Express Entry: Invitations To Apply Issued
Last updated:
23 September 2020
Express Entry Draws: Invitations To Apply (ITAs) Issued to date. Find the most recent updates on Minimum CRS Scores Required, Date of Draws and the Number of ITAs Issued.
Express Entry is not an immigration program in itself, but rather a system used by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC, formerly CIC) to select candidates for immigration to Canada using the following economic immigration programs:
Express Entry draws will either be:
- general, in which case candidates eligible for any federal economic immigration program may be selected based solely on their CRS score; or
- program-specific, in which case the government of Canada will select candidates for just one of the federal economic immigration programs.
Draws From The Express Entry Pool
Express Entry Draws: 2020
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | 472 | September 16, 2020 | 4,200 |
| 162 | 475 | September 2, 2020 | 4,200 |
| 161 | 454 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | August 20, 2020 | 3,300 |
| 160 | 771 (*Provincial nominees only) | August 19, 2020 | 600 |
| 159 | 415 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only) | August 6, 2020 | 250 |
| 158 | 476 | August 5, 2020 | 3,900 |
| 157 | 445 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | July 23, 2020 | 3,343 |
| 156 | 687 (*Provincial nominees only) | July 22, 2020 | 557 |
| 155 | 478 | July 8, 2020 | 3,900 |
| 154 | 431 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | June 25, 2020 | 3,508 |
| 153 | 696 (*Provincial nominees only) | June 24, 2020 | 392 |
| 152 | 437 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | June 11, 2020 | 3,559 |
| 151 | 743 (*Provincial nominees only) | June 10, 2020 | 341 |
| 150 | 440 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | May 28, 2020 | 3,515 |
| 149 | 757 (*Provincial nominees only) | May 27, 2020 | 385 |
| 148 | 447 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | May 15, 2020 | 3,371 |
| 147 | 718 (*Provincial nominees only) | May 14, 2020 | 529 |
| 146 | 452 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | May 1, 2020 | 3,311 |
| 145 | 692 (*Provincial nominees only) | April 29, 2020 | 589 |
| 144 | 455 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | April 16,2020 | 3,782 |
| 143 | 808 (*Provincial nominees only) | April 15, 2020 | 118 |
| 142 | 464 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | April 9, 2020 | 3,294 |
| 141 | 698 (*Provincial nominees only) | April 9, 2020 | 606 |
| 140 | 467 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | March 23, 2020 | 3,232 |
| 139 | 720 (*Provincial nominees only) | March 18, 2020 | 668 |
| 138 | 471 | March 4, 2020 | 3,900 |
| 137 | 470 | February 19, 2020 | 4,500 |
| 136 | 472 | February 5, 2020 | 3,500 |
| 135 | 471 | January 22, 2020 | 3,400 |
| 134 | 473 | January 8, 2020 | 3,400 |
Express Entry Draws: 2019
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 469 | December 19, 2019 | 3,200 |
| 132 | 472 | December 11, 2019 | 3,200 |
| 131 | 471 | November 27, 2019 | 3,600 |
| 130 | 472 | November 13, 2019 | 3,600 |
| 128 | 357 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only) | October 16, 2019 | 500 |
| 127 | 464 | October 2, 2019 | 3,900 |
| 126 | 462 | September 18, 2019 | 3,600 |
| 125 | 463 | September 4, 2019 | 3,600 |
| 124 | 457 | August 20, 2019 | 3,600 |
| 123 | 466 | August 12, 2019 | 3,600 |
| 122 | 459 | July 24, 2019 | 3,600 |
| 121 | 460 | July 10, 2019 | 3,600 |
