Friday, 16 December 2022

Express Entry candidates suffer due to an IT glitch - Aptech Visa

After the implementation of National Occupation Classification 2021 the express entry system has been facing IT glitches as per the sources from IRCC revealed. This is also inclusive of candidates in PNP.

No timetable has been provided for these resolutions, despite the fact that the IRCC claims that the department is carefully studying these problems and working to fix them. As new information becomes available, the IRCC promises to update the candidates.

In the most recent Express Entry draw, some candidates who weren't qualified earned ITAs.

The IRCC is aware that the system may sometimes tell clients they meet the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Qualification Criteria (MEC) even if they have insufficient Canadian work experience.

Several ITAs were improperly distributed to applicants during the round of invites on November 23rd, including some PNP applicants.

It appears that the system problem has also affected PNP candidates trying to update their Express Entry profiles to reflect NOC 2021.

Some Express Entry profiles cannot get ITAs because of the fake code 93888. To guarantee that these candidates may still be evaluated under NOC 2016, IRCC created this fictitious code as a workaround.

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There was no Express Entry draw

It is unknown if the missed Express Entry draw last week on December 7 had anything to do with these IT troubles.

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IRCC was contacted by CIC News to learn what the system malfunction might mean for applicants going forward and when Express Entry draws will resume.

All-program Express Entry drawings resumed in July of this year after an 18-month break starting in December 2020. Since draws resumed, the IRCC has been inviting candidates on Wednesdays every two weeks.

Candidates expressed their annoyance on social media after the anticipated draw on December 7 did not occur.


To date, draws have taken place on Wednesdays, but there is no law that specifies how often or when they will take place. As a result, IRCC ministerial guidelines specify that draws will occur "approximately every two weeks". It is completely within the discretion of the IRCC.

With each draw, Canada has extended invitations to more applicants. Since July, eleven draws have occurred. 4,750 candidates were invited to the most recent two draws on November 9 and November 23.

With CRS scores of 557, 1500 applicants were selected for the first draw on July 6. The most recent CRS score was 491 on November 23, and since then, it has decreased with each draw.

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NOC 2016 officially became NOC 2021 on November 16, 2022, according to IRCC.

Candidates for Express Entry who are NOC 2016 skill types 0, A, or B must have job experience in those categories. The Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities (TEER) system has been implemented as part of IRCC's transition to NOC 2021.

By replacing the outdated NOC system with a new NOC and Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER), the Canadian government will be able to achieve four goals: better understanding of the Canadian labour market; improved occupational forecasting; better analysis of national labour supply and demand; and more targeted and specialized job training and skill development for Canadians and foreigners.

Candidates who had already submitted a profile to the IRCC Express Entry pool were invited to individually change their NOCs to the new NOC 2021. Every position (job) listed in the IRCC profile has to have this change done. Candidates won't be eligible for an invitation to apply if they don't comply with this requirement (ITA).

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