Highlights of the latest Express Entry Draw
- The latest PNP Draws was held on December 18, 2023
- IRCC issued 1325 invitations to candidates in all programs
- The minimum CRS score required by candidates to be eligible for an invitation to apply is 542.
- Candidates will get additional points if the PNP nominates them
- This was an all-program draw
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Details of recent Express Entry Draws
5,900 candidates received invitations on December 8, 2023, with a minimum CRS of 481 in a category-based selection draw for candidates in STEM occupations. One more category-based draw was held on December 7th for individuals who have French language proficiency. IRCC invited 1,000 candidates from this Express Entry pool with a minimum CRS score of 470.
On December 6th, All-program draw was held with a minimum CRS of 561. It was the first draw to take place in December.
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Category-based selection
IRCC invited candidates who have a specific, in-demand attribute as the immigration minister thinks this will improve Canada’s workforce and economy. There are 6 categories; among them, one will target Express Entry candidates, and the remaining 5 are candidates who have work experience in the following sectors.
- Healthcare;
- STEM professions;
- Trades;
- Transport; and
- Agriculture and agri-food
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Next Express Entry Draw
IRCC will not announce a date for the next Express Entry draw. Hence, it is not possible to guess the date of the next Express Entry Draw.
Draw details
|
Date |
Draw Type |
Number of ITAs |
Minimum CRS |
|
Dec 18 |
All-program |
1,325 |
542 |
|
Dec 08 |
STEM occupations |
5,900 |
481 |
|
Dec 07 |
French language proficiency |
1,000 |
470 |
|
Dec 06 |
All-program |
4,750 |
561 |
|
Oct 26 |
Healthcare occupations |
3,600
|
431
|
|
Oct 25 |
French language proficiency |
300
|
486
|
|
Oct 24 |
PNP-only |
1,548
|
776
|
|
Oct 10 |
All-program |
3,725
|
500
|
|
Sept 28 |
Agriculture and agri-food occupations |
600
|
354
|
|
Sept 27 |
French language proficiency |
500 |
472
|
|
Sept 26 |
All-program |
3,000
|
504
|
|
Sept 20 |
Transport occupations
|
1,000
|
435
|
|
Sept 19 |
All-program |
3,200
|
531
|
|
Aug 15 |
All-program |
4,300
|
496
|
|
Aug 3 |
Trade occupations
|
1,500 |
388
|
|
Aug 2 |
French language proficiency |
800
|
435
|
|
Aug 1 |
All-program |
2,000
|
517
|
|
July 12 |
French language proficiency
|
3,800
|
375 |
|
July 11 |
All-program |
800
|
505
|
|
July 7 |
French language proficiency |
2,300
|
439
|
|
July 6 |
Healthcare occupations |
1500
|
463
|
|
July 5 |
STEM occupations |
500
|
486
|
|
July 4 |
All-program
|
700
|
511
|
|
June 28 |
Healthcare occupations |
500
|
476
|
|
June 27 |
All-program |
4,300
|
486
|
|
June 8 |
All-program |
4,800 |
486 |
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