Latest Canada Express Entry Draw -December 16, 2024 #3309| 727 CRS Cut-Off | 1,085 NO. OF INVITATIONS ISSUED
- Express Entry Draw in Canada 2024
- Express Entry draw history: Number of ITAs issued and CRS score cut offs
- Provincial Nominee Program Express Entry draw history: CRS score cut offs and trend chart
- Federal Skilled Trades Draw History: CRS Score Cut Offs and Trend Chart
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw history: CRS score cut offs and trend chart
- Express Entry Draw History: FSW & non-program-specific draws
- Complete Express Entry draw history charts
- Express Entry Draw History
- Analysis of the latest Express Entry draw
- FSW and CEC draws resume
- CRS score distribution of candidates
Express Entry Draw in Canada 2024
Express Entry is an online application portal managed by the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada). It manages and processes the application received through various Canada immigration programs for skilled workers. The Government provides and offers invitations for the people who want to settle down in Canada. Here are the recent Canada Express Entry draw details
- The details of the latest 2024 Canada Express Entry draw:
- Draw number: 330
- Draw date: December 16, 2024,
- Immigration program: Provincial Nominee Program
- CRS score cut-off: 727
- Number of invitations for candidates: 1,085
The Express Entry Program in Canada is the most popular route for immigration. Read along for a detailed analysis of the latest Express Entry draw.
| ROUND NO | DRAW DATEY | PROGRAM | NO. OF INVITATIONS ISSUED | CRS CUT OFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
330 |
December 16, 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
1,085 |
727 |
|
329 |
December 3, 2024 |
French language proficiency |
800 |
466 |
|
328 |
December 2, 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
676 |
705 |
|
327 |
November 20, 2024 |
Healthcare occupations |
3,000 |
463 |
|
326 |
November 19, 2024 |
Canadian Experience Class |
400 |
539 |
|
325 |
November 18 , 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
174 |
816 |
|
324 |
November 15, 2024 |
French language proficiency |
800 |
478 |
|
323 |
November 13, 2024 |
Canadian Experience Class |
400 |
547 |
|
322 |
November 12, 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
733 |
812 |
|
321 |
October 23, 2024 |
Trade occupations |
1,800 |
433 |
|
320 |
October 22, 2024 |
Canadian Experience Class |
400 |
539 |
|
319 |
October 21, 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
648 |
791 |
|
318 |
October 10, 2024 |
French language proficiency |
1,000 |
444 |
|
317 |
October 9, 2024 |
Canadian Experience Class |
500 |
539 |
|
316 |
October 7, 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
1,613 |
743 |
|
315 |
September 19, 2024 |
Canadian Experience Class |
4,000 |
509 |
|
314 |
September 13, 2024 |
French language proficiency |
1,000 |
446 |
|
313 |
September 9, 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
911 |
732 |
|
312 |
August 27, 2024 |
Canadian Experience Class |
3,300 |
507 |
|
311 |
August 26, 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
1,121 |
694 |
|
310 |
August 15, 2024 |
French language proficiency |
2000 |
394 |
|
309 |
August 14, 2024 |
Canadian Experience Class |
3200 |
509 |
|
308 |
August 13, 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
763 |
690 |
|
307 |
July 31, 2024 |
Canadian Experience Class |
5000 |
510 |
|
306 |
July 30, 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
964 |
686 |
|
305 |
July 18, 2024 |
French language proficiency |
1800 |
400 |
|
304 |
July 17, 2024 |
Canadian Experience Class |
6300 |
515 |
|
303 |
July 16, 2024 |
Provincial nominees only |
1391 |
670 |
|
302 |
July 8, 2024 |
French proficiency |
3200 |
420 |
|
301 |
July 5, 2024 |
Healthcare occupations |
3750 |
445 |
|
300 |
July 4, 2024 |
Trade occupations |
1800 |
436 |
|
299 |
July 2, 2024 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
920 |
739 |
|
298 |
June 19, 2024 |
Provincial nominees only |
1499 |
663 |
|
297 |
May 31, 2024 |
Canadian Experience Class only |
3000 |
522 |
|
296 |
May 30, 2024 |
Provincial nominees only |
2985 |
676 |
|
295 |
April 24, 2024 |
French language proficiency only |
1400 |
410 |
|
294 |
April 23, 2024 |
General |
2095 |
529 |
|
293 |
April 11, 2024 |
STEM Occupations Only |
4500 |
491 |
|
292 |
April 10, 2024 |
General |
1280 |
549 |
|
291 |
March 26, 2024 |
French language proficiency only |
1500 |
338 |
|
290 |
March 25, 2024 |
General |
1980 |
524 |
|
289 |
March 13, 2024 |
Transport occupations (2024-1) |
975 |
430 |
|
288 |
March 12, 2024 |
General |
2850 |
525 |
|
287 |
February 29, 2024 |
French language proficiency (2024-1) |
2500 |
336 |
|
286 |
February 28, 2024 |
General |
1470 |
534 |
|
285 |
February 16, 2024 |
