Thirteenth Express Entry draw from the pool was performed on July 17th 2015 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a total number of 1,581 Invitations were issued to successful applicants who had acquired minimum 451 CRS points.
Thirteenth draw include positive aspects such as:
- Being the fourth draw in sequence in which the number of CRS points required has been lowered.
- Being the fourth consecutive draw in which candidates without a qualifying job offer or an enhanced provincial nomination certificate have received an ITA.
- Also, being the fourth draw in a row in which more than 1,500 invitations were issued.
- The latest draws have allowed certain candidates who may not have obtained good points for age, Education, or Language proficiencies —to receive an invitation to apply.
Most of successful candidates, who have received Invitation to Apply through 13th draw, have made efforts to obtain higher point in ranking system. Some have been taking language tests again to gain better scores while others have submitted additional work experience proofs.
Since the number of CRS points required to receive an invitation from CIC on thirteenth draw has been decreased for the fourth time, again there has been noticed as a positive growth for candidates in the pool who have not received an invitation yet. On the other hand, the number of Canadian provinces which have started their provincial nominee programs under Express Entry stream is also increasing which provides more options and opportunities to candidates. The provinces of Ontario, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick have recently opened their PNP streams.
Express Entry Draw report summery from January 2015 to July 18th
- Start date: January 1
- First draw: January 31
- Latest draw : July 17
- Minimum CRS points required: 451 (July 17)
- Largest number of invitations sent: 1,637 (March 27 draw)
- Fewest invitations sent: 715
- Largest decrease in CRS points between two consecutive draws: 273 (from May 22 to June 12 draws)
- Smallest decrease in CRS points between two consecutive draws: 6 (from June 27 to July 10 draws)
- Largest increase in CRS points between two consecutive draws: 302 (from April 17 to May 22 draws)
- Longest gap between two consecutive draws: 35 days (from April 17 to May 22 draws)
- Shortest gap between two consecutive draws: 7 days (on four occasions)
- Total number of issued invitations: 15,100
