Canada Express Entry draws – latest pool draw report
Canada Express Entry draws
Updated January 1, 2023. This Canada Express Entry draws page provides you with every Express Entry draw result since 2020.
Express Entry is the application system that Canada uses to manage skilled worker applications. It is also the most popular way to immigrate to Canada.
In Canada Express Entry draws, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issues qualified candidates from the Express Entry pool an invitation to apply for Canadian PR.
IRCC conducts an Express Entry draw approximately every two weeks from the Express Entry immigration candidates pool. IRCC approves your application and you complete the landing process. You then will officially become a Canadian permanent resident.
Eligibility for Canada Express Entry draw
In order to enter the federal Express Entry pool, candidates must first create a Canada Express Entry profile with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) at create an Express Entry profile. As well, you must also meet the eligibility requirements for one of the three programs. These are: the Federal Skilled Worker Class; the Federal Skilled Trades Class; and the Canadian Experience Class.
Express Entry also processes several immigration programs run by Canada’s provincial and territorial governments under their respective Provincial Immigrant Nomination Programs.
Canada Express Entry draws since 2020
Express Entry Draws: 2022
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | 491 | November 23, 2022 | 4,750 |
| 235 | 494 | November 9, 2022 | 4,750 |
| 234 | 491 | October 26, 2022 | 4,750 |
| 233 | 500 | October 12, 2022 | 4,250 |
| 232 | 504 | September 28, 2022 | 3,750 |
| 231 | 511 | September 14, 2022 | 3,250 |
| 230 | 516 | August 31, 2022 | 2,750 |
| 229 | 525 | August 17, 2022 | 2,250 |
| 228 | 533 | August 3, 2022 | 2,000 |
| 227 | 542 | July 20, 2022 | 1,750 |
| 226 | 557 | July 6, 2022 | 1,500 |
| 225 | 752 (*Provincial nominees only) | June 22, 2022 | 636 |
| 224 | 796 (*Provincial nominees only) | June 8, 2022 | 932 |
| 223 | 741 (*Provincial nominees only) | May 25, 2022 | 589 |
| 222 | 753 (*Provincial nominees only) | May 11, 2022 | 545 |
| 221 | 772 (*Provincial nominees only) | April 27, 2021 | 829 |
| 220 | 782 (*Provincial nominees only) | April 13, 2021 | 787 |
| 219 | 785 (*Provincial nominees only) | March 30, 2022 | 919 |
| 218 | 754 (*Provincial nominees only) | March 16, 2022 | 924 |
| 217 | 761 (*Provincial nominees only) | March 02, 2022 | 1,047 |
| 216 | 710 (*Provincial nominees only) | February 16, 2022 | 1,082 |
| 215 | 674 (*Provincial nominees only) | February 2, 2022 | 1,070 |
| 214 | 745 (*Provincial nominees only) | January 19, 2022 | 1,036 |
| 213 | 808 (*Provincial nominees only) | January 5, 2022 | 392 |
Express Entry Draws: 2021
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | 720 (*Provincial nominees only) | December 22, 2021 | 746 |
| 211 | 698 (*Provincial nominees only) | December 10, 2021 | 1,032 |
| 210 | 737 (*Provincial nominees only) | November 24, 2021 | 613 |
| 209 | 685 (*Provincial nominees only) | November 10, 2021 | 775 |
| 208 | 744 (*Provincial nominees only) | October 27, 2021 | 888 |
| 207 | 720 (*Provincial nominees only) | October 13, 2021 | 681 |
| 206 | 742 (*Provincial nominees only) | September 29, 2021 | 761 |
| 205 | 732 (*Provincial nominees only) | September 15, 2021 | 521 |
| 204 | 462 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | September 14, 2021 | 2,000 |
| 203 | 764 (*Provincial nominees only) | September 1, 2021 | 635 |
| 202 | 403 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | August 19, 2021 | 3,000 |
| 201 | 751 (*Provincial nominees only) | August 18, 2021 | 463 |
| 200 | 404 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | August 5, 2021 | 3,000 |
| 199 | 760 (*Provincial nominees only) | August 4, 2021 | 512 |
| 198 | 357 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | July 22, 2021 | 4,500 |
| 197 | 734 (*Provincial nominees only) | July 21, 2021 | 462 |
| 196 | 369 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | July 8, 2021 | 4,500 |
| 195 | 760 (*Provincial nominees only) | July 7, 2021 | 627 |
| 194 | 357 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | June 24, 2021 | 6,000 |
| 193 | 742 (*Provincial nominees only) | June 23, 2021 | 1,002 |
| 192 | 368 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | June 10, 2021 | 6,000 |
| 191 | 711 (*Provincial nominees only) | June 9, 2021 | 940 |
| 190 | 380 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | May 31, 2021 | 5,956 |
| 189 | 713 (*Provincial nominees only) | May 26, 2021 | 500 |
| 188 | 397 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | May 20, 2021 | 1,842 |
| 187 | 401 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | May 13, 2021 | 4,147 |
| 186 | 752 (*Provincial nominees only) | May 12, 2021 | 557 |
| 185 | 400 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | April 29, 2021 | 6,000 |
| 184 | 717 (*Provincial nominees only) | April 28, 2021 | 381 |
| 183 | 417 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | April 16, 2021 | 6,000 |
| 182 | 753 (*Provincial nominees only) | April 14, 2021 | 266 |
| 181 | 432 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | April 1, 2021 | 5,000 |
| 180 | 778 (*Provincial nominees only) | March 31, 2021 | 284 |
| 179 | 449 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | March 18, 2021 | 5,000 |
| 178 | 682 (*Provincial nominees only) | March 17, 2021 | 183 |
| 177 | 739 (*Provincial nominees only) | March 8, 2021 | 671 |
| 176 | 75 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | February 13, 2021 | 27,332 |
| 175 | 720 (*Provincial nominees only) | February 10, 2021 | 654 |
| 174 | 454 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | January 21, 2021 | 4,626 |
| 173 | 741 (*Provincial nominees only) | January 20, 2021 | 374 |
