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Canada Issues 3,750 Invitations to Apply

Deanne Acres-LansDeanne Acres-Lans
23 August 2018

On August 22nd, 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada handed out 3,750 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 August 22nd, 2018. The Tie-Breaker rule for this draw was February 21st, 2018. 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 to Apply – Minimum score of 446
  • January 24th, 2018 – 2,750 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 444
  • February 7th, 2018 – 3,000 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 442
  • February 21st, 2018 – 3,000 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 442
  • March 14th, 2018 – 3,000 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 456
  • March 26th, 2018 – 3,000 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 446
  • April 11th, 2018 – 3.500 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 444
  • April 25th, 2018 – 3,500 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 441
  • May 9th, 2018 – 3,500 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 441
  • May 23rd, 2018 – 3,500 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 440
  • May 30th, 2018 – 500 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 288 – Only for Federal Skilled Trades Candidates
  • May 30th, 2018 – 200 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 902 – Only for Provincial Nominee Candidates
  • June 13th, 2018 – 3,750 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 451
  • June 25th, 2018 – 3,750 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 442
  • July 11th, 2018 – 3,750 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 442
  • July 25th, 2018 – 3,750 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 441
  • August 8th, 2018 – 3,750 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 440
  • August 22nd, 2018 – 3,750 Invitations to Apply – Minimum score of 440
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