| 120 | 462 | June 26, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 119 | 465 | June 12, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 118 | 470 | May 29, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 117 | 332 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only) | May 15, 2019 | 500 |
| 116 | 450 | May 1, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 115 | 451 | April 17, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 114 | 451 | April 3, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 113 | 452 | March 20, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 112 | 454 | March 6, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 111 | 457 | February 20, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 110 | 438 | January 30, 2019 | 3,350 |
| 109 | 443 | January 23, 2019 | 3,900 |
| 108 | 449 | January 10, 2019 | 3,900 |
Express Entry Draws: 2018
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 439 | December 19, 2018 | 3,900 |
| 106 | 445 | December 12, 2018 | 3,900 |
| 105 | 445 | November 28, 2018 | 3,900 |
| 104 | 449 | November 15, 2018 | 3,900 |
| 103 | 442 | October 29, 2018 | 3,900 |
| 102 | 440 | October 15, 2018 | 3,900 |
| 101 | 445 | October 3, 2018 | 3,900 |
| 100 | 284 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only) | September 24, 2018 | 400 |
| 99 | 441 | September 19, 2018 | 3,500 |
| 98 | 440 | September 5, 2018 | 3,900 |
| 97 | 440 | August 22, 2018 | 3,750 |
| 96 | 440 | August 8, 2018 | 3,750 |
| 95 | 441 | July 25, 2018 | 3,750 |
| 94 | 442 | July 11, 2018 | 3,750 |
| 93 | 442 | June 25, 2018 | 3,750 |
| 92 | 451 | June 13, 2018 | 3,750 |
| 91 | 902 (*Provincial nominees only) 288 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only) | May 30, 2018 | 700 |
| 90 | 440 | May 23, 2018 | 3,500 |
| 89 | 441 | May 9, 2018 | 3,500 |
| 88 | 441 | April 25, 2018 | 3,500 |
| 87 | 444 | April 11, 2018 | 3,500 |
| 86 | 446 | March 26, 2018 | 3,000 |
| 85 | 456 | March 14, 2018 | 3,000 |
| 84 | 442 | February 21, 2018 | 3,000 |
| 83 | 442 | February 7, 2018 | 3,000 |
| 82 | 444 | January 24, 2018 | 2,750 |
| 81 | 446 | January 10, 2018 | 2,750 |
Express Entry Draws: 2017
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 446 | December 20, 2017 | 2,750 |
| 79 | 452 | December 6, 2017 | 2,750 |
| 78 | 439 | November 15, 2017 | 2,750 |
| 77 | 458 | November 8, 2017 | 2,000 |
| 76 | 241 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only) | November 1, 2017 | 505 |
| 75 | 673 (*Provincial nominees only) | November 1, 2017 | 290 |
| 74 | 436 | October 18, 2017 | 2,757 |
| 73 | 438 | October 04, 2017 | 2,801 |
| 72 | 433 | September 20, 2017 | 2,871 |
| 71 | 435 | September 6, 2017 | 2,772 |
| 70 | 434 | August 23, 2017 | 3,035 |
| 69 | 433 | August 9, 2017 | 2,991 |
| 68 | 441 | August 2, 2017 | 3,264 |
| 67 | 440 | July 12, 2017 | 3,202 |
| 66 | 449 | June 28, 2017 | 3,409 |
| 65 | 413 | May 31, 2017 | 3,877 |
| 64 | 199 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only) | May 26, 2017 | 400 |
| 63 | 775 (*Provincial nominees only) | May 26, 2017 | 143 |
| 62 | 415 | May 17, 2017 | 3,687 |
| 61 | 423 | May 4, 2017 | 3,796 |
| 60 | 415 | April 19, 2017 | 3,665 |
| 59 | 423 | April 12, 2017 | 3,923 |
| 58 | 431 | April 5, 2017 | 3,753 |
| 57 | 441 | March 24, 2017 | 3,749 |
| 56 | 434 | March 1, 2017 | 3,884 |
| 55 | 441 | February 22, 2017 | 3,611 |
| 54 | 447 | February 8, 2017 | 3,644 |
| 53 | 453 | January 25, 2017 | 3,508 |
| 52 | 459 | January 11, 2017 | 3,334 |
| 51 | 468 | January 4. 2017 | 2,902 |
