Express Entry Year – End Report 2023 Released

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has finally released the Express Entry year-end report of 2023 and the total ITAs issued last year were 110,266. Most ITAs were issued to candidates coming from India, making it once again the largest provider of skilled workers for Canada. 

52,106 candidates, whose country of residence was India, were invited last year.

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ITAs Issued Based on Program

Out of 110,266 ITAs issued, 40,052 invites were issued to candidates to apply to the Canadian Experience Class, 17,898 to Federal Skilled Worker Program, 26,445 to Provincial Nominee Program, and 1 to Federal Skilled Trades Program.

ITAs Issued Based on Age

Most of the candidates invited belonged to the age group of 20-29 (59,938). The details regarding other age groups are as follows:

  • 29,627 ITAs issued to candidates between the ages of 30-34
  • 13,481 to those between the ages of 35-39
  • Those aged between 40-44, 4,916 ITAs were issued
  • 2,300 invitations for those over the age of 45
  • 2 ITAs for below the age of 20

ITAs Issued Based on Education

In 2023, IRCC invited 50,294 out of 110,266 candidates who had a post-secondary degree which took 3 years or longer to complete. Other candidates invited based on their educational level criteria are provided below:

Education levelNumber of ITAs Issued 
High School (or less)810
One or two year post-secondary credential7,819
Master’s Degree or professional degree47,529
PhD3,814

ITAs Issued Based on Language Proficiency

The highest number of candidates invited had at least CLB/NCLC level 9 (33,872). 

CLB/NCLCNumber of ITAs Issued 
45
51,192
63,849
726,173
825,214
1019,961

ITAs Issued Based on Years of Work Experience

Most of the candidates who had at least 1 year worth of Canadian work experience were invited by IRCC in 2023 to apply to the Express Entry. 

Years of Canadian Work ExperienceNumber of ITAs Issued
Less than a year4,126
140,033
225,127
33,255
4872
5 or more506
No experience36,347

Candidates with at least 5 years of foreign work experience were invited the most. 

Years of Work ExperienceNumber of ITAs Issued
Less than a year31,276
19,576
27,077
314,706
411,908
5 or more35,723

ITAs Issued Based on Primary Occupation

Software engineers and designers (21231) was NOC code of the majority of candidates invited last year.

TEERPrimary OccupationITAs Issued
121231 Software engineers and designers7,259
121232 Software developers and programmers5,183
262020 Food service supervisors3,277
121222 Information systems specialists2,951
313110 Administrative assistants2,538
121223 Database analysts and data administrators2,151
111202 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations2,142
111100 Financial auditors and accountants2,090
222221 User support technicians1,844
020012 Computer and information systems managers1,841
313100 Administrative officers1,747
121211 Data scientists1,654
121221 Business systems specialists1,600
212200 Accounting technicians and bookkeepers1,599
121230 Computer systems developers and programmers1,475
Other70,915

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