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September 16, 2020

1. Latest CRS Cutoff Score

2. Number of Candidates in the EE Pool

3. When is the next draw?

4. What's an Invitation to Apply (ITA)?

5. How to get an Invitation to Apply (ITA)?

6. Do you need any help?

7. Immigration Plan for 2019-2021

8. Historical CRS scores since 2015

Latest CRS Cutoff Score

The 163rd draw for Express Entry permanent residence candidates happened on September 16, 2020, and was an all-program draw.

It has resulted in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points requirement for receiving an invitation to apply (ITA) to decrease as compared to the previous all-program draw on September 2, 2020.

The CRS score of the lowest-ranked invited candidate was 472, with 4,200 ITAs issued in total.

As with the previous draws, a tie-break rule was used. As a bunch of candidates have the same 472 score, only those who have created their profile before March 9, 2020 at 13:03:40 UTC will get an ITA.

Draw	ITA Date	# of issued ITAs	Min CRS points
#163	2020/09/16	4,200	472

Distribution of Candidates in the Express Entry Pool per CRS Score

The graph below shows the number of candidates in the Express Entry pool by CRS bracket, just a few days before the latest draw. These numbers change on the day of draw, thus explaining the discrepancies between the draw results and the numbers in the graph.

Distribution as of September 14, 2020

When is the next draw?

There is unfortunately no way to tell when the next draw will take place. However, based on the data gathered since the beginning of Express Entry in 2015, there is a clear pattern on when the draws take place: on Wednesdays, every two weeks.

But as said before, it is only a pattern, and there have been deviations from it: some draws took place on Mondays or Tuesdays, and sometimes wait time between two draws is one or three weeks, instead of the usual two.

If you want to be alerted about when a draw takes place, don't hesitate to follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter (links at the bottom of the page).

What's an Invitation to Apply (ITA)?

An Invitation to Apply (ITA) is sent to the immigration aspirants in the Express Entry pool who are selected by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). ITAs are issued on a priority basis when a draw is conducted from the Express Entry pool, meaning that only those with the highest CRS score will receive an ITA.

Each Express Entry draw has a cutoff minimum score: only those who are assigned a CRS score above or equal to the cutoff score will receive the Invitation to Apply. For those who have a CRS score equal to that of the cutoff score, candidates who have been the longest in the pool will receive the ITA.

An ITA is not to be confused with eligibility to the three federal programs of Express Entry, or with a job offer from an employer or with the Provincial Nomination Programs.

How to get an Invitation to Apply (ITA)?

The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) ranks immigration in the Express Entry pool following some profile criteria:

Human capital factors such as age, level of education, language ability in French and English,
Spouse or common-law partner human capital factors, if applicable,
Skill transferability factors, such as foreign work experience and language ability, and
Additional factors, such as a provincial nomination, a valid job offer, studies in Canada, French language abilities, having a sibling as a permanent resident in Canada or Canadian citizen.

The maximum score in the Comprehensive Ranking System is of 1,200 points, but it's impossible and there's no need to get a CRS score of 1,200 points. However, if your CRS score is below the cutoff score, we strongly advise you to check out our article on how to improve your score.

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Immigration Plan for 2019-2021

On October 31, 2018, the government of Canada revealed its Immigration Plan for 2019-2021. The plan reiterates the country's investment in increasing immigration targets for the period: approx. 256,000 new permanent residents over three years through the three Express Entry programs (FSW, CEC, and FST), and an additional approx. 200,000 through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

You can thus expect an increase in the number of issued ITAs in the next three years, which should be superior to the 2017-2018 levels. To learn more about Express Entry and the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), check out our 10-step guide.

Historical CRS scores since 2015

2020 CRS scores

Lowest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 470
Highest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 478

Draw	ITA Date	# of issued ITAs	Min CRS points
#163	2020/09/16	4,200	472
#162	2020/09/02	4,200	475
#161 (CEC)	2020/08/20	3,300	454
#160 (PNP)	2020/08/19	600	771
#159 (FST)	2020/08/06	250	415
#158	2020/08/05	3,900	476
#157 (CEC)	2020/07/23	3,343	445
#156 (PNP)	2020/07/22	557	687
#155	2020/07/08	3,900	478
#154 (CEC)	2020/06/25	3,508	431
#153 (PNP)	2020/06/24	392	696
#152 (CEC)	2020/06/11	3,559	437
#151 (PNP)	2020/06/10	341	743
#150 (CEC)	2020/05/28	3,515	440
#149 (PNP)	2020/05/27	385	757
#148 (CEC)	2020/05/15	3,371	447
#147 (PNP)	2020/05/13	529	718
#146 (CEC)	2020/05/01	3,311	452
#145 (PNP)	2020/04/29	589	692
#144 (CEC)	2020/04/16	3,782	455
#143 (PNP)	2020/04/15	118	808
#142 (CEC)	2020/04/09	3,294	464
#141 (PNP)	2020/04/09	606	698
#140 (CEC)	2020/03/23	3,232	467
#139 (PNP)	2020/03/18	668	720
#138	2020/03/04	3,900	471
#137	2020/02/19	4,500	470
#136	2020/02/05	3,500	472
#135	2020/01/22	3,400	471
#134	2020/01/08	3,400	473

2019 CRS scores

Lowest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 438
Highest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 475

