Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has issued 3,350 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with profiles in Canada's Express Entry system in a draw held April 3.

Candidates with scores as low as 451 received Invitations to Apply (ITAs) during this draw.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) applied the tie-break rule and the time stamp for the April 3 draw was January 9, 2019, at 07:35:09 UTC.

The tie-break means that all candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score above 451 as well as those with scores of 451 who submitted a profile before that date and time were issued an ITA in the April 3 invitation round. 

The Express Entry system is an online application management system for three of Canada's main economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Class.

Profiles receive a score based on factors such as age, education, work experience and language abilities in one or both of Canada's official languages (English and French).

Once in the pool, candidates may take steps to improve their score and ranking.

All invited candidates have 60 days to submit a complete permanent residence application to IRCC from the date of ITA receipt.

For details and analysis on the April 3 Express Entry draw, please read the latest article on CIC News.com.

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Express Entry quick facts, from January 1, 2015, to April 3, 2019

• Launch date: January 1, 2015
• First draw from the pool: January 31, 2015
• Most recent draw from the pool: April 3, 2019
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC): 199 (May 26, 2017)
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
• Largest number of invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 3,923 (April 12, 2017)
• Fewest invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 143 (May 26, 2017. Note: This draw invited candidates with a provincial nomination only.)
• Largest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 273 (from May 22, 2015, to June 12, 2015, draws)
• Smallest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 0 (on three occasions)
• Longest gap between dates of two consecutive draws: 35 days (from April 17, 2015, to May 22, 2015, draws)
• Shortest gap between dates of two consecutive draws: 5 days (from May 26 to May 31, 2017)
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2015: 31,063
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2016: 33,782
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2017: 86,023
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2018: 89,800
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2019 (to date): 24,550
• Total number of ITAs issued since the Express Entry system was launched: 265,218

Draws From The Express Entry Pool

Express Entry Draws: 2019

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