Express Entry is the application management system for three Canadian immigration programs: the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in the Express Entry pool are already eligible for at least one of these programs.
Express Entry uses a points-based system, the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), to rank candidates’ profiles. The top-scoring candidates receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) and can then apply for permanent residency.
After the candidate applies, an IRCC officer reviews the application and decides if they are approved. The officer will ask for biometrics and may set up an interview or request more documents. Once this is complete, if approved, the candidate is now a permanent resident of Canada and one step closer to becoming a Canadian citizen.
If you earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate and completed any part of your program of study or training between March 2020 and August 2022, you’re now eligible for Canadian educational credential points even if you completed the program entirely
Update your Express Entry profile to ensure you have the best possible chance to be invited to apply through Express Entry.
We rank candidates in the pool using a points-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). We select the highest-ranking candidates from the pool and invite them to apply for permanent residence.
Each invitation round has a set of instructions that are:
The instructions include:
Check your score and then use this information to see how likely you are to get an invitation in the next round.
Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system #236– November 23, 2022
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Number of invitations issued: 4,750
Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,750 or above
Date and time of round: November 23, 2022 15:42:46 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 491
Tie-breaking rule: October 13, 2022 11:22:17 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.
CRS score range | Number of candidates |
---|---|
601-1200 | 876 |
501-600 | 1,227 |
451-500 | 62,400 |
491-500 | 3,031 |
481-490 | 10,517 |
471-480 | 19,494 |
461-470 | 16,523 |
451-460 | 12,835 |
401-450 | 58,357 |
441-450 | 12,228 |
431-440 | 12,823 |
421-430 | 9,896 |
411-420 | 11,209 |
401-410 | 12,201 |
351-400 | 68,489 |
301-350 | 35,614 |
0-300 | 5,252 |
Total | 232,215 |
The numbers in this table reflect the total number of people in the pool overall, a few days before an invitation round. The score distribution may change as people submit new profiles and other profiles expire.