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December 12, 2018

The 105st Express Entry draw for permanent residency candidates took place on December 12, 2018. It has resulted in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points requirement for candidates to receive an invitation to apply (ITA), to stay the same as compared to the previous draw on November 28, 2018. 

The CRS score of the lowest-ranked invited candidate was 445, with 3,900 ITAs issued in total.

As in recent draws, a tie-break is being applied. As multiple candidates have 445 CRS points, those who have had a profile in the pool before November 28, 2018 at 09:51:43 UTC will get an ITA.

Latest CRS Cutoff Score

Draw	ITA issued	Number of ITA issued	Minimum CRS points
#106	December 12	3,900	445

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.
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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. It outlined Canada’s commitment to increase the numbers accepted, through the three Express Entry programs, to around 256,000 over three years period, with another 200,000 or so new permanent residents to settle through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) before the end of 2021.
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More invitations are expected to be issued over the coming years and should be more than the 2017-2018 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.

Historical CRS scores since 2015

2018 CRS scores

Lowest CRS score (excluding specific draws): 440
Highest CRS score (excluding specific draws): 456
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Draw	ITA issued	Number of ITA issued	Minimum CRS points
#081	January 10	2,750	446
#082	January 24	2,750	444
#083	February 7	3,000	442
#084	February 21	3,000	442
#085	March 14	3,000	456
#086	March 26	3,000	446
#087	April 11	3,500	444
#088	April 25	3,500	441
#089	May 9	3,500	441
#090	May 23	3,500	440
#091 (FST and PNP)	May 30	700	288 and 902
#092	June 13	3,750	451
#093	June 25	3,750	442
#094	July 11	3,750	442
#095	July 25	3,750	441
#096	August 8	3,750	440
#097	August 22	3,750	440
#098	September 5	3,900	440
#099	September 19	3,500	441
#100 (FST)	September 24	400	284
#101	October 3	3,900	445
#102	October 15	3,900	440
#103	October 29	3,900	442
#104	November 14	3,900	449
#105	November 28	3,900	445
#106	December 12	3,900	445

2017 CRS scores

Lowest CRS score (excluding specific draws): 413
Highest CRS score (excluding specific draws): 468
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Draw	ITA issued	Number of ITA issued	Minimum CRS points
#051	January 4	2,902	468
#052	January 11	3,334	459
#053	January 25	3,508	453
#054	February 8	3,664	447
#055	February 22	3,611	441
#056	March 1	3,884	434
#057	March 24	3,749	441
#058	April 5	3,753	431
#059	April 12	3,923	423
#060	April 19	3,665	415
#061	May 4	3,796	423
#062	May 17	3,687	415
#063 (PNP)	May 26	143	775
#064 (FST)	May 26	400	199
#065	May 31	3,877	413
#066	June 28	3,409	449
#067	July 12	3,202	440
#068	August 2	3,264	441
#069	August 9	2,991	433
#070	August 23	3,035	434
#071	September 6	2,772	435
#072	September 20	2,871	433
#073	October 4	2,801	438
#074	October 18	2,757	436
#075 (PNP)	November 1	290	673
#076 (FST)	November 1	505	241
#077	November 8	2,000	458
#078	November 15	2,750	439
#079	December 6	2,750	452
#080	December 20	2,750	446

2016 CRS scores

Lowest CRS score (excluding specific draws): 453
Highest CRS score (excluding specific draws): 538
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Draw	ITA issued	Number of ITA issued	Minimum CRS points
#024	January 6	1,463	461
#025	January 13	1,518	453
#026	January 27	1,468	457
#027	February 10	1,505	459
#028	February 24	1,484	453
#029	March 9	1,013	473
#030	March 23	1,014	470
#031	April 6	954	470
#032	April 20	1,018	468
#033	May 6	799	534
#034	May 18	763	484
#035	June 1	762	483
#036	June 15	752	488
#037	June 29	773	482
#038	July 13	747	482
#039	July 27	755	488
#040	August 10	754	490
#041	August 24	750	538
#042	September 7	1,000	491
#043	September 21	1,288	483
#044	October 12	1,518	484
#045	October 19	1,804	475
#046	November 2	2,080	472
#047	November 16	2,427	470
#048 (PNP)	November 30	559	786
#049	December 16	1,936	497
#050	December 22	2,878	475

2015 CRS scores

Lowest CRS score (excluding specific draws): 450
Highest CRS score (excluding specific draws): 886
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Draw	ITA issued	Number of ITA issued	Minimum CRS points
#001	January 31	779	886
#002	February 7	779	818
#003 (CEC)	February 20	849	808
#004	February 27	1,187	735
#005	March 20	1,620	481
#006	March 27	1,637	453
#007	April 10	925	469
#008	April 17	715	453
#009	May 22	1,361	755
#010	June 12	1,501	482
#011	June 27	1,575	469
#012	July 10	1,516	463
#013	July 17	1,581	451
#014	August 7	1,402	471
#015	August 21	1,523	456
#016	September 8	1,517	459
#017	September 18	1,545	450
#018	October 2	1,530	450
#019	October 23	1,502	489
#020	November 13	1,506	484
#021	November 27	1,559	472
#022	December 4	1,451	461
#023	December 18	1,503	460

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