In its new draw, held on September 19, 2018, the Government of Canada drops its number of invitations to apply to 3,500 compared to its last draw. With the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 441 – one point higher than the last draw – 3,500 Express Entry candidates were invited to apply for Canadian Permanent Residence.

The number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued are 400 less than the previous invitation round. All candidates who submitted their profile before the tie-break September 6, 2018, at 11:29:46 UTC, with CRS score above 441 received and ITA in this invitation round.

Altogether 7,400 ITA’s were issued in September which ensure a good mark in terms of number of invitations since the Express Entry was introduced in 2015.

The Express Entry Annual Target for this year is 74,900 invitations. So far, 62,100 ITAs were issued by IRCC.