The second Express Entry category-based draw for transport occupations was held on Dec 20, 2023. This makes it the third consecutive Express Entry draw this week. As Canada holds second transport occupations category Express Entry draw the speculation on when the draws will end for 2023 is on pause.
Key pointers
670 applicants get ITA in the second transport occupations category based Express Entry (EE) draw. Applicants whose job profile comes under 1 of the following job profiles have an ITA for a Canada PR visa:
| Transport Occupations | ||
| Job Profile | NOC code (2021) | TEER category (2021) |
| Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors | 93200 | 3 |
| Transport truck drivers | 73300 | 3 |
| Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators | 72604 | 2 |
| Engineer officers, water transport | 72603 | 2 |
| Deck officers, water transport | 72602 | 2 |
| Air traffic controllers and related occupations | 72601 | 2 |
| Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors | 72600 | 2 |
| Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors | 72404 | 2 |
| Railway carmen/women | 72403 | 2 |
| Managers in transportation | 70020 | 0 |
So, if your job profile matches the above table then your profile will be considered to apply for Canada PR. Besides, one must also notice that like the transport category draw, the trade occupations category also held its second draw yesterday Dec 19, 2023.
On the same track, we can see that IRCC held the following number of draws for each of the EE categories:
Current transport occupations express entry draw issues 670 ITAs. Overall, in 2023, 1,670 applicants have an ITA. Hopefully, we can see these numbers go up in 2024. Because the immigration target is 485,000. As of now, before Dec 20, 2023, EE Transport draw there were 208,368 applications in the Express Entry (EE) System. This figure changes as profiles expire and new profiles are added.
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Mr. Kalyan Paul, President & CEO is the founder of GVI, an MBA in Finance and also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from Canada. Mr. Paul has more than 18 years of experience in immigration consulting that made him one of the preferred & valued immigration consultants in the immigration industry. He is a licensed member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) [Previously known as Immigration Consultants Of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC)] (Membership ID: R417119) which is a professional body of licensed immigration consultants recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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