| 172 | 461 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | January 7, 2021 | 4,750 |
| 171 | 813 (*Provincial nominees only) | January 6, 2021 | 250 |
Express Entry Draws: 2020
| Draw # | Minimum CRS Score Required | Date of Draw | # of ITAs Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | 468 | December 23, 2020 | 5,000 |
| 169 | 469 | December 9, 2020 | 5,000 |
| 168 | 469 | November 25, 2020 | 5,000 |
| 167 | 472 | November 18, 2020 | 5,000 |
| 166 | 478 | November 5, 2020 | 4,500 |
| 165 | 471 | October 14, 2020 | 4,500 |
| 164 | 471 | September 29, 2020 | 4,200 |
| 163 | 472 | September 16, 2020 | 4,200 |
| 162 | 475 | September 2, 2020 | 4,200 |
| 161 | 454 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | August 20, 2020 | 3,300 |
| 160 | 771 (*Provincial nominees only) | August 19, 2020 | 600 |
| 159 | 415 (*Federal Skilled Trades candidates only) | August 6, 2020 | 250 |
| 158 | 476 | August 5, 2020 | 3,900 |
| 157 | 445 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | July 23, 2020 | 3,343 |
| 156 | 687 (*Provincial nominees only) | July 22, 2020 | 557 |
| 155 | 478 | July 8, 2020 | 3,900 |
| 154 | 431 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | June 25, 2020 | 3,508 |
| 153 | 696 (*Provincial nominees only) | June 24, 2020 | 392 |
| 152 | 437 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | June 11, 2020 | 3,559 |
| 151 | 743 (*Provincial nominees only) | June 10, 2020 | 341 |
| 150 | 440 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | May 28, 2020 | 3,515 |
| 149 | 757 (*Provincial nominees only) | May 27, 2020 | 385 |
| 148 | 447 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | May 15, 2020 | 3,371 |
| 147 | 718 (*Provincial nominees only) | May 14, 2020 | 529 |
| 146 | 452 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | May 1, 2020 | 3,311 |
| 145 | 692 (*Provincial nominees only) | April 29, 2020 | 589 |
| 144 | 455 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | April 16,2020 | 3,782 |
| 143 | 808 (*Provincial nominees only) | April 15, 2020 | 118 |
| 142 | 464 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | April 9, 2020 | 3,294 |
| 141 | 698 (*Provincial nominees only) | April 9, 2020 | 606 |
| 140 | 467 (*Canadian Experience Class only) | March 23, 2020 | 3,232 |
| 139 | 720 (*Provincial nominees only) | March 18, 2020 | 668 |
| 138 | 471 | March 4, 2020 | 3,900 |
| 137 | 470 | February 19, 2020 | 4,500 |
| 136 | 472 | February 5, 2020 | 3,500 |
| 135 | 471 | January 22, 2020 | 3,400 |
| 134 | 473 | January 8, 2020 | 3,400 |
Canada Express Entry draws quick facts
- Launch date: January 1, 2015
- First draw from the pool: January 31, 2015
- Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC): 413 (May 31, 2017)
- Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 75 (February 13, 2021)
- Minimum CRS points required for selection in the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC): 199 (May 26, 2017)
- Largest number of invitations in any Canada Express Entry draws: 27,332 (February 13, 2021 Canadian Experience Class only draw)
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2022: 16,039
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2021: 114,431
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2020: 107,350
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2019: 85,300
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2018: 89,800
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2017: 86,023
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2016: 33,782
- Total number of ITAs issued in 2015: 31,063
Canada Express Entry Programs
Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC)
The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) launched since 1967. FSWP is the main way that skilled workers immigrate to Canada.
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) opened in 2008. It is a pathway for foreigners who have worked in Canada and want to become permanent resident.
The CEC is also very popular among temporary foreign workers and international graduates as they are already in Canada.
Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
Launched in 2013, the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) offers a Canada PR pathway to foreigners with skilled trades backgrounds.
Provincial Immigrant Nomination Programs (PNP)
Canadian provinces/territories do not have the ability to give Canadian permanent resident status. However, they can nominate you into the federal Express Entry immigration pool if you are willing to settle in their province. PNP nomination automatically gives you a whopping 600 points in your Express Entry CRS score, which virtually guarantees that IRCC will invite you to apply for PR.
Launched in 1998, PNP nomination is also the second leading way to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker after Express Entry programs.
How does PNP nomination help your Canada immigration application?
The 600 CRS points from a PNP nomination virtually guarantee that you will receive an invitation to apply for PR in an Express Entry draw.
For example, Zak has a bachelor’s degree. He has also been working in health care sciences for five years. Zak has never worked or studied in Canada. He has the necessary Canada English or French language proficiency.
Zak’s federal Express Entry pool CRS score is 330. However, he recently obtained a provincial nomination through a PNP. As a result IRCC awards him additional 600 points.
Consequently, Zak’s total Express Entry CRS score jumps to 930 points! This is well above the minimum CRS score that Zak needs to get an invitation in a federal Express Entry draw.
IRCC will issue qualified PNP candidates in the Express Entry pool an invitation to apply for permanent residence. And then, after IRCC approves your application you complete the landing process, and officially become a Canadian permanent resident.
