Express Entry Draw Has Lowest CRS Requirement of All Time

The latest Express Entry draw, which took place on February 8, had the lowest ranking score and point requirement of all time. Candidates with 447 or more CRS points received an Invitation to apply for permanent residence. Moreover, this was the largest draw of all time; a total of 3,664 ITAs were issued.

The latest trends in Express Entry, however, show that the CRS requirement may continue to decrease in future draws. While there is no way of predicting exactly how futures draws may look, representatives from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) have stated that ‘It can be expected that in general the low score for rounds will decline.

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