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In the first category-based Express Entry draw of 2025, IRCC invites 6,500 candidates.

Through the Express Entry system, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has sent out more invitations to apply (ITAs).
6,500 ITAs were distributed by the department through a lottery based on French proficiency categories.

In order to be eligible, candidates had to construct an Express Entry candidate profile by 4:41 PM Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on February 10, 2025, and have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 428.

After two Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws and a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) earlier in February, today’s draw, which is the fourth of the month, comes next. In February alone, the IRCC issued 11,601 ITAs.

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As IRCC aims to reach its landings objective for 2025–2026, draws in 2025 have so far mostly targeted CEC and PNP applicants. Specifically, the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan’s “In-Canada Focus” category facilitates the immigrant landings* of both CEC and PNP candidates. A total of 82,890 admissions are allotted to this group in 2025.

4000 CEC invites are sent out by the IRCC in this week’s second Express Entry draw.

More invitations to apply (ITAs) via the Express Entry system have been sent out by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for canada pr.

4,000 ITAs were distributed by the government to applicants in a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw.

Candidates had to construct an Express Entry candidate profile by November 14, 2024, at the latest, and have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 521 in order to be eligible for this draw.

Following a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw on February 4 that welcomed 455 candidates in upgraded PNP programs, today’s draw is the second of the week.

5,821 ITAs were sent out by the IRCC in January to applicants for the upgraded PNP and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) programs.

Summary of Express Entry draws in 2025

Date Draw Type Number of ITAs Cut-off CRS score
February 5 Canadian Experience Class 4,000 521
February 4 Provincial Nominee Program 455 802
January 23 Canadian Experience Class 4,000 527
January 8 Canadian Experience Class 1,350 542
January 7 Provincial Nominee Program 471 793

IRCC held the second Express Entry draw of 2025 for PNP candidates.

The Express Entry Draw candidates have received additional invitations to apply (ITAs) from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

The department provided 455 ITAs to candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw.

To be accepted, candidates had to submit an Express Entry candidate profile by 7:39 p.m. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on December 7, 2024, and have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 802.

Following two Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draws and a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw earlier this month, today’s draw marks the fourth of the year.

In 2025, the IRCC has so far granted 6,276 ITAs under the Express Entry method.

The immigration administration has decided to prioritize applicants who meet the requirements for PNP, CEC, and category-based selection draws for ITAs since July 2024. This is consistent with the IRCC’s annual Immigration Levels Plan, which gives admissions to applicants who are already in Canada and who possess the professional and linguistic abilities necessary to satisfy the nation’s demographic and economic objectives through the federal immigration system.

The following are Canada’s Express Entry priority categories for 2025: 
1. Healthcare
2. Exchanges
3. Proficiency in French.

10,274 Canada Invitations to Work Permits in 2025’s First IEC Draw.

An huge rush of chances for foreign youngsters has greeted the start of the foreign Experience Canada, or IEC 2025, season.

An incredible 10,274 work permit invites were sent out in the initial rounds of invitations of IEC, which ended on January 17, 2025.

This is a promising beginning to a season that will help thousands of people throughout the world with their professional development and cross-cultural interactions.
Young Professionals, International Co-op (Internship), and Working Holiday Visa are the three main application categories offered by the IEC program.

The program is well on its way to meeting its annual targets, having already sent out over 10,274 invites in the first rounds.

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The invitations were sent out across these categories as follows:

1. Working Holiday Visa:
This category received close to 8,260 invitations.
33,825 applications from 34 eligible countries are currently in this pool.
2. Young Professionals:
This employer-specific work permit stream sent out more than 1,165 invitations.
3. International Co-op (Internship):
To qualifying applicants looking for practical work experience in Canada, over 849 invitations were sent out.

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