The Government of Canada issued invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to 3,350 candidates on February 20.

In the latest Express Entry draw, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to candidates with scores as low as 457.

IRCC applied the tie-break rule and the time published for this draw was December 6, 2018 at 12:38:11 UTC. This means that all candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score above 457, as well as those candidates with scores of 457, who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before that time, received an ITA in the February 20 draw.

The Express Entry system manages the pool of Canadian immigration candidates for three of Canada's main economic immigration categories: Federal Skilled Worker Class, Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Class.

Express Entry candidate profiles are assigned a score based on the CRS, which considers factors such as age, education, work experience and language abilities in one or both of Canada's official languages (English and French).

Candidate scores are not fixed and may be improved.

Express Entry candidates who obtain an ITA have 60 days from the date of receipt to submit a complete permanent residence application to the Government of Canada.

For further details on the February 20 draw, please read the latest CICNews article.

Find out if you are eligible to enter the Express Entry pool.

Express Entry quick facts, from January 1, 2015, to February 20, 2019

• Launch date: January 1, 2015
• First draw from the pool: January 31, 2015
• Most recent draw from the pool: February 20, 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): 14,500
• Total number of ITAs issued since system was launched: 255,198

Draws From The Express Entry Pool

Express Entry Draws: 2019

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