Express Entry held PNP specific draw and invited 589 candidates
Express Entry – Specific PNP Draw
- In 2023, Express Entry held 4 PNP-specific draws till date. Candidates who received a PNP nomination will get an additional points of 600. Hence they can easily receive ITA when they enter the Express Entry pool. Express Entry pools candidates with nominations, in a PNP-specific draw and issues invitations.
Express Entry draws in 2023
- Express Entry held 12 draws till date in 2023 and issued 45,148 ITAs to apply for the Canadian PR. The below table gives you all the information about the EE draws held in 2023, along with the CRS score.
| Draw no. | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited |
| 248 | May 10, 2023 | Provincial Nominee Program | 589 | 691 |
| 247 | April 26, 2023 | All Program draw | 3500 | 483 |
| 246 | April 12, 2023 | All Program draw | 3500 | 486 |
| 245 | March 29, 2023 | All Program draw | 7000 | 481 |
| 244 | March 23, 2023 | All Program draw | 7000 | 484 |
| 243 | March 15, 2023 | All Program draw | 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 | All Program draw | 5500 | 490 |
| 237 | January 11, 2023 | All Program draw | 5500 | 507 |
What is the CRS score in Express Entry? Why does it matter?
- Candidates that secure 67 points on the eligibility calculation are entered into the Express Entry pool. Here, another score comes into play. Allotted on a 1,200-point Comprehensive Ranking System, this is the CRS score of that Express Entry profile.
- A good CRS score matters as IRCC issues invitations to apply to the highest-ranked. The minimum CRS cut-off varies from draw to draw. The higher your CRS, the better are your chances of being invited to apply.
- A Canadian permanent residence application under Express Entry can only be submitted after an official invitation is received from IRCC.
Why do Express Entry PNP-only draws have high CRS scores?
- PNP-only draws have a CRS requirement in the higher range. A PNP nomination gets you CRS 600 points. If we exclude the points allotted based on nomination, the base score requirement goes down. For example, the cut-off in EE Draw #248 is CRS 691. If the 600 of a PNP nomination are removed, it leaves a human capital factors score requirement of only 91.
