IRCC continues to evaluate Express Entry options,

IRCC continues to evaluate Express Entry options, but will resume FSWP and CEC invitations in 2022

A new internal memo by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) states the department remains undecided on its Express Entry plans for this year but invitations to FSWP and CEC candidates will resume “later in 2022.”

CIC News obtained the memo today via an access to information request to IRCC. The memo was submitted to IRCC’s Deputy Minister on January 21, 2022. The Deputy Minister is the senior-most non-political official in each Canadian government department. Unlike the Minister, who is an elected official tasked with carrying out the government’s political agenda, the Deputy Minister is responsible for providing the government with technocratic advice.