First category-based Express Entry draw of 2025 invites 6,500 candidates

Surya Rathee
[Published 20 Feb, 2025 | 04:08 AM]
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has conducted a new draw. This was the fourth Express Entry draw conducted by the department in February.

This latest Express Entry draw follows two Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws and a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) earlier in February. If you have been invited in this draw, you will have 60 days to submit a complete application for permanent residence (PR) to the IRCC.

If this timeframe passes, your Invitation to Apply (ITA) will no longer be valid.

Latest Express Entry Draw - Results

The latest Express Entry draw was held on February 19, 2025. A total of 6,500 ITAs were issued to candidates across a French Language Proficiency category-based draw. Invited candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 428 to be eligible.

Draw No: 337
Type of Draw: French Language Proficiency (Version 1)

Number of invitations issued: 6,500
Rank required to be invited to apply: 6,500 or above
Date and time of round: February 19, 2025 at 16:18:12 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 428
Tie-breaking rule: February 10, 2025 at 16:41:38 UTC

If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.

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Express Entry Draws In February

Including the latest Express Entry draw, IRCC has issued a total of 11,601 ITAs in February alone. This was also the first category-based Express Entry draw of 2025.

Draw No.	Date	Draw Type	No. of ITAs	Minimum CRS
#337	February 19	French Language Proficiency	6,500	428
#336	February 17	Provincial Nominee Program	646	750
#335	February 05	Canadian Experience Class	4,000	521
#334	February 04	Provincial Nominee Program	455	802

If you were not invited in this draw, your profile will remain active in the Express Entry pool for 12 months from the submission date. Do not withdraw your application, you may receive an ITA in the next Express Entry draw.

French Language Proficiency Category

To be eligible under the French Language Proficiency category, candidates must:

Have French-language test results that show a minimum score of 7 in all 4 language abilities on the Niveaux De Compétence Linguistique Canadiens.
Meet all of the requirements in the instructions for that invitation round.

As compared to the other five newly announced Express Entry selection categories, French Language Proficiency is the only one that does not consider work experience as the key attribute to be issued an invitation to apply for Canada PR.

In 2024, IRCC conducted 11 Express Entry draws for candidates under the French Language Proficiency category inviting a total of 23,000 to apply for Canadian permanent residency. The same trend of issuing a high number of ITAs with low CRS scores is expected to be carried out in 2025 as well.

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