After the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada in March 2020, the Government of Canada implemented new measures and accommodated international students to help them study online. According to the new update, international graduates, who earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate and completed their programs of study between March 2020 and August 2022, are now eligible for Canadian educational credential points even if they completed the program entirely through distance learning, from outside Canada, or through part-time studies. Graduates have to update their Express Entry profiles to increase their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points.
