The Government of Canada issued invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to 3,350 candidates on February 20.
In the latest Express Entry draw, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to candidates with scores as low as 457.
IRCC applied the tie-break rule and the time published for this draw was December 6, 2018 at 12:38:11 UTC. This means that all candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score above 457, as well as those candidates with scores of 457, who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before that time, received an ITA in the February 20 draw.
The Express Entry system manages the pool of Canadian immigration candidates for three of Canada's main economic immigration categories: Federal Skilled Worker Class, Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Class.
Express Entry candidate profiles are assigned a score based on the CRS, which considers factors such as age, education, work experience and language abilities in one or both of Canada's official languages (English and French).
Candidate scores are not fixed and may be improved.
Express Entry candidates who obtain an ITA have 60 days from the date of receipt to submit a complete permanent residence application to the Government of Canada.
For further details on the February 20 draw, please read the latest CICNews article.
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Express Entry quick facts, from January 1, 2015, to February 20, 2019
- Launch date: January 1, 2015
- First draw from the pool: January 31, 2015
- Most recent draw from the pool: February 20, 2019
- 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: 3,923 (April 12, 2017)
- Fewest invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 143 (May 26, 2017. 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: 5 days (from May 26 to May 31, 2017)
- 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 (to date): 14,500
- Total number of ITAs issued since system was launched: 255,198
Draws From The Express Entry Pool
Express Entry Draws: 2019
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3,900 400 3,500 902 (*Provincial nominee programs only) 288 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only)
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 100 284 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only) September 24, 2018 99 441 September 19, 2018 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 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
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 nominee programs 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 nominee programs 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
| 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 Nominee Programs 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 |
| 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 |
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