Express Entry rounds of invitations

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

  • through distance learning;
  • from outside Canada; or
  • through part-time studies.

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:

  • posted online at the time of the invitation round
  • used by the Express Entry system to invite candidates from the pool

The instructions include:

  • the date and time of the invitation round
  • the number of candidates that will get an invitation to apply
  • which immigration program(s) are included in the round (some invitation rounds may only invite candidates for 1 program, for example only from Federal Skilled Trades)

Check your score and then use this information to see how likely you are to get an invitation in the next round.

Results: Rounds of invitations


Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system #

Number of invitations issued: Footnote *

Rank required to be invited to apply:  or above

Date and time of round: 

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 

Tie-breaking rule: 

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.

See previous rounds

CRS score distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool as of

CRS score range Number of candidates
601-1200
501-600
451-500
491-500
481-490
471-480
461-470
451-460
401-450
441-450
431-440
421-430
411-420
401-410
351-400
301-350
0-300
Total

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.

The table numbers not in bold are a detailed breakdown of the bold number immediately above.

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