Three New Express Entry Draws This Week Sent 9,491 PR Invitations

Last Updated On 1 August 2024, 11:23 AM EDT (Toronto Time)

The third Express Entry draw of the week on July 18 sent out 1,800 invitations to apply for permanent residency.

Previously, on July 17, an Express Entry draw for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) sent out 6,300 permanent residency invitations (ITAs).

This is more than double the number of invitations sent in the first CEC-only Express Entry draw in May 2024 and brings a ray of hope for CEC candidates in the pool.

The comprehensive ranking system’s (CRS) cutoff score is 515 in today’s draw, 5 points less than our prediction posted yesterday because of the higher number of invitations.

Also on July 16, IRCC sent out 1,391 ITAs targeting profiles with a provincial nomination from one of the Canadian provinces.

Summary of All The Express Entry Draw This Week

Specifics	July 18	July 17	July 16
Category	Level 7 in French	Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	Provincial Nominee Program
Invitations	1,800	6,300	1,391
CRS Cutoff	400	515	670
Tie-breaking rule	March 8, 2024, at 19:51:40 UTC	February 03, 2024 at 13:01:06 UTC	May 04, 2024 at 13:27:31 UTC

July has now become the best month for Express Entry with sending out 19,161 invitations to apply so far surpassing the 16,110 sent in February 2024.

Given that IRCC has restarted CEC draws, the likelihood of a decrease in the cutoff score is contingent upon the regularity and magnitude of these invitation rounds.

Express Entry Draw Summary for the Year 2024

Immigration Program	No. of Draws	Total Invitations	Average CRS Score	Lowest CRS Score	Highest CRS Score
General or No Program Specified	9	14,445	536	524	549
Targeted Draw for French Speakers	6	17,400	386	336	420
Agriculture and Agri-food draw	1	150	437	437	437
Transport-targeted draw	1	975	430	430	430
STEM Targeted Draw	1	4,500	491	491	491
Healthcare Targeted Draw	2	7,250	433.50	422	445
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	2	9,300	518.5	515	522
Trades Targeted Draw	1	1,800	436	436	436
Provincial Nominee Program	4	6,795	687	663	739

CRS Score Trend In 2024

Distribution of CRS Scores in the Pool

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	184
501-600	16,968
451-500	60,115
491-500	9,982
481-490	11,852
471-480	15,120
461-470	12,616
451-460	10,545
401-450	52,635
441-450	10,067
431-440	11,020
421-430	9,701
411-420	10,888
401-410	10,959
351-400	54,597
301-350	25,669
0-300	5,567
Total	215,735

CRS Score distribution in the pool

When was the last Express Entry draw?

Previous Express Entry draw was on July 17 and was exclusively for profiles created under the Canadian Experience Class.

With a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 515 or above, 6,300 individuals were invited to apply for permanent residency (PR) in the draw.

Kamal Deep Singh, RCIC

Kamal Deep Singh, RCIC (Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant) licensed by CICC (formerly known as ICCRC) with member number R708618. He brings extensive knowledge of immigration law and new changes to rapidly evolving IRCC.