Canada Invites PNP Applicants In The Third Express Entry Draw
Canada invites PNP applicants in the third Express Entry draw of the month. The department issued 536 ITAs to applicants in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw.
In order to be considered for this draw, applicants needed a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 736. They also have to create an Express Entry applicant profile before 2:02 pm Universal Coordinated Time on March 12, 2025.
Summary Of Express Entry Draws
Canada invites PNP applicants in the third Express Entry draw. Below is the summary for the same.
| Date | Draw Type | Number Of ITAs | Cut-Off CRS Score |
| 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 |
The recent draw is the third in March. It follows a French-language proficiency draw on March 6 and a Provincial Nominee Program draw on March 3.
Express Entry draws in 2025 have been alternating between Canadian Experience Class, PNP, and French-language applicants.
The year has also seen some larger draws, with thousands of ITAs being issued to applicants.
The last CEC draw, held on February 5, saw 4,000 ITAs being issued, with a CRS cut-off score of 521. Both the previous French language draws, which took place on March 6 and February 19, invited over 4,000 applicants each.
On February 27, IRCC declared its priority categories for 2025, adding education as a new category.
The 2025 priority categories are:
- French-language proficiency
- Education professions
- Trade occupations
- Healthcare and social services professions
In the press release announcing the categories, IRCC reaffirmed its commitment to invite applicants with experience in Canada as well as French-language proficiency in Express Entry.
What Is Express Entry?
Canada invites PNP applicants in the third Express Entry draw.
Well, Express Entry is an application management system that manages three programs for economic immigration to Canada:
- The Canadian Experience Class
- The Federal Skilled Trades Program
- The Federal Skilled Worker Program
These programs use a Comprehensive Ranking System to find the applicants who are most likely to meet Canada’s labor market needs and contribute to the overall economy.
It does this by evaluating an applicant’s human capital factors like their age, profession, education, language ability, and work experience. Each factor obtains a score and is added together to obtain an overall CRS score.
CRS scores are often higher in PNP draws because Express Entry applicants who are nominated by a province obtain an additional 600 points.
Applicants might also obtain points for having family in Canada or immigrating with a spouse or partner.
Those with the highest scores will obtain an ITA in an upcoming Express Entry draw.
Note: As of now, applicants might also get additional points for having job offers under arranged employment. However, IRCC plans to remove additional CRS points for job offers in the Spring of 2025.
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