and finance.
  

The IRCC held a surprise draw Wednesday, marking the second Express Entry draw in two weeks. IRCC has already invited 11,000 Express Entry candidates for 2023, marking the fastest start to Express Entry in history. IRCC invited 5500 Express Entry applicants to apply for permanent residency. The cut-off score for the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) was 490. Last week's CRS cut-off was 507, implying that the CRS cut-off score has dropped 17 points between draws.

As the global economy transitions toward greener, digital economies, and automation, some of the most significant labour shortages have become apparent. Skills gaps and rising employment openings in critical industries such as construction, healthcare, and professional, scientific, and technical services are contributing to the shortages. All of these fields need extensive and specialized training. Without increased immigration of qualified skilled professionals to sustain Canada's social services, such as healthcare, the population would face major challenges.

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