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Canada conducts Express Entry draw every two weeks and invites applicants to immigrate to Canada.
All candidates in the Express Entry pool are ranked using a points-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Canada selects the highest-ranking candidates or candidates that meet the local labour demand from the pool and invites them to apply for permanent residence.
Each invitation round has a set of instructions that include:
- the date and time of the invitation round along with tie details
- the number of candidates that will get an invitation to apply in each draw
- which immigration program(s) are included in the round (some invitation rounds may only invite candidates for 1 program, for example only from Canadian Experience Class or the Federal Skilled Trades)
Candidates can check their score and then use this information to see how likely they are to get an invitation in the next round.
Express Entry is Canada’s online system developed to manage economic immigration programs. Candidates are ranked using a unique Comprehensive Ranking System based on Skills, Education, Language ability, Work Experience and other factors. The highest-ranking candidates are then selected from the pool and invited to apply for permanent residence. Find out your CRS score using CRS Calculator.
Express Entry manages application three major economic immigration programs as follows:
- Federal Skilled Worker Program
- Federal Skilled Trades Program
- Canadian Experience Class
A candidate is entered in the Express Entry pool only if he/she satisfies the eligibility criteria of at least one immigration program.
Canada Express Entry Draws: 2023
Draw# | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS cutoff |
---|---|---|---|---|
267 | 28-Sep-23 | Agriculture and agri-food occupations (2023-1) | 600 | 354 |
266 | 27-Sep-23 | French language proficiency (2023-1) | 500 | 472 |
265 | 26-Sep-23 | No Program Specified | 3000 | 504 |
264 | 20-Sep-23 | Transport occupations (2023-1) | 1000 | 435 |
263 | 19-Sep-23 | No Program Specified | 3200 | 531 |
262 | 15-Aug-23 | No Program Specified | 4300 | 496 |
261 | 03-Aug-23 | Trade occupations (2023-1) | 1500 | 388 |
260 | 02-Aug-23 | French language proficiency (2023-1) | 800 | 435 |
259 | 01-Aug-23 | No Program Specified | 2000 | 517 |
258 | 12-Jul-23 | French language proficiency (2023-1) | 3800 | 375 |
257 | 11-Jul-23 | No Program Specified | 800 | 505 |
256 | 07-Jul-23 | French language proficiency (2023-1) | 2300 | 439 |
255 | 06-Jul-23 | Healthcare occupations (2023-1) | 1500 | 463 |
254 | 05-Jul-23 | STEM occupations (2023-1) | 500 | 486 |
253 | 04-Jul-23 | No Program Specified | 700 | 511 |
252 | 28-Jun-23 | Healthcare occupations (2023-1) | 500 | 476 |
251 | 27-Jun-23 | No Program Specified | 4800 | 486 |
250 | 08-Jun-23 | No Program Specified | 4800 | 486 |
249 | 24-May-23 | No Program Specified | 4800 | 488 |
248 | 10-May-23 | Provincial Nominee Program | 589 | 691 |
247 | 26-Apr-23 | No Program Specified | 3500 | 483 |
246 | 12-Apr-23 | No Program Specified | 3500 | 486 |
245 | 29-Mar-23 | No Program Specified | 7000 | 481 |
244 | 23-Mar-23 | No Program Specified | 7000 | 484 |
243 | 15-Mar-23 | No Program Specified | 7000 | 490 |
242 | 01-Mar-23 | Provincial Nominee Program | 667 | 748 |
241 | 15-Feb-23 | Provincial Nominee Program | 699 | 791 |
240 | 02-Feb-23 | Federal Skilled Worker | 3300 | 489 |
239 | 01-Feb-23 | Provincial Nominee Program | 893 | 733 |
238 | 18-Jan-23 | No Program Specified | 5500 | 490 |
237 | 11-Jan-23 | No Program Specified | 5500 | 507 |
Canada Express Entry Draws: 2022
Draw# | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS cutoff |
---|---|---|---|---|
236 | 23-Nov-22 | No Program Specified | 4750 | 491 |
235 | 09-Nov-22 | No Program Specified | 4750 | 494 |
234 | 26-Oct-22 | No Program Specified | 4750 | 496 |
233 | 12-Oct-22 | No Program Specified | 4250 | 500 |