Agriculture and agri-food occupations (2023-1) |
150 |
437 |
|
284 |
February 14, 2024 |
Healthcare occupations (2023-1) |
3500 |
422 |
|
283 |
February 13, 2024 |
General |
1490 |
535 |
|
282 |
February 1, 2024 |
French language proficiency (2023-1) |
7,000 |
365 |
|
281 |
January 31, 2024 |
General |
730 |
541 |
|
280 |
January 23, 2024 |
General |
1040 |
543 |
|
279 |
January 10, 2024 |
General |
1,510 |
546 |
|
278 |
December 21, 2023 |
Agriculture and Agri-Food occupations only |
400 |
386 |
|
277 |
December 20, 2023 |
Transport occupation |
670 |
435 |
|
276 |
December 19, 2023 |
Trade Occupations |
1000 |
425 |
|
275 |
December 18, 2023 |
General |
1325 |
542 |
|
274 |
December 8, 2023 |
STEM Occupation |
5900 |
481 |
|
273 |
December 7, 2023 |
French language proficiency only |
1000 |
470 |
|
272 |
December 6, 2023 |
No Programs Specified |
4750 |
561 |
|
271 |
October 26, 2023 |
Healthcare occupations only |
3600 |
431 |
|
270 |
October 25, 2023 |
French language proficiency only |
300 |
486 |
|
269 |
October 24, 2023 |
Provincial nominees only |
1,548 |
776 |
|
268 |
October 10, 2023 |
No Programs Specified |
3725 |
500 |
|
267 |
September 20, 2023 |
No Programs Specified |
1000 |
435 |
|
266 |
September 19, 2023 |
Trades occupations only |
3200 |
531 |
|
265 |
September 12, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
183 |
88 & 60(PNP) |
|
264 |
August 30, 2023 |
No program specified |
772 |
44 |
|
263 |
August 16, 2023 |
SINP |
642 |
60(SINP) |
|
262 |
August 15, 2023 |
No program specified |
4300 |
496 |
|
261 |
August 3, 2023 |
Trades occupations only |
1500 |
388 |
|
260 |
August 2, 2023 |
French language proficiency only |
800 |
435 |
|
259 |
August 1, 2023 |
No program specified |
2000 |
517 |
|
258 |
July 12, 2023 |
No program specified |
3800 |
375 |
|
257 |
July 11, 2023 |
No program specified |
800 |
505 |
|
256 |
July 7, 2023 |
No program specified |
2300 |
439 |
|
255 |
July 6, 2023 |
Healthcare occupations only |
1500 |
463 |
|
254 |
July 5, 2023 |
STEM occupations only |
500 |
486 |
|
253 |
July 4, 2023 |
No program specified |
700 |
511 |
|
252 |
June 28, 2023 |
No program specified |
500 |
476 |
|
251 |
June 27, 2023 |
No program specified |
4300 |
486 |
|
250 |
June 8, 2023 |
No program specified |
4800 |
486 |
|
249 |
May 24, 2023 |
No program specified |
4800 |
488 |
|
248 |
May 10, 2023 |
Provincial nominees only |
589 |
691 |
|
247 |
April 26, 2023 |
No program specified |
3500 |
483 |
|
246 |
April 12, 2023 |
No program specified |
3500 |
486 |
|
245 |
March 29, 2023 |
No program specified |
7000 |
481 |
|
244 |
March 23, 2023 |
No program specified |
7000 |
484 |
|
243 |
March 15, 2023 |
No program specified |
7000 |
490 |
|
242 |
March 1, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
667 |
748 |
|
241 |
February 15, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
699 |
791 |
|
240 |
February 2, 2023 |
Federal Skilled Worker |
3300 |
489 |
|
239 |
February 1, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
893 |
733 |
|
238 |
January 18, 2023 |
No program specified |
5500 |
490 |
|
237 |
January 11, 2023 |
No program specified |
5500 |
507 |
|
236 |
November 23, 2022 |
No program specified |
4750 |
491 |
Express Entry draw history: Number of ITAs issued and CRS score cut offs
The CRS score is also termed as the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). It is the method through which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) evaluates and assesses the points for every Express Entry Profile. The minimum CRS score changes from draw to draw.
Provincial Nominee Program Express Entry draw history: CRS score cut offs and trend chart
The average minimum CRS score for the PNP from the last 5 draws is 764.
The chart below demonstrates the 5 draw moving average CRS score.
Express Entry draws CRS cut off trend: Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
CRS score
Chart 4: The Express Entry Draw Chart for PNP demonstrates the non-program specific draws showing the CRS cut off score for each draw and the rolling 5 draw average CRS cut off.
You can also visualise the number of invitations issued to apply for Canada immigration and can see the full details of the draws together.
Federal Skilled Trades Draw History: CRS Score Cut Offs and Trend Chart
The average minimum CRS score from the last 4 draws for Federal Skilled Trades is 347.
(Read More: How to immigrate to Canada as a Skilled Trades Person?)
The chart below demonstrates the 4 draw moving average CRS score.
Express Entry draws CRS cut off trend: Federal Skilled Trades (FST) draws
CRS score cut-off for FST from 2017
Chart 3: The Express Entry Draw Chart for FST demonstrates the non-program specific draws showing the CRS cut off score for each draw and the rolling 4 draw average CRS cut off.
