In the most recent Express Entry draw, IRCC has issued 4,000 ITAs to Canadian Experience Class candidates.

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for the most recent Express Entry draw. The government distributed 4,000 ITAs in a lottery for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates alone.

To be considered, candidates needed to have a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 509.

Today's draw was the third of the month, following two previous ones last week in which 911 candidates were invited from the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and 1,000 candidates were invited in a category-based selection draw for French language proficiency.

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This was the largest CEC draw since July 31, when 5,000 candidates received ITAs.

The CRS score for today's draw has increased somewhat from the previous CEC draw. In the most recent one, held on August 27, candidates needed a minimum score of 507.

Summary of Express Entry draw outcomes for 2024:

Date	Draw Type	Number of ITAs	Minimum CRS
September 19	Canadian Experience Class	4,000	509
September 13	French language proficiency	1,000	446
September 9	Provincial Nominee Program	911	732
August 27	Canadian Experience Class	3,300	507
August 26	Provincial Nominee Program	1,121	694
August 15	French language proficiency	2,000	394
August 14	Canadian Experience Class	3,200	509
August 13	Provincial Nominee Program	763	690
July 31	Canadian Experience Class	5,000	510
July 30	Provincial Nominee Program	964	686
July 18	French language proficiency	1,800	400
July 17	Canadian Experience Class	6,300	515
July 16	Provincial Nominee Program	1,391	670
July 8	French proficiency	3,200	420
July 5	Healthcare occupations	3,750	445
July 4	Trade occupations	1,800	436
July 2	Provincial Nominee Program	920	739
June 19	Provincial Nominee Program	1,499	663
May 31	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	522
May 30	Provincial Nominee Program	2,985	676
April 24	French proficiency	1,400	410
April 23	General	2,095	529
April 11	STEM occupations	4,500	491
April 10	General	1,280	549
March 26	French language proficiency	1,500	388
March 25	General	1,980	524
March 13	Transport occupations	975	430
March 12	General	2,850	525
February 29	French language proficiency	2,500	336
February 28	General	1,470	534
February 16	Agriculture and agri-food occupations	150	437
February 14	Healthcare occupations	3,500	422
February 13	General	1,490	535
February 1	French language proficiency	7,000	365
January 31	General	730	541
January 23	General	1,040	543
January 10	General	1,510	546

What is the definition of Express Entry?

Express Entry is an application management system that was released in 2015. It manages three of Canada's most well-known economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the Canadian Experience Class.

All of these applications use the Comprehensive Ranking System to allocate points to several in-demand human capital variables such as language proficiency, education, job experience, age, and occupation. Candidates may also receive points for having a sibling in Canada, arriving with a spouse or partner, or scoring well on the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) in both English and French.

The combined scores for these categories add up to a candidate's overall CRS score. Those with the highest scores are more likely to receive an ITA in the future Express Entry draw.

Last year, IRCC also used category-based selection draws for Express Entry candidates who possessed particular characteristics like as job experience or language proficiency. Six categories based were selected, including:

1. Healthcare

2. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions

3. Trades

4. Transport

5. Agriculture and agri-food

6. French language proficiency

According to IRCC, these categories were selected after engaging with a variety of stakeholders and represent Canada's need to address gaps in high-demand sectors of the national workforce, as well as demographic targets. For example, French language proficiency was chosen to assist the department in meeting its goal of establishing newcomers outside of Quebec in French-minority towns.

Once a candidate has received their ITA, they have 60 days to submit their final application to IRCC. The department maintains a six-month service standard for processing a completed Express Entry application.

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