232 | 28-Sep-22 | No Program Specified | 3750 | 504 |
231 | 14-Sep-22 | No Program Specified | 3250 | 510 |
230 | 31-Aug-22 | No Program Specified | 2750 | 516 |
229 | 17-Aug-22 | No Program Specified | 2250 | 525 |
228 | 03-Aug-22 | No Program Specified | 2000 | 533 |
227 | 20-Jul-22 | No Program Specified | 1750 | 542 |
226 | 06-Jul-22 | No Program Specified | 1500 | 557 |
225 | 22-Jun-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 636 | 752 |
224 | 08-Jun-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 932 | 796 |
223 | 25-May-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 589 | 741 |
222 | 11-May-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 545 | 753 |
221 | 27-Apr-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 829 | 772 |
220 | 13-Apr-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 787 | 782 |
219 | 30-Mar-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 919 | 785 |
218 | 16-Mar-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 924 | 754 |
217 | 02-Mar-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1047 | 761 |
216 | 16-Feb-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1082 | 710 |
215 | 02-Feb-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1070 | 674 |
214 | 19-Jan-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1036 | 745 |
213 | 05-Jan-22 | Provincial Nominee Program | 392 | 808 |
Canada Express Entry Draws: 2021
Draw# | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS cutoff |
---|---|---|---|---|
212 | 22-Dec-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 746 | 720 |
211 | 10-Dec-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1032 | 698 |
210 | 24-Nov-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 613 | 737 |
209 | 10-Nov-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 775 | 685 |
208 | 27-Oct-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 888 | 744 |
207 | 13-Oct-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 681 | 720 |
206 | 29-Sep-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 761 | 742 |
205 | 15-Sep-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 521 | 732 |
204 | 14-Sep-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 2000 | 462 |
203 | 01-Sep-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 635 | 764 |
202 | 19-Aug-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 3000 | 403 |
201 | 18-Aug-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 463 | 751 |
200 | 05-Aug-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 3000 | 404 |
199 | 04-Aug-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 512 | 760 |
198 | 22-Jul-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 4500 | 357 |
197 | 21-Jul-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 462 | 734 |
196 | 08-Jul-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 4500 | 369 |
195 | 07-Jul-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 627 | 760 |
194 | 24-Jun-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 6000 | 357 |
193 | 23-Jun-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1002 | 742 |
192 | 10-Jun-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 6000 | 368 |
191 | 09-Jun-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 940 | 711 |
190 | 31-May-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 5956 | 380 |
189 | 26-May-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 500 | 713 |
188 | 20-May-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 1842 | 397 |
187 | 13-May-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 4147 | 401 |
186 | 12-May-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 557 | 752 |
185 | 29-Apr-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 6000 | 400 |
184 | 28-Apr-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 381 | 717 |
183 | 16-Apr-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 6000 | 417 |
