Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system.
The immigration department issued 5,000 ITAs in a draw for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates.
To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have:
- A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 515; and
- Created an Express Entry candidate profile before 6:58 p.m., Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) on September 9, 2025.
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Summary of Express Entry draws in 2025
DateDraw TypeNumber of ITAsCut-off CRS score
December 17Canadian Experience Class5,000515
December 16Provincial Nominee Program399731
December 11Healthcare and social services1,000476
December 10Canadian Experience Class6,000520
December 8Provincial Nominee Program1,123729
November 28French language proficiency6,000408
November 25Canadian Experience Class1,000531
November 25Provincial Nominee Program777699
November 14Healthcare and social services3,500462
November 12Canadian Experience Class1,000533
November 10Provincial Nominee Program714738
October 29French language proficiency6,000416
October 28Canadian Experience Class1,000533
October 27Provincial Nominee Program302761
October 15Healthcare and social services2,500472
October 14Provincial Nominee Program345778
October 6French language proficiency4,500432
October 1Canadian Experience Class1,000534
September 29Provincial Nominee Program291855
September 18Trade1,250505
September 17Education2,500462
September 15Provincial Nominee Program228746
September 4French language proficiency4,500446
September 3Canadian Experience Class1,000534
September 2Provincial Nominee Program249772
August 19Healthcare and social services2,500470
August 18Provincial Nominee Program192800
August 8French language proficiency2,500481
August 7Canadian Experience Class1,000534
August 6Provincial Nominee Program225739
July 22Healthcare and social services4,000475
July 21Provincial Nominee Program202788
July 8Canadian Experience Class3,000518
July 7Provincial Nominee Program356750
June 26Canadian Experience Class3,000521
June 23Provincial Nominee Program503742
June 12Canadian Experience Class3,000529
June 10Provincial Nominee Program125784
June 4Healthcare and social services500504
June 2Provincial Nominee Program277726
May 13Canadian Experience Class500547
May 12Provincial Nominee Program511706
May 2Healthcare and social services 500510
May 1Education1,000479
April 28Provincial Nominee Program421727
April 14Provincial Nominee Program825764
March 21French language proficiency7,500379
March 17Provincial Nominee Program536736
March 6French language proficiency4,500410
March 3Provincial Nominee Program 725667
February 19French language proficiency 6,500428
February 17Provincial Nominee Program 646750
February 5Canadian Experience Class4,000521
February 4Provincial Nominee Program455802
January 23 Canadian Experience Class4,000527
January 8Canadian Experience Class1,350542
January 7Provincial Nominee Program471793
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Today’s draw is the second CEC draw in as many weeks, with the department issuing 11,000 ITAs in that time frame.
Typically, IRCC holds Express Entry draws on alternate weeks, meaning today’s draw comes as a welcome surprise. This pattern not only breaks the regular cadence of Express Entry draws, but also the recent trend of CEC draws, which have featured high CRS cut-offs paired with ITA issuances numbering just 1,000.
The drop in CRS cut-off for today’s draw represents a new low for CEC draws in 2025. Before this, the lowest CRS cut-off for the program was 518 points.
This is the fifth Express Entry draw of December. It follows a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw on December 15, a healthcare and social services occupation draw on December 11, and the largest Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw of the last 16 months on December 10.
Thus far, IRCC has issued 111,998 ITAs through the Express Entry system in 2025.
Express Entry draws this year have primarily focused on PNP draws, with the remainder of Express Entry ITAs dedicated to CEC candidates, candidates with French-language proficiency, and those in the Express Entry priority occupation categories:
Draw TypeNumber of Draws
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)23
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)15
French-language proficiency8
Healthcare and social services6
Education2
Trade1
ITAs by stream-type are detailed below, with the majority of invitations going to candidates in French category draws and the CEC program:
Draw typeITAs issued to date
French42,000
Canadian Experience Class36,850
Healthcare and social services13,500
Provincial Nominee Program9,775
Education3,500
Trade1,250
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