IRCC held the seventh Express Entry draw of 2023 On 15th of March.

IRCC Invites 7,000 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 490.

The previous record for ITAs was 5,500 candidates invited in the most recent all-program draw on January 18. This draw’s ITA total surpasses that number.

Candidates from all three Express Entry programs—the Canadian Experience Class, the Federal Skilled Worker Program, and the Federal Skilled Trades Program—are considered for selection in an all-program draw (CEC).

This draw breaks a series of program-specific draws that have been taking place over the previous two months. There have been four rounds of invites for specific programs from the most current all-program draw, three for PNP-only candidates and one for FSWP candidates. Just 697 candidates received ITAs on March 1 for the most recent PNP-only draw.

Between July and November 2022, all Express Entry draws were all-program draws that each invited over 1,000 candidates. As the minimum CRS score dropped, the number of applicants increased until 2023.