Canada Invites 345 PNP Candidates in Latest Express Entry Draw

Kritika Pandey

Updated On Oct 15, 2025

IRCC has announced the latest draw invitations via the Express Entry System, focused on PNPs with 345 ITAs. Scroll through and find recent draws, and more.

Canada Invites 345 PNP Candidates in Latest Express Entry Draw

On October 14, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued additional invitations through the Express Entry System. This draw is focused on candidates nominated by Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP), with 345 invitations to apply (ITAs) issued to applicants who met a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 778, and who had submitted their Express Entry profile before July 17, 2025.

To be eligible for this draw, candidates needed to have:

A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 778; and
Created an Express Entry candidate profile before 7:58 p.m., Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) on July 17, 2025.

Overview of Recent Express Entry Draws

This October’s and September end's activities include:

October 6: 4,500 ITAs for French-language proficiency with a 432 CRS cutoff.
October 1: 1,000 ITAs for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) with a 534 CRS cutoff.
September 29: 291 PNP ITAs at a very high cutoff score of 855.

Also Read: Canada Named Among Top 10 Countries in 2025 Condé Nast Survey

Summary of All Express Entry Draws in 2025

Date	Draw Type	Number of ITAs	Cut-off CRS score
October 14	Provincial Nominee Program	345	778
October 6	French language proficiency	4,500	432
October 1	Canadian Experience Class	1,000	534
September 29	Provincial Nominee Program	291	855
September 18	Trade	1,250	505
September 17	Education	2,500	462
September 15	Provincial Nominee Program	228	746
September 4	French language proficiency	4,500	446
September 3	Canadian Experience Class	1,000	534
September 2	Provincial Nominee Program	249	772
August 19	Healthcare and social services	2,500	470
August 18	Provincial Nominee Program	192	800
August 8	French language proficiency	2,500	481
August 7	Canadian Experience Class	1,000	534
August 6	Provincial Nominee Program	225	739
July 22	Healthcare and social services	4,000	475
July 21	Provincial Nominee Program	202	788
July 8	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	518
July 7	Provincial Nominee Program	356	750
June 26	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	521
June 23	Provincial Nominee Program	503	742
June 12	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	529
June 10	Provincial Nominee Program	125	784
June 4	Healthcare and social services	500	504
June 2	Provincial Nominee Program	277	726
May 13	Canadian Experience Class	500	547
May 12	Provincial Nominee Program	511	706
May 2	Healthcare and social services	500	510
May 1	Education	1,000	479
April 28	Provincial Nominee Program	421	727
April 14	Provincial Nominee Program	825	764
March 21	French language proficiency	7,500	379
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

Throughout 2025, Express Entry draws have shown:

Draw Type	Number of Draws
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)	19
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	10
French-language proficiency	6
Healthcare and social services	4
Education	2
Trade	1

Also Read: IRCC Canada Increases MPNP Quota by 1,489 Spots for 2025

ITAs by stream-type are detailed below, with the majority of invitations going to candidates in French category draws and the CEC program:

Draw type	ITAs issued to date
French	30,000
Canadian Experience Class	21,850
Healthcare and social services	7,292
Provincial Nominee Program	6,947
Education	3,500
Trade	1,250

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