182 | 14-Apr-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 266 | 753 |
181 | 01-Apr-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 5000 | 432 |
180 | 31-Mar-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 284 | 778 |
179 | 18-Mar-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 5000 | 449 |
178 | 17-Mar-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 183 | 682 |
177 | 08-Mar-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 671 | 739 |
176 | 13-Feb-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 27332 | 75 |
175 | 10-Feb-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 654 | 720 |
174 | 21-Jan-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 4626 | 454 |
173 | 20-Jan-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 374 | 741 |
172 | 07-Jan-21 | Canadian Experience Class | 4750 | 461 |
171 | 06-Jan-21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 250 | 813 |
Canada Express Entry Draws: 2020
Draw# | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS cutoff |
---|---|---|---|---|
170 | 23-Dec-20 | No program specified | 5000 | 468 |
169 | 09-Dec-20 | No program specified | 5000 | 469 |
168 | 25-Nov-20 | No program specified | 5000 | 469 |
167 | 18-Nov-20 | No program specified | 5000 | 472 |
166 | 05-Nov-20 | No program specified | 4500 | 478 |
165 | 14-Oct-20 | No program specified | 4500 | 471 |
164 | 30-Sep-20 | No program specified | 4200 | 471 |
163 | 16-Sep-20 | No program specified | 4200 | 472 |
162 | 02-Sep-20 | No program specified | 4200 | 475 |
161 | 20-Aug-20 | Canadian Experience Class | 3300 | 454 |
160 | 19-Aug-20 | Provincial Nominee Program | 600 | 771 |
159 | 06-Aug-20 | Federal Skilled Trades | 250 | 415 |
158 | 05-Aug-20 | No program specified | 3900 | 476 |
157 | 23-Jul-20 | Canadian Experience Class | 3343 | 445 |
156 | 22-Jul-20 | Provincial Nominee Program | 557 | 687 |
155 | 08-Jul-20 | No program specified | 3900 | 478 |
154 | 25-Jun-20 | Canadian Experience Class | 3508 | 431 |
153 | 24-Jun-20 | Provincial Nominee Program | 392 | 696 |
152 | 11-Jun-20 | Canadian Experience Class | 3559 | 437 |
151 | 10-Jun-20 | Provincial Nominee Program | 341 | 743 |
150 | 28-May-20 | Canadian Experience Class | 3515 | 440 |
149 | 27-May-20 | Provincial Nominee Program | 385 | 757 |
148 | 14-May-20 | Canadian Experience Class | 3371 | 447 |
147 | 13-May-20 | Provincial Nominee Program | 529 | 718 |
146 | 30-Apr-20 | Canadian Experience Class | 3311 | 452 |
145 | 29-Apr-20 | Provincial Nominee Program | 589 | 692 |
144 | 16-Apr-20 | Canadian Experience Class | 3782 | 455 |
143 | 15-Apr-20 | Provincial Nominee Program | 118 | 808 |
142 | 09-Apr-20 | Canadian Experience Class | 3294 | 464 |
141 | 09-Apr-20 | Provincial Nominee Program | 606 | 698 |
140 | 23-Mar-20 | Canadian Experience Class | 3232 | 467 |
139 | 18-Mar-20 | Provincial Nominee Program | 668 | 720 |
138 | 04-Mar-20 | No program specified | 3900 | 471 |
137 | 19-Feb-20 | No program specified | 4500 | 470 |
136 | 05-Feb-20 | No program specified | 3500 | 472 |
135 | 22-Jan-20 | No program specified | 3400 | 471 |
134 | 08-Jan-20 | No program specified | 3400 | 473 |
Canada Express Entry Draws: 2019
Draw# | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS cutoff |
---|---|---|---|---|
133 | 19-Dec-19 | No program specified | 3200 | 469 |
132 | 11-Dec-19 | No program specified | 3200 | 472 |
131 | 27-Nov-19 | No program specified | 3600 | 471 |
130 | 13-Nov-19 | No program specified | 3600 | 472 |
129 | 30-Oct-19 | No program specified | 3900 | 475 |
128 | 16-Oct-19 | Federal Skilled Trades | 500 | 357 |
127 | 02-Oct-19 | No program specified | 3900 | 464 |
126 | 18-Sep-19 | No program specified | 3600 | 462 |
125 | 04-Sep-19 | No program specified | 3600 | 463 |
124 | 20-Aug-19 | No program specified | 3600 | 457 |
123 | 12-Aug-19 | No program specified | 3600 | 466 |
122 | 24-Jul-19 | No program specified | 3600 | 459 |
121 | 10-Jul-19 | No program specified | 3600 | 460 |
