291 Candidates Receive Invitations in Latest Round
It has once again invited applicants through its Express Entry candidate intake system. This time, it invited those nominated by a province or a Canadian territory. It provided a total of 291 invitations to apply (ITAs) on September 29, 2025.
In this qualifying round, candidates required a minimum of 855 CRS score and had to have created their Express Entry application account before 1:25 a.m. UTC on April 8, 2025.
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Seventh Draw Within a Month
This is the seventh September Express Entry draw this year, and it is among this year’s busiest months of Canada’s immigration system. September has been a spectacular month, which saw several program-specific and category-based draws, such as skilled trades-based draws, education-based candidate draws, French-speaking candidate draws, Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and several PNP draws.
September’s seven draws have produced more than 10,000 invitations in all streams combined.
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2025 Express Entry Draws
Since January, IRCC has invited 65,838 Express Entry applicants. Though provincial nominees have been a sizeable majority of draws to date, a few of these streams have been invited in larger quantities.
Allocation of Draws in 2025
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP): 18 draws
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 9 draws
- French-language proficiency: 5 draws
- Healthcare and social services: 4 draws
- Education: 2 draws
- Trade: 1 draw
Invitations Issued by Category
- French-speaking candidates: 25,500
- CEC applicants: 20,850
- Healthcare and social services: 7,500
- PNP nominees: 6,947
- Education stream: 3,500
- Trades occupations: 1,250
Summary of Express Entry draws in 2025
| Date | Draw Type | Number of ITAs | Cut-off CRS score |
| September 29 | Provincial Nominee Program | 291 | 855 |
| September 18 | Trade | 1,250 | 505 |
| September 17 | Education | 2,500 | 462 |
| September 15 | Provincial Nominee Program | 228 | 746 |
| September 4 | French language proficiency | 4,500 | 446 |
| September 3 | Canadian Experience Class | 1,000 | 534 |
| September 2 | Provincial Nominee Program | 249 | 772 |
| August 19 | Healthcare and social services | 2,500 | 470 |
| August 18 | Provincial Nominee Program | 192 | 800 |
| August 8 | French language proficiency | 2,500 | 481 |
| August 7 | Canadian Experience Class | 1,000 | 534 |
| August 6 | Provincial Nominee Program | 225 | 739 |
| July 22 | Healthcare and social services | 4,000 | 475 |
| July 21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 202 | 788 |
| July 8 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,000 | 518 |
| July 7 | Provincial Nominee Program | 356 | 750 |
| June 26 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,000 | 521 |
| June 23 | Provincial Nominee Program | 503 | 742 |
| June 12 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,000 | 529 |
| June 10 | Provincial Nominee Program | 125 | 784 |
| June 4 | Healthcare and social services | 500 | 504 |
| June 2 | Provincial Nominee Program | 277 | 726 |
| May 13 | Canadian Experience Class | 500 | 547 |
| May 12 | Provincial Nominee Program | 511 | 706 |
| May 2 | Healthcare and social services | 500 | 510 |
| May 1 | Education | 1,000 | 479 |
| April 28 | Provincial Nominee Program | 421 | 727 |
| April 14 | Provincial Nominee Program | 825 | 764 |
| March 21 | French language proficiency | 7,500 | 379 |
| March 17 | Provincial Nominee Program | 536 | 736 |
| March 6 | French language proficiency | 4,500 | 410 |
| March 3 | Provincial Nominee Program | 725 | 667 |
| February 19 | French language proficiency | 6,500 | 428 |
| February 17 | Provincial Nominee Program | 646 | 750 |
| February 5 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,000 | 521 |
| February 4 | Provincial Nominee Program | 455 | 802 |
| January 23 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,000 | 527 |
| January 8 | Canadian Experience Class | 1,350 | 542 |
| January 7 | Provincial Nominee Program | 471 | 793 |
Why Provinces are Center Stage
The constant attention to the Provincial Nominee Program is a testament to how much provinces and territories matter to the Canadian immigration landscape. By directly sponsoring skilled workers themselves, provinces are also able to fill regional labor gaps, and nominees are compensated with superior CRS scores that set them up to be highly likely to receive an ITA.
What Is Next
Having already issued over 65,000 invitations this year alone, Canada is set to hit its immigration targets of 2025. The government plan is yet again two-fold: meeting countrywide labor needs as well as putting provinces and territories in a position to access skilled workers that they seek.
Subsequent rounds will once again alternate between occupation-based rounds and PNP-Specialized picks, and a safe bet will be extra emphasis on French-speaking applicants and foreign workers in healthcare, teaching, and trades.
