After a busy August and a historic number of draws throughout July, Canada’s Express Entry system has seen changes in the composition of the applicant pool and in the newcomers who have obtained Invitations To Apply (ITAs) for permanent residency. Today, we will discuss the state of the Express Entry pool as of September 2024.

To better inform applicants within the Express Entry pool and those interested in Canadian immigration, the following breaks down the current composition of the pool and tracks cut-off scores for different draws throughout the last month.

The Current State Of The Express Entry Pool 

What Draws Took Place In August? 

August witnessed five Express Entry draws throughout the month, issuing more than 10,000 ITA as IRCC returned to the established pattern of holding Express Entry draws every other week. 

Draw Number Date Round Tye ITAs IssuedCRS Cut-off Score
31227/08/24Canadian Experience Class3,300507
31126/08/24Provincial Nominee Program1,121694
31015/08/24Category Based Selection: French Language Proficiency2,000394
30914/08/24CEC3,200509
30813/08/24PNP763630

The draws that took place in August reflect changes declared by the Minister of Immigration, Marc Miller. For instance, the prevalence of CEC & PNP draws follows statements made by the minister last March, when he declared his intention to pursue more ‘domestic’ draws through the federal immigration system. In the same press conference, Miller also added that he would request his provincial counterparts to do the same with Canada’s PNPs. 

The rationale for this move was to reduce burdens on housing stock and potential impacts on affordability by not adding new immigrants to Canada. Rather, the department is working on prioritizing people who are already in Canada as temporary residents who are eligible to transition to PR. This will also help IRCC meet its annual immigration target for permanent residents. 

In addition, Canada has recently emphasized the significance of Francophone immigration to the country, declaring that it will increase the percentage allocation of Francophone immigrants destined for provinces outside of Quebec within yearly targets. This percentage allocation will increase from 6% this year to 7% in 2025 and 8% in 2026. This year has witnessed over seven French Language proficiency draws, issuing over 19,000 ITAs so far in 2024. 

What Is The Distribution Of Scores In The Pool Presently?  

Looking at the state of the Express Entry pool as of September 2024, below is the breakdown of scores of August 27th.

Score Range Number Of Candidates 
0 – 3005,491
301 – 35024,396
351 – 40052,363
401 – 41010,155
411 – 42010,493
421 – 4309,814
431 – 44011,142
441 – 45010,259
451 – 46010,779
461 – 47012,676
471 – 48014,722
481 – 49012,038
491 – 50010,918
501 – 6009,764
601 – 1200127

The above data has also been presented below as a bar graph. Take a look!

How Does Every Score Compare To The Overall Distribution?   

The table below takes the top end of each CRS score range, & assigns it a percentile with the assumption that the top-most score will contain the total number of applicants within the score range in the Express Entry pool. 

Score Ranges Number Of CandidatesPercentile 
0 – 3005,4912.68
301-36024,39614.57
351 – 40052,36340.10
401 – 41010,15545.04
411 – 42010,49350.20
421 – 4309,81455.00
431 – 44011,14260.40
441 – 45010,25965.40
451 – 46010,77970.60
461 – 47012,67676.80
471 – 48014,72284.00
481 – 49012,03890.00
491 – 50010,91895.18
501 – 6009,76499.93
601 – 1200127100
Total 205,137

As we can see from the present distribution, half of the applicants in the Express Entry pool presently have a CRS score of 420 or lower. 

If you seek information on how to begin your Canada immigration application process, you can talk to our NavaImmigration experts at 1800-918-8490, or you can drop us an email at [email protected].