120 | 26-Jun-19 | No program specified | 3350 | 462 |
119 | 12-Jun-19 | No program specified | 3350 | 465 |
118 | 29-May-19 | No program specified | 3350 | 470 |
117 | 15-May-19 | Federal Skilled Trades | 500 | 332 |
116 | 01-May-19 | No program specified | 3350 | 450 |
115 | 17-Apr-19 | No program specified | 3350 | 451 |
114 | 03-Apr-19 | No program specified | 3350 | 451 |
113 | 20-Mar-19 | No program specified | 3350 | 452 |
112 | 06-Mar-19 | No program specified | 3350 | 454 |
111 | 20-Feb-19 | No program specified | 3350 | 457 |
110 | 30-Jan-19 | No program specified | 3350 | 438 |
109 | 23-Jan-19 | No program specified | 3900 | 443 |
108 | 09-Jan-19 | No program specified | 3900 | 449 |
Canada Express Entry Draws: 2018
Draw# | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS cutoff |
---|---|---|---|---|
107 | 19-Dec-18 | No program specified | 3900 | 439 |
106 | 12-Dec-18 | No program specified | 3900 | 445 |
105 | 28-Nov-18 | No program specified | 3900 | 445 |
104 | 14-Nov-18 | No program specified | 3900 | 449 |
103 | 29-Oct-18 | No program specified | 3900 | 442 |
102 | 15-Oct-18 | No program specified | 3900 | 440 |
101 | 03-Oct-18 | No program specified | 3900 | 445 |
100 | 24-Sep-18 | Federal Skilled Trades | 400 | 284 |
99 | 19-Sep-18 | No program specified | 3500 | 441 |
98 | 05-Sep-18 | No program specified | 3900 | 440 |
97 | 22-Aug-18 | No program specified | 3750 | 440 |
96 | 08-Aug-18 | No program specified | 3750 | 440 |
95 | 25-Jul-18 | No program specified | 3750 | 441 |
94 | 11-Jul-18 | No program specified | 3750 | 442 |
93 | 25-Jun-18 | No program specified | 3750 | 442 |
92 | 13-Jun-18 | No program specified | 3750 | 451 |
91 | 30-May-18 | Federal Skilled Trades | 500 | 288 |
91 | 30-May-18 | Provincial Nominee Program | 200 | 902 |
90 | 23-May-18 | No program specified | 3500 | 440 |
89 | 09-May-18 | No program specified | 3500 | 441 |
88 | 25-Apr-18 | No program specified | 3500 | 441 |
87 | 11-Apr-18 | No program specified | 3500 | 444 |
86 | 26-Mar-18 | No program specified | 3000 | 446 |
85 | 14-Mar-18 | No program specified | 3000 | 456 |
84 | 21-Feb-18 | No program specified | 3000 | 442 |
83 | 07-Feb-18 | No program specified | 3000 | 442 |
82 | 24-Jan-18 | No program specified | 2750 | 444 |
81 | 10-Jan-18 | No program specified | 2750 | 446 |
Canada Express Entry Draws: 2017
Draw# | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS cutoff |
---|---|---|---|---|
80 | 20-Dec-17 | No program specified | 2750 | 446 |
79 | 06-Dec-17 | No program specified | 2750 | 452 |
78 | 15-Nov-17 | No program specified | 2750 | 439 |
77 | 08-Nov-17 | No program specified | 2000 | 458 |
76 | 01-Nov-17 | Federal Skilled Trades | 505 | 241 |
75 | 01-Nov-17 | Provincial Nominee Program | 290 | 673 |
74 | 18-Oct-17 | No program specified | 2757 | 436 |
73 | 04-Oct-17 | No program specified | 2801 | 438 |
72 | 20-Sep-17 | No program specified | 2871 | 433 |
71 | 06-Sep-17 | No program specified | 2772 | 435 |
70 | 23-Aug-17 | No program specified | 3035 | 434 |
69 | 09-Aug-17 | No program specified | 2991 | 433 |
68 | 02-Aug-17 | No program specified | 3264 | 441 |
67 | 12-Jul-17 | No program specified | 3202 | 440 |
66 | 28-Jun-17 | No program specified | 3409 | 449 |
65 | 31-May-17 | No program specified | 3877 | 413 |
64 | 26-May-17 | Federal Skilled Trades | 400 | 199 |
63 | 26-May-17 | Provincial Nominee Program | 143 | 775 |
62 | 17-May-17 | No program specified | 3687 | 415 |
61 | 04-May-17 | No program specified | 3796 | 423 |
60 | 19-Apr-17 | No program specified | 3665 | 415 |
59 | 12-Apr-17 | No program specified | 3923 | 423 |
58 | 05-Apr-17 | No program specified | 3753 | 431 |
57 | 24-Mar-17 | No program specified | 3749 | 441 |
56 | 01-Mar-17 | No program specified | 3884 | 434 |
55 | 22-Feb-17 | No program specified | 3611 | 441 |
54 | 08-Feb-17 | No program specified | 3644 | 447 |
53 | 25-Jan-17 | No program specified | 3508 | 453 |
