Canada Express Entry Draws & Quick Facts

A Permanent Residency visa for Canada is a government-sponsored program for individuals seeking to settle in Canada. It gives the authority to work and settle in Canada with all the same benefits that citizens are getting there. A Permanent Residence visa offers numerous benefits, including free healthcare, free education up to secondary school level, and social benefits.

Permanent Residency Visa provides the same benefits to both the primary applicant and the secondary applicant, allowing them to work, study, or conduct business as required.

Express Entry quick facts, from January 1, 2015, to May 18, 2016

• Launch date: January 1, 2015
• First draw from the pool: January 31, 2015
• Most recent draw from the pool: May 18, 2016
• Minimum CRS points required for selection in any one draw: 450 (September 18, 2015 & October 2, 2015)
• The number of invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 1,637 (March 27, 2015)
• Fewest invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 715 (April 17, 2015)
• Most significant decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 273 (from May 22, 2015, to June 12, 2015 draws)
• Most minor decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 0 (on two occasions)
• Most significant increase in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 302 (from April 17, 2015, to May 22, 2015 draws)
• Smallest increase in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 0 (on two occasions)
• Longest gap between two consecutive draws: 35 days (from April 17, 201,5 to May 22, 2,015
• Shortest gap between two consecutive draws: 7 days (on seven occasions)
• Total number of ITAs issued since the system was launched: 44,062
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2016: 12,999
• Total number of ITAs issued in 2015: 31,063

Express Entry Draws: 2016