Last Updated On 16 February 2023, 2:02 PM EST (Toronto Time)
Today, Express Entry Draw sent 699 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency (PR) targeting profiles having a provincial nomination from one of the Canadian provinces.
Express Entry profiles having a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 791 or above received the invitations.
This is the second Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) only Express Entry draw in February 2023.
The specifics of today’s Express Entry draw are shown below.
Provincial Nominee Program
Number of invitations issued: 699
Rank required to be invited to apply: 699 or above
Date and time of round: February 15, 2023, at 16:13:27 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 791
Tie-breaking rule: February 08, 2023, at 18:09:01 UTC
Interesting thing to watch out is whether IRCC will hold another draw tomorrow or later this week? Will it be No program specified or Federal Skilled Workers or end of drought for Canadian Experience Class (CEC)?
CRS score distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool as of February 15, 2023
Latest processing time for Express Entry as of February 15
As of February 15, Express Entry processing times increased for all the three categories as listed below:
Canadian Experience Class – 16 months
Federal Skilled Worker Program – 31 months
Federal Skilled Trades Program – 70 months
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry – 11 months
Canada Express Entry Draws
Date
Immigration program
Invitations issued
CRS Score Cut-Off
February 2, 2023
Federal Skilled Worker
3,300
489
February 1, 2023
Provincial Nominee Program
893
733
January 18, 2023
No Program Specified
5,500
490
January 11, 2023
No Program Specified
5,500
507
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
What is Express Entry?
The fastest method to become a permanent resident (PR) of Canada is through the Express Entry system.
It has a processing time standard of 6 months following document submission in after accepting the invitation to apply (ITA).
Express Entry rates candidate profiles based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), a points-based algorithm.
The profiles having a score higher than the CRS cut off declared in a draw receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA), inviting them to file a permanent residency application.
Express Entry system serves as the application management system for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).
Candidates in the Express Entry pool with profiles under one of the above mentioned program, having a provincial nomination get 600 extra points.
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