52 | 11-Jan-17 | No program specified | 3334 | 459 |
51 | 04-Jan-17 | No program specified | 2902 | 468 |
Canada Express Entry Draws: 2016
Draw# | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS cutoff |
---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 22-Dec-16 | No program specified | 2878 | 475 |
49 | 16-Dec-16 | No program specified | 1936 | 497 |
48 | 30-Nov-16 | Provincial Nominee Program | 559 | 786 |
47 | 16-Nov-16 | No program specified | 2427 | 470 |
46 | 02-Nov-16 | No program specified | 2080 | 472 |
45 | 19-Oct-16 | No program specified | 1804 | 475 |
44 | 12-Oct-16 | No program specified | 1518 | 484 |
43 | 21-Sep-16 | No program specified | 1288 | 483 |
42 | 07-Sep-16 | No program specified | 1000 | 491 |
41 | 24-Aug-16 | No program specified | 750 | 538 |
40 | 10-Aug-16 | No program specified | 754 | 490 |
39 | 27-Jul-16 | No program specified | 755 | 488 |
38 | 13-Jul-16 | No program specified | 747 | 482 |
37 | 29-Jun-16 | No program specified | 773 | 482 |
36 | 15-Jun-16 | No program specified | 752 | 488 |
35 | 01-Jun-16 | No program specified | 762 | 483 |
34 | 18-May-16 | No program specified | 763 | 484 |
33 | 06-May-16 | No program specified | 799 | 534 |
32 | 20-Apr-16 | No program specified | 1018 | 468 |
31 | 06-Apr-16 | No program specified | 954 | 470 |
30 | 23-Mar-16 | No program specified | 1014 | 470 |
29 | 09-Mar-16 | No program specified | 1013 | 473 |
28 | 24-Feb-16 | No program specified | 1484 | 453 |
27 | 10-Feb-16 | No program specified | 1505 | 459 |
26 | 27-Jan-16 | No program specified | 1468 | 457 |
25 | 13-Jan-16 | No program specified | 1518 | 453 |
24 | 06-Jan-16 | No program specified | 1463 | 461 |
Canada Express Entry Draws: 2015
Draw# | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS cutoff |
---|---|---|---|---|
23 | 18-Dec-15 | No program specified | 1503 | 460 |
22 | 04-Dec-15 | No program specified | 1451 | 461 |
21 | 27-Nov-15 | No program specified | 1559 | 472 |
20 | 13-Nov-15 | No program specified | 1506 | 484 |
19 | 23-Oct-15 | No program specified | 1502 | 489 |
18 | 02-Oct-15 | No program specified | 1530 | 450 |
17 | 18-Sep-15 | No program specified | 1545 | 450 |
16 | 08-Sep-15 | No program specified | 1517 | 459 |
15 | 21-Aug-15 | No program specified | 1523 | 456 |
14 | 07-Aug-15 | No program specified | 1402 | 471 |
13 | 17-Jul-15 | No program specified | 1581 | 451 |
12 | 10-Jul-15 | No program specified | 1516 | 463 |
11 | 26-Jun-15 | No program specified | 1575 | 469 |
10 | 12-Jun-15 | No program specified | 1501 | 482 |
9 | 22-May-15 | No program specified | 1361 | 755 |
8 | 17-Apr-15 | No program specified | 715 | 453 |
7 | 10-Apr-15 | No program specified | 925 | 469 |
6 | 27-Mar-15 | No program specified | 1637 | 453 |
5 | 20-Mar-15 | No program specified | 1620 | 481 |
4 | 27-Feb-15 | No program specified | 1187 | 735 |
3 | 20-Feb-15 | Canadian Experience Class | 849 | 808 |
2 | 07-Feb-15 | No program specified | 779 | 818 |
1 | 31-Jan-15 | No program specified | 779 | 886 |
Express Entry Draws FAQ
There are many ways to increase your CRS score and to increase your chances of getting an invite. Here are the top six ways of increasing your Comprehensive Ranking System Score (CRS Score). Read What is a Good CRS Score Required for Canada PR in 2023?
Express Entry draw is held every two weeks. The next Express Entry draw is expected to occur on October 12, 2023.
The next Express Entry draw will be All Program Draw. The CRS cut-off is expected to remain between may be between 480 and 500.
Immiboards has free immigration tools to help you get started with your Canadian immigration journey. Calculate your eligibility for Express Entry using our Selection Factor Points Calculator and check if you have 67 points or not. After that, calculate your CRS score with our CRS Calculator. You may also like to read our in-depth expert article on How many points are required for Canada Immigration