Express Entry: 3,463 PNP and CEC candidates invited in new draws

Canada invited a total of 463 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates to apply for permanent residence on August 18. These candidates had to have a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) of at least 751 to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA). Express Entry candidates who receive a provincial nomination are awarded an extra 600 CRS points towards their CRS score.  Canada also issued invitations to […]

Express Entry: Third consecutive draw for PNP candidates

This new round of invitations, the 20th this year to focus on candidates with provincial nominations, resulted in 681 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) being issued to candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 720.  The CRS score dropped by 22 points from the previous PNP draw held on September 29, 2021. The […]

New data reveals Express Entry candidates most likely to receive an ITA this year

The results of this data came from an assessment of all Express Entry draws conducted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) between January and September 2023. During the nine-month period that was assessed, a total of 53,455 ITAs were issued to Canadian immigration candidates.  Note: Express Entry is the name of Canada’s federal application management system for immigration […]

IRCC Resumes All-Program Draws With More Category Selection Anticipated

IRCC held another all-program Express Entry draw today. Today marked the first Express Entry draw of July, as Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 700 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates from all Express Entry programs. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cut-off for invited candidates was 511, an increase from the previous CRS cut-off for […]