Latest Express Entry Draws

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August 8, 2018

The sixteenth Express Entry draw for permanent residency candidates in 2018 has taken place. It has resulted in a decrease of one Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) point requirement for candidates to receive an invitation to apply (ITA), compared to the previous draw on July 25, 2018. The CRS score of the lowest-ranked invited candidate was 440, with 3,750 ITAs issued in total.

As in recent draws, a tie-break is being applied. As multiple candidates have 440 CRS points, those who have had a profile in the pool longer are prioritized.

On November 1, the government of Canada revealed its Immigration Plan for 2018-2020. It outlined Canada’s commitment to increase the numbers accepted, through the three Express Entry programs, to around 240,000 over three years period, with another 178,000 or so new permanent residents to settle through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) before the end of 2020.
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More invitations are expected to be issued over the coming years and should be more than the 2017 level, benefiting individuals and families around the world wishing to make Canada their new permanent home. To learn more about Express Entry and the CRS, check out our 10-step guide.

Latest CRS score

		ITA issued	Number of ITA issued	Minimum CRS points
	Draw 96	August 8	3,750	440

 

Historical CRS scores since 2015

2018 CRS scores

Lowest CRS score (excluding specific program draws): 440
Highest CRS score (excluding specific program draws) : 456
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		ITA issued	Number of ITA issued	Minimum CRS points
	Draw 81	January 10	2,750	446
	Draw 82	January 24	2,750	444
	Draw 83	February 7	3,000	442
	Draw 84	February 21	3,000	442
	Draw 85	March 14	3,000	456
	Draw 86	March 26	3,000	446
	Draw 87	April 11	3,500	444
	Draw 88	April 25	3,500	441
	Draw 89	May 9	3,500	441
	Draw 90	May 23	3,500	440
	Draw 91 (FST and PNP)	May 30	700	288 and 902
	Draw 92	June 13	3,750	451
	Draw 93	June 25	3,750	442
	Draw 94	July 11	3,750	442
	Draw 95	July 25	3,750	441
	Draw 96	August 8	3,750	440

 

2017 CRS scores

Lowest CRS score (excluding specific program draws): 413
Highest CRS score (excluding specific program draws) : 468
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		ITA issued	Number of ITA issued	Minimum CRS points
	Draw 51	January 4	2,902	468
	Draw 52	January 11	3,334	459
	Draw 53	January 25	3,508	453
	Draw 54	February 8	3,664	447
	Draw 55	February 22	3,611	441
	Draw 56	March 1	3,884	434
	Draw 57	March 24	3,749	441
	Draw 58	April 5	3,753	431
	Draw 59	April 12	3,923	423
	Draw 60	April 19	3,665	415
	Draw 61	May 4	3,796	423
	Draw 62	May 17	3,687	415
	Draw 63 (PNP)	May 26	143	775
	Draw 64 (FST)	May 26	400	199
	Draw 65	May 31	3,877	413
	Draw 66	June 28	3,409	449
	Draw 67	July 12	3,202	440
	Draw 68	August 2	3,264	441
	Draw 69	August 9	2,991	433
	Draw 70	August 23	3,035	434
	Draw 71	September 6	2,772	435
	Draw 72	September 20	2,871	433
	Draw 73	October 4	2,801	438
	Draw 74	October 18	2,757	436
	Draw 75 (PNP)	November 1	290	673
	Draw 76 (FST)	November 1	505	241
	Draw 77	November 8	2,000	458
	Draw 78	November 15	2,750	439
	Draw 79	December 6	2,750	452
	Draw 80	December 20	2,750	446

 

2016 CRS scores

Lowest CRS score (excluding specific program draws): 453
Highest CRS score (excluding specific program draws) : 538
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		ITA issued	Number of ITA issued	Minimum CRS points
	Draw 24	January 6	1,463	461
	Draw 25	January 13	1,518	453
	Draw 26	January 27	1,468	457
	Draw 27	February 10	1,505	459
	Draw 28	February 24	1,484	453
	Draw 29	March 9	1,013	473
	Draw 30	March 23	1,014	470
	Draw 31	April 6	954	470
	Draw 32	April 20	1,018	468
	Draw 33	May 6	799	534
	Draw 34	May 18	763	484
	Draw 35	June 1	762	483
	Draw 36	June 15	752	488
	Draw 37	June 29	773	482
	Draw 38	July 13	747	482
	Draw 39	July 27	755	488
	Draw 40	August 10	754	490
	Draw 41	August 24	750	538
	Draw 42	September 7	1,000	491
	Draw 43	September 21	1,288	483
	Draw 44	October 12	1,518	484
	Draw 45	October 19	1,804	475
	Draw 46	November 2	2,080	472
	Draw 47	November 16	2,427	470
	Draw 48 (PNP)	November 30	559	786
	Draw 49	December 16	1,936	497
	Draw 50	December 22	2,878	475

 

2015 CRS scores

Lowest CRS score (excluding specific program draws): 413
Highest CRS score (excluding specific program draws) : 450
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		ITA issued	Number of ITA issued	Minimum CRS points
	Draw 1	January 31	779	886
	Draw 2	February 7	779	818
	Draw 3 (CEC)	February 20	849	808
	Draw 4	February 27	1,187	735
	Draw 5	March 20	1,620	481
	Draw 6	March 27	1,637	453
	Draw 7	April 10	925	469
	Draw 8	April 17	715	453
	Draw 9	May 22	1,361	755
	Draw 10	June 12	1,501	482
	Draw 11	June 27	1,575	469
	Draw 12	July 10	1,516	463
	Draw 13	July 17	1,581	451
	Draw 14	August 7	1,402	471
	Draw 15	August 21	1,523	456
	Draw 16	September 8	1,517	459
	Draw 17	September 18	1,545	450
	Draw 18	October 2	1,530	450
	Draw 19	October 23	1,502	489
	Draw 20	November 13	1,506	484
	Draw 21	November 27	1,559	472
	Draw 22	December 4	1,451	461
	Draw 23	December 18	1,503	460

 

Follow our 10-step guide here to become a permanent resident under Express Entry.

Check out here the common mistakes made in the post-ITA stage.