IRCC issues more Express Entry invitations to PNP candidates

IRCC, the immigration department of Canada has released a new draw for the Express Entry Candidates. A total of 646 candidates were issued invitations to apply under the latest round of invitations.

The successful candidates had to score 750 and above to be considered for ITA. This is the third draw of PNP of this year. This is also the highest number of candidates selected in the draw this year. In previous draws, 455 and 471 candidates were issued ITA’s.

Latest CEC Draw Details

Date and Time	February 17, 2025
CRS Score of Lowest-Ranked Candidate Invited	750
Number of Invitations Issued	646
Rank Needed	646 or above
Tie-Breaking Rule	July 23, 2024 at 17:41:11 UTC
Cut-off Criteria	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.

Express Entry: CRS Score Distribution as of 16.02.2025

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	768
501-600	21,203
451-500	69,892
491-500	13,683
481-490	13,236
471-480	15,836
461-470	14,018
451-460	13,119
401-450	64,222
441-450	12,651
431-440	13,763
421-430	12,551
411-420	13,028
401-410	12,229
351-400	51,315
301-350	21,518
0-300	5,726
Total	234,644

Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2025

Date of issue	Draw Category	Number of ITAs issued	Minimum CRS
17 February	Provincial Nominee Program	646	750
05 February	Canadian Experience Class	4,000	521
04 February	Provincial Nominee Program	455	802
23 January	Canadian Experience Class	4,000	527
08 January	Canadian Experience Class	1,350	542
07 January	Provincial Nominee Program	471	793