IRCC issued 455 ITAs to candidates in a recent Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw. To be eligible, candidates needed a minimum CRS score of 802 and must have submitted their Express Entry profile before December 7, 2024. This draw is the fourth of the year, following previous CEC and PNP draws. As of 2025, IRCC has issued 6,276 ITAs through the Express Entry system.
IRCC’s Express Entry priorities for 2025 focus on two main categories: the "Federal Economic Priorities," which include French-language candidates and those with healthcare or trades experience, and the "In-Canada Focus," which covers CEC and PNP candidates. Together, these categories are expected to account for the majority of the 124,680 admissions under Express Entry in this year.
A chart depicting the CRS cut-off scores for the last 10 EE draws
Source: IRCC
Chart Analysis:
The chart illustrates a noticeable pattern in the recent Express Entry draws conducted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and this trend has been received with enthusiasm. There has been a decrease in the cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, in each separate category, resulting in a higher number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) being issued to eligible candidates. This adjustment has been made to ensure that IRCC achieves its multi-year immigration target for 2024-26.
Express Entry is an electronic selection system used by the Federal as well as Provincial governments of Canada [to select], as well as designated Canadian employers [to nominate] candidates for Canadian permanent residence under three of its popular economic [skilled] immigration programs. Candidates eligible for any of the above programs are given a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in the Express Entry Pool. It is based on their Core/Human capital factors such as age, work experience, education, and language ability in English and/or French, etc. And, based on scores, candidates are periodically invited (or nominated) for permanent residence.
The categories for selection include
The rationale behind category-based EE Selection is to address labour shortages in critical sectors of the Canadian economy. Canada aims to welcome more skilled workers to alleviate these shortages, especially considering the anticipated retirement of up to nine million Canadians by 2030.
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