Express Entry Draws: 2016
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 475 | December 22, 2016 | 2,878 |
| 49 | 497 | December 16, 2016 | 1,936 |
| 48 | 786 (*Provincial nominees only) | November 30, 2016 | 559 |
| 47 | 470 | November 16, 2016 | 2,427 |
| 46 | 472 | November 2, 2016 | 2,080 |
| 45 | 475 | October 19, 2016 | 1,804 |
| 44 | 484 | October 12, 2016 | 1,518 |
| 43 | 483 | September 21, 2016 | 1,288 |
| 42 | 491 | September 7, 2016 | 1,000 |
| 41 | 538 | August 24, 2016 | 750 |
| 40 | 490 | August 10, 2016 | 754 |
| 39 | 488 | July 27, 2016 | 755 |
| 38 | 482 | July 13, 2016 | 747 |
| 37 | 482 | June 29, 2016 | 773 |
| 36 | 488 | June 15, 2016 | 752 |
| 35 | 483 | June 1, 2016 | 762 |
| 34 | 484 | May 18, 2016 | 763 |
| 33 | 534 | May 6, 2016 | 799 |
| 32 | 468 | April 20, 2016 | 1,018 |
| 31 | 470 | April 6, 2016 | 954 |
| 30 | 470 | March 23, 2016 | 1,014 |
| 29 | 473 | March 8, 2016 | 1,013 |
| 28 | 453 | February 24, 2016 | 1,484 |
| 27 | 459 | February 10, 2016 | 1,505 |
| 26 | 457 | January 28, 2016 | 1,468 |
| 25 | 453 | January 13, 2016 | 1,518 |
| 24 | 461 | January 6, 2016 | 1,463 |
Express Entry Draws: 2015
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 460 | December 18, 2015 | 1,503 |
| 22 | 461 | December 4, 2015 | 1,451 |
| 21 | 472 | November 27, 2015 | 1,559 |
| 20 | 484 | November 13, 2015 | 1,506 |
| 19 | 489 | October 23, 2015 | 1,502 |
| 18 | 450 | October 2, 2015 | 1,530 |
| 17 | 450 | September 18, 2015 | 1,545 |
| 16 | 459 | September 8, 2015 | 1,517 |
| 15 | 456 | August 21, 2015 | 1,523 |
| 14 | 471 | August 7, 2015 | 1,402 |
| 13 | 451 | July 17, 2015 | 1,581 |
| 12 | 463 | July 10, 2015 | 1,516 |
| 11 | 469 | June 27, 2015 | 1,575 |
| 10 | 482 | June 12, 2015 | 1,501 |
| 9 | 755 | May 22, 2015 | 1,361 |
| 8 | 453 | April 17, 2015 | 715 |
| 7 | 469 | April 10, 2015 | 925 |
| 6 | 453 | March 27, 2015 | 1,637 |
| 5 | 481 | March 20, 2015 | 1,620 |
| 4 | 735 | February 27, 2015 | 1,187 |
| 3 | 808 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | February 20, 2015 | 849 |
| 2 | 818 | February 7, 2015 | 779 |
| 1 | 886 | January 31, 2015 | 779 |
Express Entry quick facts, from January 1, 2015, to September 16, 2020
- Launch date: January 1, 2015
- First draw from the pool: January 31, 2015
- Most recent draw from the pool: September 16, 2020
- Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC): 199 (May 26, 2017)
- Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
- Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
- Largest number of invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 4,500 (February 19, 2020)
- Fewest invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 118 (April 15, 2020. Note: This draw invited candidates with a provincial nomination only.)
- Largest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 273 (from May 22, 2015 to June 12, 2015 draws)
- Smallest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 0 (on three occasions)
- Longest gap between dates of two consecutive draws: 35 days (from April 17, 2015 to May 22, 2015 draws)
- Shortest gap between dates of two consecutive draws: 0 days (two draws held on April 9)
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2015: 31,063
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2016: 33,782
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2017: 86,023
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2018: 89,800
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2019: 85,300
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2020: 74,150
