Deanne Acres-LansOn May 23rd, 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada handed out 3,500 Invitations to Apply through the Express Entry system.
Those applicants with an active Express Entry Profile with a score of 440 or higher were issued with an Invitation to Apply. The profile needed to be active and eligible as of May 23rd, 2018. The Tie-Breaker rule for this draw was December 30th, 2017. This rule only applies to those candidates in the Express Entry Pool with the same score as the lowest score selected in any draw. It does not effect those with a score higher than the lowest score selected.
This draw included applicants classified as Federal Skilled Workers, Federal Skilled Tradespeople, members of the Canadian Experience Class and Provincial Nominees.
The previous Express Entry draws for 2018 have been as follows:
- January 10th, 2018 – 2,750 invitations – Minimum score of 446
- January 24th, 2018 – 2,750 invitations – Minimum score of 444
- February 7th, 2018 – 3,000 invitations – Minimum score of 442
- February 21st, 2018 – 3,000 invitations – Minimum score of 442
- March 14th, 2018 – 3,000 invitations – Minimum score of 456
- March 26th, 2018 – 3,000 invitations – Minimum score of 446
- April 11th, 2018 – 3.500 invitations – Minimum score of 444
- April 25th, 2018 – 3,500 invitations – Minimum score of 441
- May 9th, 2018 – 3,500 invitations – Minimum score of 441
- May 23rd, 2018 – 3,500 invitations – Minimum score of 440