Fifteenth Express Entry draw from the pool was performed on August 21st 2015 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a total number of 1523 Invitations were issued to successful applicants who had acquired minimum 456 CRS points.
This draw shows a major drop in the CRS points required in order for candidates to receive an Invitation to Apply, with the requirement for the previous (fourteenth) draw having been 471.
It has been also the sixth draw in a row which a large number of invitations have been issued for applicants without a qualifying job offer.
Express Entry quick facts, from January 1 to August 21
- Start date: January 1
- First draw: January 31
- Latest draw: August 21
- 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: 18950
