Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system.

The immigration department issued 500 ITAs to candidates in a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw.

To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have:

• A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 547; and
• Created an Express Entry candidate profile before 5:26 p.m., Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) on 21 May, 2024.

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Summary of Express Entry draws in 2025

Date	Draw Type	Number of ITAs	Cut-off CRS score
May 13	Canadian Experience Class	500	547
May 12	Provincial Nominee Program	511	706
May 2	Healthcare and social services	500	510
May 1	Education	1,000	479
April 28	Provincial Nominee Program	421	727
April 14	Provincial Nominee Program	825	764
March 21	French language proficiency	7,500	379
March 17	Provincial Nominee Program	536	736
March 6	French language proficiency	4,500	410
March 3	Provincial Nominee Program	725	667
February 19	French language proficiency	6,500	428
February 17	Provincial Nominee Program	646	750
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

Today’s Express Entry draw is the fourth of the month and follows two category-based selections (under the healthcare and education categories) and a draw for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates within the Express Entry pool.

Thus far, IRCC has issued 34,440 ITAs through the Express Entry system in 2025.

This year, Express Entry draws have primarily focused on PNP candidates, with the remainder of Express Entry ITAs dedicated to Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates, candidates with French-language proficiency, and those in Express Entry’s priority categories:

Draw Type	Number of Draws
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)	8
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	4
French-language proficiency	3
Education	1
Healthcare and social services	1

Canada’s new Immigration Minister

Today’s draw also marks the last Express Entry candidate selection under the previous Immigration Minister, Rachel Bendayan.

Future draws will take place under the authority of Canada’s new Immigration Minister, Lena Metlege Diab. Minister Diab was named Canada’s new Minister of Immigration today (13 May), in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest cabinet shuffle.

With the appointment of a new Immigration Minister, Prime Minister Carney is now fully equipped to enact many of the immigration policies that he previously advocated for. Among these include:

• A stabilization of new permanent resident levels to 1% of Canada’s population by 2027;
• An increase to Canada’s francophone immigration levels;
• A revamp of the country’s Global Talent Stream (GTS) to attract the “best and brightest” to aid Canada’s labour market; and
• A reduction in Canada’s temporary resident (work permit and study permit holder) levels.

More information on Canada’s new immigration policies is expected with the issuance of Minster Diab’s governmental mandate letter.

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