Are More Express Entry Invitations Coming in December 2025?

While we won’t know for sure until it happens, we surveyed our team to see what some team members thought. Read on to see how we voted.  

Key Takeaways

• So far in 2025, we’ve had six Express Entry draws in December – 2 PNPs, 2 massive CEC rounds, a healthcare and social services draw, and a French language draw.  

• We originally expected to see draws take place in the week starting 22 December, following the ‘usual’ bi-weekly draw schedule. However, IRCC had other plans this year.  

What Happened in Past Years?  

Here’s what we saw in past years 

2024 Express Entry Draws in December

Dec 2 – PNP 

Dec 3 – French 

Dec 16 – PNP
This one isn’t a great sample since the bi-weekly draw weeks didn’t fall into the same week as Christmas. It’s worth noting that IRCC was very active through to 23 December last year.  

2023 Express Entry December Draws 

Dec 6 – General 

Dec 7 – French 

Dec 8 – STEM 

Dec 18 – General 

Dec 19 – Trades 

Dec 20 – Transport 

Dec 21 – Agri-food 

2021 

Dec 10 – PNP 

Dec 22 – PNP

2020 

Dec 9 – General/No Program Specified 

Dec 23 – General/No Program Specified
 

In other words, IRCC does often run its bi-weekly schedule in December each year.  

Will There Be More Express Entry Draws in December 2025? 

The Moving2Canada Team’s Thoughts 

Steph: I’d be surprised to see more draws take place this month. We’ve already seen a significant number of invitations sent out this month, so bearing in mind processing requirements on IRCC’s end, I’m betting no more draws in December 2025.  

Rebecca: When I looked back on past years, I’d guess no further draws this month. But IRCC has also never done back-to-back weeks in December, so maybe we could expect more of the unexpected?  

Rachel: My hunch is IRCC was intentional about releasing EE draws this week so next week stays quiet. I wouldn’t be surprised if things pause until after the New Year. BUT I have a feeling they may squeeze one more draw in during the week of December 29. 

Freya: I was thinking the same thing as Rachel. 

ChatGPT’s Answer 

We also asked ChatGPT what it thought, just to see if we could find someone (or something, rather) leaning towards no more draws for 2025. Here’s what it said:  

Short answer: There’s a reasonable chance of more draws in December 2025, but it’s not guaranteed. Based on past years, Christmas itself isn’t a hard stop; IRCC has often drawn right up to Dec 20–23. 

Good Luck Next Week Express Entry Candidates 

There you have it. Our team generally thinks draws may be over for 2025, but there’s some optimism that we may see another one yet.  

To everyone in the pool, good luck!