Second Express Entry draw of the week invites 4500 candidates for PR

Surya Rathee
[Published 07 Mar, 2025 | 05:48 AM]
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has conducted a new Express Entry draw. This was the second invitation round conducted by the department this week. The previous draw was conducted on Monday, 03 March, where IRCC invited 725 candidates across a PNP-specific Express Entry draw.

Today, candidates were invited across a category-based Express Entry draw. If you have been invited to this latest Express Entry 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 not be valid.

Latest Express Entry Draw - #339

The latest Express Entry draw was held on March 06, 2025. A total of 4,500 ITAs were issued to candidates across a French Language Proficiency category-based draw. Invited candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 410 to be eligible.

• Number of invitations issued: 4,500
• Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,500 or above
• Date and time of round: March 06, 2025, at 16:21:58 UTC
• CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 410
• Tie-breaking rule: February 11, 2025, at 07:47:29 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.

If you did not get invited

If you did not receive an ITA in the latest Express Entry draw, do not withdraw your application. You may be invited in the next Express Entry draw. Express Entry draws are held almost every week, with some exceptions.

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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.

Express Entry Latest Update

On February 27, 2025, IRCC announced key updates to the Express Entry categories. A new Education category has been introduced, while the Transport category has been removed. Additionally, several social service occupations have been merged into the Healthcare category.

The updated Express Entry categories now include:

• French-language proficiency
• Healthcare and Social Services occupations
• Agriculture and Agri-food occupations
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) occupations
• Trades occupations
• Education occupations

Priority will be given to four categories in 2025:

• French-language proficiency
• Healthcare and Social Services
• Trades
• Education

Several changes have been made to occupation lists within each category. The Healthcare and Social Services category gained social workers and pharmacists but lost educational counselors and acupuncturists. The STEM category saw the removal of 19 occupations, including software developers and data scientists. The Trades category added roles like construction managers and cooks but removed elevator mechanics. Whereas Agriculture and Agri-food saw two new additions.

These in-demand occupations in Canada are typically in sectors where Canada lacks sufficient local talent, making immigration essential to addressing key labor gaps. Furthermore, these changes align with Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2025-2027, ensuring immigration supports high-demand sectors while maintaining commitments to bilingualism and economic growth.

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Source: canada.ca