IRCC invites more than 4,000 candidates in latest Express Entry draw
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system.
The immigration department issued 4,500 ITAs in a draw for candidates with French-language proficiency.
To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have:
A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 432; and
Created an Express Entry candidate profile before 7:07 p.m., Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) on June 13, 2025.
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DateDraw TypeNumber of ITAsCut-off CRS score
October 6French language proficiency4,500432
October 1Canadian Experience Class1,000534
September 29Provincial Nominee Program291855
September 18Trade1,250505
September 17Education2,500462
September 15Provincial Nominee Program228746
September 4French language proficiency4,500446
September 3Canadian Experience Class1,000534
September 2Provincial Nominee Program249772
August 19Healthcare and social services2,500470
August 18Provincial Nominee Program192800
August 8French language proficiency2,500481
August 7Canadian Experience Class1,000534
August 6Provincial Nominee Program225739
July 22Healthcare and social services4,000475
July 21Provincial Nominee Program202788
July 8Canadian Experience Class3,000518
July 7Provincial Nominee Program356750
June 26Canadian Experience Class3,000521
June 23Provincial Nominee Program503742
June 12Canadian Experience Class3,000529
June 10Provincial Nominee Program125784
June 4Healthcare and social services500504
June 2Provincial Nominee Program277726
May 13Canadian Experience Class500547
May 12Provincial Nominee Program511706
May 2Healthcare and social services 500510
May 1Education1,000479
April 28Provincial Nominee Program421727
April 14Provincial Nominee Program825764
March 21French language proficiency7,500379
March 17Provincial Nominee Program536736
March 6French language proficiency4,500410
March 3Provincial Nominee Program 725667
February 19French language proficiency 6,500428
February 17Provincial Nominee Program 646750
February 5Canadian Experience Class4,000521
February 4Provincial Nominee Program455802
January 23 Canadian Experience Class4,000527
January 8Canadian Experience Class1,350542
January 7Provincial Nominee Program471793
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Today’s Express Entry draw is the largest since September 4, when IRCC held another 4,500 ITA draw for French-speaking candidates. French category-based draws have seen the largest draw sizes of any kind of draw in 2025, chief among them being the 7,500 invitation draw held on March 21 of this year.
French-speaking candidates have also received the most ITAs of any group under the Express Entry system this year, at 30,000 invitations as of today’s draw.
IRCC’s targets for Francophone immigration outside Quebec (which is largely facilitated by Express Entry’s French-language proficiency category) are set to rise next year, a change which may entail more French-language draws through the Express Entry system.
Today’s draw is also the second of October, and follows a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw on October 1, a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw on September 29, and a Trades category draw on September 18.
Thus far, IRCC has issued 70,338 ITAs through the Express Entry system in 2025.
Express Entry draws this year have primarily focused on PNP draws, with the remainder of Express Entry ITAs dedicated to CEC candidates, candidates with French-language proficiency, and those in the Express Entry priority occupation categories:
Draw TypeNumber of Draws
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)18
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)10
French-language proficiency6
Healthcare and social services4
Education2
Trade1
ITAs by stream-type are detailed below, with the majority of invitations going to candidates in French category draws and the CEC program:
Draw typeITAs issued to date
French30,000
Canadian Experience Class21,850
Healthcare and social services7,500
Provincial Nominee Program6,947
Education3,500
Trade1,250
