IRCC Issues More CEC Invitations In Another Express Entry Draw

IRCC issues more CEC invitations in another Express Entry draw. The department issued 4,000 ITAs to applicants. 

In order to be considered for this draw, applicants are required to have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 521 and to have created an Express Entry applicant profile on or before 2:52:14 am on November 14, 2024, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). 

The recent draw is the second of the week and follows a Provincial Nominee Program draw on February 4, which invited a total of 455 applicants in enhanced PNP programs. 

In January, IRCC issued a total of 5,821 ITAs to applicants in the Canadian Experience Class program, as well as enhanced PNP programs. 

Summary Of Express Entry Draws In 2025 

IRCC issues more CEC invitations in another Express Entry draw. Below are the draw results of other draws as well. Take a look!

Patterns In Express Entry Draws 

IRCC issues more CEC invitations in another Express Entry draw. Based on Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan, it can be expected that the majority of invitations issued by IRCC throughout 2025 will revolve around the priority categories that the federal government has set through Express Entry. These are: 

• CEC and PNP applicants
• Category-based selection applicants – specifically healthcare and trades workers, as well as applicants with advanced French-language proficiency    

Between these two categories, IRCC hopes to welcome more than 124,000 new permanent residents in 2025. 

The latter half of 2024 focused on inviting applicants who fit into these priority categories. 

What Is The Difference Between Express Entry And PNPs?

In Canada, both the federal as well as provincial levels of government run their own immigration programs. 

Express Entry is Canada’s largest federal immigration pathway and contains three streams: 

• The Canadian Experience Class 
• The Federal Skilled Worker Program 
• The Federal Skilled Trades Program 

On the other hand, PNPs are provincial and territorial immigration initiatives that include region-specific immigration streams, pilots, and programs. Each PNP is different depending on the needs of the province that runs it. PNPs are run to spread the benefit of immigration all across Canada. 

PNP immigration programs can either be base or enhanced (Express Entry-aligned). 

Base PNP programs feature two parts of the application process, i.e., first, the applicant should apply and clear all associated steps with the provincial government, including: 

• Submitting an applicant profile in an Expression of Interest pool
• Responding to an ITA with a complete application for provincial nomination 

If a newcomer obtains a provincial nomination, they might subsequently apply to IRCC directly for permanent residence. Final approval for a PR application will come from the federal government. 

Enhanced or Express Entry-aligned PNP streams allow newcomers to obtain a provincial nomination while also being part of the Express Entry application pool. This process can happen in either direction (the applicant first has a provincial nomination through an Express Entry-aligned stream and then enters the Express Entry pool, OR the applicant first enters the pool and then applies (or is passively considered) via an enhanced PNP stream, through which they can obtain a provincial nomination.

In either case, applicants in this scenario benefit from obtaining a provincial nomination by gaining an additional 600 CRS points, all but guaranteeing them an ITA in the next draw they qualify for. 

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