IRCC invites 4000 CEC applicants in the latest draw. Applicants required a minimum CRS score of 527 to be considered.
Moreover, they also have had to submit an Express Entry applicant profile before 7:06:43 am Coordinated Universal Time on July 23, 2024, to be invited.
The recent draw follows a Provincial Nominee Program draw on January 7 and a Canadian Experience Class draw on January 8. In addition, IRCC has declared its intention to continue draws for these applicants in the future, as detailed through the ‘In-Canada Focus’ allocation of the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan. Also, the immigration department has dedicated 82,890 new immigrant landings to Canada in 2025 under its allocation.
Summary Of Express Entry Draws In 2025
IRCC invites 4000 CEC applicants in the latest draw. Below are the results for the same.
| Date | Draw Type | Number Of ITAs | Cut-Off CRS Score |
| January 23 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,000 | 527 |
| January 8 | Canadian Experience Class | 1,350 | 542 |
| January 7 | Provincial Nominee Program | 471 | 793 |
How Can I Increase My CRS Score?
The CRS assigns scores to applicants based on multiple factors, like:
- Core human capital factors
- Skill transferability factors
- Spouse or common-law partner factors
- Additional factors
Based on these criteria, newcomers seeking an ITA through the Express Entry system can take various steps to maximize their score under the CRS, including:
- Attaining higher education credentials
- Increasing official language ability in English or French
- Gaining additional Canadian or foreign work experience
- Obtaining a provincial nomination
- Obtaining a certificate of qualification in a trade occupation issued by a Canadian province – which can yield more points when combined with an applicant’s official language abilities
Note that points awarded for scoring factors differ depending on whether an applicant has a spouse or common-law partner in their application.
The Significance Of Express Entry
IRCC invites 4,000 CEC applicants in the latest draw.
Though originally stated to be overtaken by the PNP allocation in 2024, the programs managed under Express Entry have instead continued to be Canada’s largest economic pathways for economic immigration.
In the declaration of the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan, IRCC increased its landings allocation via the Express Entry system while simultaneously having landings allocations for PNPs – from 110,000 in 2024 to just 55,000 in 2025.
Moreover, changes to these landing allocations will have downstream effects on the number of ITAs that IRCC will issue to applicants through these programs or pathways. Reductions in landings targets will entail a reduction in ITAs through base PNP streams in 2025. Similarly, programs managed by Express Entry will likely have to issue more ITAs to meet their landings as their allocations rise.
These changes make the programs under Express Entry even more crucial pathways for foreign skilled workers looking to immigrate to Canada in 2025.
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