You can also visualise the number of invitations issued to apply and can see the full details of the draws together. The skilled workers can apply for Canada PR through this program.
Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw history: CRS score cut offs and trend chart
The chart below demonstrates the 5 draw moving average CRS score. It specially depicts CEC draws.
Express Entry draw history: Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draws
CRS score
Chart 2: The Express Entry Draw Chart for CEC demonstrates the non-program specific draws showing the CRS cut off score for each draw and the rolling 5 draw average CRS cut off.
You can also visualise the number of invitations issued to apply and can see the full details of the draws together.
Express Entry Draw History: FSW & non-program-specific draws
CRS Score from the beginning of the year 2016
Chart 1: The Chart demonstrates the non-program specific draws showing the CRS cut off score for each draw and the rolling 5 draw average CRS cut off.
You can also visualise the number of invitations issued to apply and can see the full details of the draws together.
(Read More: How to apply for Federal Skilled Worker Program?)
Complete Express Entry draw history charts
Check out the information below for the number of ITA’s issued and the CRS score cut-off for every draw from 2015.
Federal Skilled Workers program didn’t target a specific immigration program and it has targeted only FSW candidates.
Provincial Nominee Program draws targeted specific programs like Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Trades (FST) and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
(Read More: Which Program is better for Canada immigration?)
FSW candidates are normally drawn in “all-programs” draws that don’t specifically target a particular Express Entry stream.
Below are the given charts for the program specific draws: CEC, PNP and FST draw.
Express Entry Draw History
2022 and 2023 Express Entry draws
The express entry draws in 2022 were only Provincial Nominee Program draws up till July 6, 2022.
The draws have switched to “all-program” draws throughout 2022 and for the first two draws of 2023.
The 3rd, 4th and 6th draws of 2023 were Canada PNP (Provincial Nominee Program) draws and the 4th draw was a Federal Skilled Worker draw. The most recent draws have been “all-program” draws.
Check out the information below for the number of ITA’s issued and the CRS score cut-off for every draw from 2015
Analysis of the latest Express Entry draw
The IRCC has planned to issue 7000 ITAs in a row for the third time. It is a joint programme with the previous draws held on March 15th and March 23rd 2023.
The latest Express entry Draw is the fifth “all-programs” draw of 2023. “All-programs” refers to the candidates applying through any of the various Canada immigration programs.
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cut-off plays a key role in deciding the candidate’s performance. This “all-programs” draw has reduced the CRS score by 3 points since the last draw. The CRS score has decreased by 76 points since “all-programs” draws resumed in July 2022.
We have provided the full history of the draw in the form of charts. Check out the below information to know more.
FSW and CEC draws resume
Canada started conducting Express Entry FSW draws and CEC draws on July 6, 2022, after taking a pause of 19 months
The Express Entry draws were held on July 6, July 20, August 3, August 17, August 31, September 14, September 28, October 12, October 26, November 9, November 23, 2022, January 11, and January 18, 2023. These were “all-programs” draws which means everyone in the Express Entry Pool were eligible to receive an ITA for Canada PR.
Candidates applying through any immigration program like Federal Skilled Workers (FSW), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Canada Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Federal Skilled Trades (FST) were eligible.
(Read More: How to migrate to Canada as a skilled worker?)
The last Federal Skilled Workers Express Entry Draw was conducted on December 23rd, 2020.
The last CEC draw was conducted on September 14th, 2021.
CRS score distribution of candidates
According to the statistics of March 2023, the CRS scores of candidates in the Express Entry pool is distributed as:
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
|---|---|
|
601-1200 |
261 |
|
501-600 |
468 |
|
451-500 |
58,698 |
|
491-500 |
374 |
|
481-490 |
6,859 |
|
471-480 |
21,051 |
|
461-470 |
16,996 |
|
451-460 |
13,418 |
|
401-450 |
61,381 |
|
441-450 |
12,752 |
|
431-440 |
13,291 |
|
421-430 |
10,709 |
|
411-420 |
11,917 |
|
401-410 |
12,712 |
|
351-400 |
71,304 |
|
301-350 |
37,124 |
|
0-300 |
5,711 |
|
Total |
234,947 |
(Read More: What is the new language test for Canada Immigration?)
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What happens if several candidates have the cut-off for CRS score?
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How many invitations are given to people to apply in each Express Entry draw?
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When will the IRCC conduct the next Express Entry draw?
The person who has submitted their Express Entry profile will get the first invitation to apply if they meet the CRS cut-off score.
The average number of invitations to apply in each ‘’all-programs’’ draw was 3,582 since 2017. From 2017, the numbers started to be high consistently.
But when we look at recent statistics, the number of invitations to apply was 3,846 from 2020 to 2022. Also, remember that there were no ‘’all-programs’’ in 2021 due to the pandemic.
There is no fixed or definite schedule for the Express Entry draw. But IRCC says that draws will be held about every 2 weeks. Every Express Entry Draw in 2022 was scheduled on a Wednesday.
We hope that you found this article helpful. If you are applying for any of the above programs, approach a consultancy nearby for expert guidance on Canada Immigration.
