First Express Entry Draw Of The Year Sent 5,500 New Invites

Last Updated On 18 January 2023, 4:54 PM EST (Toronto Time)

Today, Express Entry Draw invited 5,500 profiles to apply for permanent residency (PR). Applicants having a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 507 or above received the invitations.

CRS cut off score jumped by 17 points as compared to Express Entry draw on November 23, 2022.

Furthermore, number of invites increased by 750 as compared to the previous draw. This is the 1st all program Express Entry draw this year.

Below are the details of today’s All Program Express Entry draw.

• Number of invitations issued: 5,500
• Rank required to be invited to apply: 5,500 or above
• Date and time of round: January 11, 2023 16:14:19 UTC
• CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 507
• Tie-breaking rule: December 06, 2022 11:00:07 UTC

If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.

All program Express Entry draws include all the the Express Entry profiles under Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), and Federal Skilled Trades (FSTP).

Additionally, it also consider profiles under any of the aforementioned categories having a provincial nomination.

Next Express Entry draw cut off is also projected to be above 500 as per CRS score distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool as of January 11, 2023 listed below.

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CRS score distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool as of January 11, 2023

Latest processing time for Express Entry as of January 10

As of January 10, Express Entry processing times increased for all the three categories as listed below:

• Canadian Experience Class – 20 months
• Federal Skilled Worker Program – 30 months
• Federal Skilled Trades Program – 63 months
• Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry – 12 months

Full List Of Canada Express Entry Draws In 2022

Date	Immigration program	Invitations issued	CRS Score Cut-Off
November 23, 2022	No Program Specified	4,750	491
November 9, 2022	No Program Specified	4,750	494
October 26, 2022	No Program Specified	4,750	496
October 12, 2022	No Program Specified	4,250	500
September 28, 2022	No Program Specified	3,750	504
September 14, 2022	No Program Specified	3,250	510
August 31, 2022	No Program Specified	2,750	516
August 17, 2022	No Program Specified	2,250	525
August 3, 2022	No Program Specified	2,000	533
July 20, 2022	No Program Specified	1,750	542
July 6, 2022	No Program Specified	1,500	557
June 22, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	636	752
June 8, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	932	796
May 25, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	590	741
May 11, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	545	753
April 27, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	829	772
April 13, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	787	782
March 30, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	919	785
March 16, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	924	754
March 2, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1,047	761
February 16, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1,082	710
February 2, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1,070	674
January 19, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	1,036	745
January 5, 2022	Provincial Nominee Program	392	808

What is Express Entry System?

Express Entry system is the fastest way to get Canadian Permanent Residency (PR). It has processing time of 6 months after submission of documents following the ITA.

The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), a points-based methodology, is used by Express Entry to rate applicant profiles. The highest-scoring applicants are given an Invitation to Apply (ITA), after which they can submit an application for permanent residence.

The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) all use Express Entry as their application management system (FSTP).

Candidates for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) who are in the Express Entry pool are already qualified for at least one of these programmes.

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