Number of ITAs and CRS score per draw in 2019

Draw	ITA Date	# of issued ITAs	Min CRS points
#133	2019/12/19	3,200	469
#132	2019/12/11	3,200	472
#131	2019/11/27	3,600	471
#130	2019/11/13	3,600	472
#129	2019/10/30	3,900	475
#128 (FST)	2019/10/16	500	357
#127	2019/10/02	3,900	464
#126	2019/09/18	3,600	462
#125	2019/09/04	3,600	463
#124	2019/08/20	3,600	457
#123	2019/08/12	3,600	466
#122	2019/07/24	3,600	459
#121	2019/07/10	3,600	460
#120	2019/06/26	3,350	462
#119	2019/06/12	3,350	465
#118	2019/05/29	3,350	470
#117 (FST)	2019/05/15	500	332
#116	2019/05/01	3,350	450
#115	2019/04/17	3,350	451
#114	2019/04/03	3,350	451
#113	2019/03/20	3,350	452
#112	2019/03/06	3,350	454
#111	2019/02/20	3,350	457
#110	2019/01/30	3,350	438
#109	2019/01/23	3,900	443
#108	2019/01/10	3,900	449

2018 CRS scores

Lowest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 439
Highest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 456

Number of ITAs and CRS score per draw in 2018

Draw	ITA Date	# of issued ITAs	Min CRS points
#081	2018/01/10	2,750	446
#082	2018/01/24	2,750	444
#083	2018/02/07	3,000	442
#084	2018/02/21	3,000	442
#085	2018/03/14	3,000	456
#086	2018/03/26	3,000	446
#087	2018/04/11	3,500	444
#088	2018/04/25	3,500	441
#089	2018/05/09	3,500	441
#090	2018/05/23	3,500	440
#091 (PNP)	2018/05/30	200	902
#091 (FST)	2018/05/30	500	288
#092	2018/06/13	3,750	451
#093	2018/06/25	3,750	442
#094	2018/07/11	3,750	442
#095	2018/07/25	3,750	441
#096	2018/08/08	3,750	440
#097	2018/08/22	3,750	440
#098	2018/09/05	3,900	440
#099	2018/09/19	3,500	441
#100 (FST)	2018/09/24	400	284
#101	2018/10/03	3,900	445
#102	2018/10/15	3,900	440
#103	2018/10/29	3,900	442
#104	2018/11/14	3,900	449
#105	2018/11/28	3,900	445
#106	2018/12/12	3,900	445
#107	2018/12/19	3,900	439

2017 CRS scores

Lowest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 413
Highest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 468

Number of ITAs and CRS score per draw in 2017

Draw	ITA Date	# of issued ITAs	Min CRS points
#051	2017/01/04	2,902	468
#052	2017/01/11	3,334	459
#053	2017/01/25	3,508	453
#054	2017/02/08	3,664	447
#055	2017/02/22	3,611	441
#056	2017/03/01	3,884	434
#057	2017/03/24	3,749	441
#058	2017/04/05	3,753	431
#059	2017/04/12	3,923	423
#060	2017/04/19	3,665	415
#061	2017/05/4	3,796	423
#062	2017/05/17	3,687	415
#063 (PNP)	2017/05/26	143	775
#064 (FST)	2017/05/26	400	199
#065	2017/05/31	3,877	413
#066	2017/06/28	3,409	449
#067	2017/07/12	3,202	440
#068	2017/08/02	3,264	441
#069	2017/08/09	2,991	433
#070	2017/08/23	3,035	434
#071	2017/09/06	2,772	435
#072	2017/09/20	2,871	433
#073	2017/10/04	2,801	438
#074	2017/11/18	2,757	436
#075 (PNP)	2017/11/01	290	673
#076 (FST)	2017/11/01	505	241
#077	2017/11/08	2,000	458
#078	2017/11/15	2,750	439
#079	2017/12/06	2,750	452
#080	2017/12/20	2,750	446

2016 CRS scores

Lowest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 453
Highest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 538

Number of ITAs and CRS score per draw in 2016

Draw	ITA Date	# of issued ITAs	Min CRS points
#024	2016/01/06	1,463	461
#025	2016/01/13	1,518	453
#026	2016/01/27	1,468	457
#027	2016/02/10	1,505	459
#028	2016/02/24	1,484	453
#029	2016/03/09	1,013	473
#030	2016/03/23	1,014	470
#031	2016/04/06	954	470
#032	2016/04/20	1,018	468
#033	2016/05/06	799	534
#034	2016/05/18	763	484
#035	2016/06/01	762	483
#036	2016/06/15	752	488
#037	2016/06/29	773	482
#038	2016/07/13	747	482
#039	2016/07/27	755	488
#040	2016/08/10	754	490
#041	2016/08/24	750	538
#042	2016/09/07	1,000	491
#043	2016/09/21	1,288	483
#044	2016/10/12	1,518	484
#045	2016/10/19	1,804	475
#046	2016/11/02	2,080	472
#047	2016/11/16	2,427	470
#048 (PNP)	2016/11/30	559	786
#049	2016/12/16	1,936	497
#050	2016/12/22	2,878	475

2015 CRS scores

Lowest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 450
Highest min CRS score (excluding specific draws): 886

Number of ITAs and CRS score per draw in 2015

Draw	ITA Date	# of issued ITAs	Min CRS points
#001	2015/01/31	779	886
#002	2015/02/07	779	818
#003 (CEC)	2015/02/20	849	808
#004	2015/02/27	1,187	735
#005	2015/03/20	1,620	481
#006	2015/03/27	1,637	453
#007	2015/04/10	925	469
#008	2015/04/17	715	453
#009	2015/05/22	1,361	755
#010	2015/06/12	1,501	482
#011	2015/06/27	1,575	469
#012	2015/07/10	1,516	463
#013	2015/07/17	1,581	451
#014	2015/08/07	1,402	471
#015	2015/08/21	1,523	456
#016	2015/09/08	1,517	459
#017	2015/09/18	1,545	450
#018	2015/10/02	1,530	450
#019	2015/10/23	1,502	489
#020	2015/11/13	1,506	484
#021	2015/11/27	1,559	472
#022	2015/12/04	1,451	461
#023	2015/12/18	1,503	460