4,500 Express Entry candidates were selected in the largest draw ever held by the Government of Canada on February 19.
The minimum score in this latest invitation round was 470, a decrease of 2 points over the previous draw held February 5.
A set number of the highest-ranked candidates are issued an ITA for Canadian permanent residence through regular draws from the pool. These invitation rounds typically take place every two weeks and the vast majority involve candidates from all three Express Entry-managed categories.
The Government of Canada has a processing standard of six months for permanent residence applications filed through the Express Entry system.
In order to reach this year’s 85,800 ITA target for new permanent resident admissions, the government needs to start issuing larger numbers of invitations in every draw.
Today’s draw is the 4th of 2020 and brings the total number of ITAs issued this year to 14,800.
The tie break applied in the February 19 draw was January 13, 2020 at 10:52:52 UTC.
This means that all candidates with CRS scores above 470, as well as those with scores of 470 who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before this date and time, received an ITA.
