the CanadaVisa Team - 22 February, 2017
The number of Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points required by candidates in Canada's Express Entry immigration selection system to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) continues to decrease. On February 22, a total of 3,611 candidates with 441 or more CRS points received an ITA. This is comfortably the lowest points threshold of any draw since Express Entry was first launched more than two years ago.
The February 22 Express Entry draw is the latest in a succession of draws that have seen the CRS requirement continually decrease, from 497 just over two months ago to just 441 today. Indeed, this is the first draw in which candidates who are educated up to Bachelor's Degree level only, and who have no work experience in Canada and no additional points for a provincial nomination, a job offer, or previous study in Canada, could theoretically be invited to apply based on their other factors alone, assuming that they have only taken a language test in one language.
Candidates who receive an ITA are now in a position to submit an application for Canadian permanent residence to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Accompanying family members, including spouses or common-law partners, as well as dependent children, may also come to Canada along with the principal applicant.
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Individuals who wish to apply for Canadian permanent residence through the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), Federal Skilled Trades Class (FTSC), or Canadian Experience Class (CEC), are first required to enter the Express Entry pool. Upon entering the pool, they are assigned a CRS score based on factors including civil status information, education, work experience, language ability, and other criteria. Candidates are ranked in the pool according to their CRS score, and IRCC periodically conducts draws to invite the highest-ranking candidates to submit an application.
Candidates in the pool may increase their ranking in a number of ways.
Learn more about increasing CRS score and ranking.
For more information on draws from the Express Entry pool that have taken place so far, consult this table.
Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
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55 | 441 | February 22, 2017 | 3,611 |
54 | 447 | February 8, 2017 | 3,664 |
53 | 453 | January 25, 2017 | 3,508 |
52 | 459 | January 11, 2017 | 3,334 |
51 | 468 | January 4. 2017 | 2,902 |
Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
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50 | 475 | December 22, 2016 | 2,878 |
49 | 497 | December 16, 2016 | 1,936 |
48 | 786 (*Provincial Nominee Programs only) | November 30, 2016 | 559 |
47 | 470 | November 16, 2016 | 2,427 |
46 | 472 | November 2, 2016 | 2,080 |
45 | 475 | October 19, 2016 | 1,804 |
44 | 484 | October 12, 2016 | 1,518 |
43 | 483 | September 21, 2016 | 1,288 |
42 | 491 | September 7, 2016 | 1,000 |
41 | 538 | August 24, 2016 | 750 |
40 | 490 | August 10, 2016 | 754 |
39 | 488 | July 27, 2016 | 755 |
38 | 482 | July 13, 2016 | 747 |
37 | 482 | June 29, 2016 | 773 |
36 | 488 | June 15, 2016 | 752 |
35 | 483 | June 1, 2016 | 762 |
34 | 484 | May 18, 2016 | 763 |
33 | 534 | May 6, 2016 | 799 |
32 | 468 | April 20, 2016 | 1,018 |
31 | 470 | April 6, 2016 | 954 |
30 | 470 | March 23, 2016 | 1,014 |
29 | 473 | March 8, 2016 | 1,013 |
28 | 453 | February 24, 2016 | 1,484 |
27 | 459 | February 10, 2016 | 1,505 |
26 | 457 | January 28, 2016 | 1,468 |
25 | 453 | January 13, 2016 | 1,518 |
24 | 461 | January 6, 2016 | 1,463 |
Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
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23 | 460 | December 18, 2015 | 1,503 |
22 | 461 | December 4, 2015 | 1,451 |
21 | 472 | November 27, 2015 | 1,559 |
20 | 484 | November 13, 2015 | 1,506 |
19 | 489 | October 23, 2015 | 1,502 |
18 | 450 | October 2, 2015 | 1,530 |
17 | 450 | September 18, 2015 | 1,545 |
16 | 459 | September 8, 2015 | 1,517 |
15 | 456 | August 21, 2015 | 1,523 |
14 | 471 | August 7, 2015 | 1,402 |
13 | 451 | July 17, 2015 | 1,581 |
12 | 463 | July 10, 2015 | 1,516 |
11 | 469 | June 27, 2015 | 1,575 |
10 | 482 | June 12, 2015 | 1,501 |
9 | 755 | May 22, 2015 | 1,361 |
8 | 453 | April 17, 2015 | 715 |
7 | 469 | April 10, 2015 | 925 |
6 | 453 | March 27, 2015 | 1,637 |
5 | 481 | March 20, 2015 | 1,620 |
4 | 735 | February 27, 2015 | 1,187 |
3 | 808 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | February 20, 2015 | 849 |
2 | 818 | February 7, 2015 | 779 |
1 | 886 | January 31, 2015 | 779 |