The department issued 1,800 ITAs in a category-based selection draw for candidates with French language proficiency.
Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 400 to be considered.
Today's minimum CRS score represents one of the lowest scores of the year for any Express Entry draw. Yesterday's program-specific draw for 6,300 Canadian Experience Class candidates also had the lowest score of any non-category based selection draw at 515.
Earlier this week, 1,391 candidates were invited in a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)-only draw with a minimum CRS of 670. Before that, 3,200 candidates were invited in a category-based selected draw for French proficiency on July 8.
CRS scores for PNP-only Express Entry draws tend to be higher than average because Express Entry candidates who have been successfully nominated for the PNP automatically receive an additional 600 CRS points on top of their existing score. For example, an Express Entry candidate with a score of 300 that is successfully nominated will then have an overall CRS of 900.
So far this month, 19,161 ITAs have been issued over seven separate draws. This has been the busiest month for Express Entry this year.
| Date |
Draw Type |
Number of ITAs |
Minimum CRS |
| 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 |
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