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Canada invites candidates under various categories through recent Express Entry Draws till May 2025.
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has conducted three draws so far in May 2025 through the Express Entry System.
Canada issued an invitation to apply for a permanent residency visa to the highest-ranked candidates under the Express Entry pool.
Here is a list of Draws conducted till 12th May 2025 in May 2025:
Date | Draw Type | No. of ITA | Lowest CRS Score |
May 12 | Provincial Nominee Program | 511 | 706 |
May 2 | Healthcare and Social Services | 500 | 510 |
May 1 | Education | 1000 | 479 |
April 28 | Provincial Nominee Program | 421 | 727 |
April 14 | Provincial Nominee Program | 825 | 764 |
March 21 | French Language Proficiency | 7500 | 379 |
March 17 | Provincial Nominee Program | 536 | 736 |
March 6 | French Language Proficiency | 4500 | 410 |
March 3 | Provincial Nominee Program | 725 | 667 |
Feb 19 | French Language Proficiency | 6500 | 428 |
Feb 17 | Provincial Nominee Program | 646 | 750 |
Feb 5 | Canadian Experience Class | 4000 | 521 |
Feb 4 | Provincial Nominee Program | 455 | 802 |
January 23 | Canadian Experience Class | 4000 | 527 |
January 8 | Canadian Experience Class | 1350 | 542 |
January 7 | Provincial Nominee Program | 471 | 793 |
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Till today, a total of 33,940 candidates have been invited to apply for a Canada Permanent Residency visa in 2025 .
The latest draw is the third Express Entry draw of this month. Previously two more draws were conducted on May 2 and May 1.
In the recent draw, 511 candidates were invited with the lowest CRS score of 706.
Out of these, IRCC invited 1000 candidates under the Education Category on May 1 for the first time after the announcement as a new category.
Express Entry draws are majorly focused on the Provincial Nominee Program, and a total of 8 draws were conducted. The highest number of candidates were invited (7500) on March 21, having French language proficiency.
Canada invites candidates with diverse skills and occupational backgrounds under the Express Entry program.
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