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🔔 4,000 Invitations Issued in Today's CEC Draw (January 23, 2025)
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Here’s another Express Entry draw update!
🎯 Today, the second Canadian Experience Class draw of 2025 took place, and 4,000 candidates were invited to apply with a CRS score of 527, which is a drop of 15 points compared to the previous draw.
EE Canadian Experience Class Draw Details:
Draw date: January 23, 2025
👉️Number of invitations issued: 4,000
👉️CRS Cutoff: 527
👉️Date and time of round: January 23, 2025 at 2025-01-23 15:30:04 UTC
👉️Tie-breaking rule: July 23, 2024 at 07:06:43 UTC
Hope IRCC will continue issuing over 3,000 invitations, which could help bring down the CRS cut-off score.
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All CEC Draws of 2024 -2025
Draw Date | Invitations issued | CRS cut-off |
|---|---|---|
Total invited | 31,850 | |
1/23/2025 | 4,000 | 527 |
1/8/2025 | 1,350 | 542 |
11/19/2024 | 400 | 539 |
11/13/2024 | 400 | 547 |
10/22/2024 | 400 | 539 |
10/9/2024 | 500 | 539 |
9/19/2024 | 4,000 | 509 |
8/27/2024 | 3,300 | 507 |
8/14/2024 | 3,200 | 509 |
7/31/2024 | 5,000 | 510 |
7/17/2024 | 6,300 | 515 |
5/31/2024 | 3,000 | 522 |
CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of January 23, 2025
CRS score range | Number of candidates |
|---|---|
601-1200 | 200 |
501-600 | 24,001 |
451-500 | 67,548 |
491-500 | 13,126 |
481-490 | 12,866 |
471-480 | 15,392 |
461-470 | 13,483 |
451-460 | 12,681 |
401-450 | 62,426 |
441-450 | 12,256 |
431-440 | 13,389 |
421-430 | 12,205 |
411-420 | 12,667 |
401-410 | 11,909 |
351-400 | 51,213 |
301-350 | 21,903 |
0-300 | 5,633 |
Total | 232,924 |
News & Analysis
As per the latest immigration plan, the in-Canada Focus target is set at 82,980, indicating that more categorical draws (e.g., French, Skilled Trades, Healthcare), including CEC draws, are expected. Today's draw suggests that most future draws will involve 3,000 or more invitations, except for PNP draws.
Also, based on recent news from CBC, it’s clear that many provinces are facing a 50% cut in their PNP allocations compared to last year.
You can read more about it here.
According to the latest immigration plan, the PR target for all PNP programs has been set at 55,000.
If we assume that the 50% cut applies to all provinces, it would look like this:
Province | 2025 Quota (Expected) | 2024 (may vary) |
Ontario | 10,750 | 21,500 |
British Columbia | 7,586 | 15,100 |
Alberta | 4,971 | 9,942 |
Manitoba | 4,750 | 9,540 |
Saskatchewan | 3,625 | 7,250 |
Northwestern Territories | 150 | 300 |
Nova Scotia (Including Atlantic Immigration Program) | 3,150 | 6,300 |
New Brunswick | 2,750 | 5,500 |
Prince Edward Island | 1,025 | 2,050 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,525 | 3,050 |
However, this number is expected to be higher, as it currently adds up to only 40,611 nominations, which is significantly lower than the target of 55,000.
This number may vary, but for some provinces, it has already been confirmed by their immigration representatives in CBC news, including Manitoba, PEI, and Nova Scotia. You can read more about it here.
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