Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system #227 – July 20, 2022
The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to paragraphs 10.3(1)(i)a and (j)b of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Actc, gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions Respecting Invitations to Apply for Permanent Residence Under the Express Entry System (July 20, 2022).
Ottawa, July 20, 2022
SEAN FRASER
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
MINISTERIAL INSTRUCTIONS RESPECTING INVITATIONS TO APPLY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE UNDER THE EXPRESS ENTRY SYSTEM (July 20, 2022)
1. Interpretation
The following definitions apply in these Instructions.
eligible foreign national means a foreign national whose expression of interest is in the express entry pool established by the Express Entry Instructions. (étranger admissible)
Express Entry Instructions means the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, as published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 1, 2014, as amended from time to time. (Instructions concernant le système Entrée express)
specific ranking means (a) for a class referred to in any of paragraphs 2(a) to(c) of the Express Entry Instructions, the ranking established only among the eligible foreign nationals who are eligible to be invited to make an application in that class; and (b) for the class referred to in paragraph 2(d) of those Instructions, the ranking established only among the eligible foreign nationals who are members of that class. (classement spécifique)
invitation has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Express Entry Instructions. (invitation)
2. Invitations — Period
Invitations may be issued under these Ministerial Instructions during the period beginning on July 20, 2022 and ending on July 21, 2022
3. Invitations — Number
The number of invitations that may be issued is 1,750.
4. Invitations — Rank
For an eligible foreign national to be invited to make an application, they must be ranked among the first 1,750 eligible foreign nationals in the general ranking.