Minimum CRS Drops to 424 in Ontario FSSW Express Entry-Linked Draw

Ontario immigration has issued Notifications of Interest to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores between 424 and 436 in a new draw through the Express Entry-linked French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream.

The June 18 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program draw, saw 143 Notifications of Interest issued.

To qualify for the draw, candidates had to submit Express Entry profiles between June 18, 2019, and June 18, 2020.

Candidates must have a minimum of Canadian Language Benchmark 7 in French and 6 in English to qualify.

Ontario has now issued 692 FSSW NOIs in 2020. The province issued a total of 549 FSSW NOIs in the whole of 2019.

Ontario 2020 FSSW Draws

Date	NOIs Issued	Express Entry profile submission date
18-Jun-20	143	June 18, 2019 to June 18, 2020
30-Apr-20	307	April 30, 2019 to April 30, 2020
09-Jan-20	242	January 9, 2019 to January 9, 2020

Source: OINP

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