The Government of Canada issued 3,900 Invitations to Apply to Express Entry candidates with scores of 443 or above on January 23.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has now issued 7,800 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in the first 23 days of the year. This is the largest number of invitations issued in that timeframe since the Express Entry system's inception in 2015.

IRCC applied the tie-break rule in the January 23 Express Entry draw. The time stamp published was January 2, 2019, at 03:55:26 UTC. This means that all candidates with a CRS score above 443, as well as those candidates with scores of 443 who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before the selected date and time, received an ITA in this invitation round.

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

Candidate profiles are assigned a score based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), which awards points for various factors such as age, education, work experience and proficiency in English or French.

The highest-ranked candidates are drawn from the pool through regular invitation rounds and receive an ITA.

Candidates with CRS scores that are lower than the minimum drawn can take steps to improve their ranking in the Express Entry pool.

Candidates who receive an ITA have 60 days from the date of receipt to submit a complete Canadian permanent residence application to the Government of Canada.

For further details on the January 23 draw, please read the latest article on CICNews.com.

Find out if you are eligible to enter the Express Entry pool by completing a free assessment form.

Express Entry quick facts, from January 1, 2015 to January 23, 2019

• Launch date: January 1, 2015
• First draw from the pool: January 31, 2015
• Most recent draw from the pool: January 23, 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): 7,800
• Total number of ITAs issued since system was launched: 248,498

Draws From The Express Entry Pool

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