Canada invites 4,800 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence.
On May 24, Canada held an Express Entry draw for candidates of all Express Entry-managed programs. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cut-off threshold for this draw was 488 points.
Canada has resumed all-program draws after holding a PNP-specific draw earlier this month.
Please note: It can take up to 24 hours for an ITA to appear in your IRCC account.
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5 categories of targeted Express Entry draws incoming
Category-based Express Entry draws are expected to begin in the second half of 2023. Also, there will be five broad sectors included in the targeted draws, according to Canada’s immigration minister.
On May 17, Moving2Canada attended a conference in Ottawa where Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, said that category-based Express Entry draws would include the following five categories:
- healthcare
- tech
- skilled trades
- agriculture
- transportation
Within each sector there are multiple occupations that could be considered based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system.
On June 23, 2023 it will be one year since Bill C-19 received royal assent—that is the bill that allowed IRCC to hold category-based Express Entry draws.
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CRS score distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool
The following table shows the recent distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool. As of May 24, there were a total of 226,842 candidates in the Express Entry pool. The score distribution may change as people submit new profiles and other profiles expire.
Want to improve your Express Entry CRS score? See our updated guide for tips you might not have thought of yet.
When will the next Express Entry draw take place?
There is no public schedule of future Express Entry draws, so it is not possible to know for certain when the Express Entry draw will take place. However, IRCC has historically tended to conduct Express Entry draws every two weeks on Wednesdays. That being said, Express Entry draws can, and do, take place on other days of the week, and sometimes there is a longer or shorter gap between one Express Entry draw and the next draw.
The quickest way to find out when an Express Entry draw has taken place is to create a free Moving2Canada account and sign up for our newsletter.
Express Entry CRS score cut-off all-time records
In the history of Express Entry, the following CRS score cut-off records have taken place:
Lowest CRS score cut-off in any Express Entry draw:
- All programs: 413 points
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 75 points — this was an exceptional draw that invited all CEC candidates in the Express Entry pool
- Federal Skilled Trades (FST): 199 points
Highest CRS score cut-off in any Express Entry draw:
- All programs: 886 points
- PNP Draw: 902 points
Express Entry draw list by year
| Date | Number of invitations to apply issued | Minimum CRS points required | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw 249 | May 24 | 4,800 | 488 | -- |
| Draw 248 | May 10 | 589 | 691 *PNP-only draw | -- |
| Draw 247 | Apr 26 | 3,500 | 483 | -- |
| Draw 246 | Apr 12 | 3,500 | 486 | -- |
| Draw 245 | Mar 29 | 7,000 | 481 | -- |
| Draw 244 | Mar 23 | 7,000 | 484 | -- |
| Draw 243 | Mar 15 | 7,000 | 490 | -- |
| Draw 242 | Mar 1 | 667 | 748 *PNP-only draw | -- |
| Draw 241 | Feb 15 | 699 | 791 *PNP-only draw | -- |
| Draw 240 | Feb 2 | 3,300 | 489 *FSW-only draw | -- |
| Draw 239 | Feb 1 | 893 | 733 *PNP-only draw | -- |
| Draw 238 | Jan 18 | 5,500 | 490 | -- |
| Draw 237 | Jan 11 | 5,500 | 507 | -- |
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