IRCC conducted an Express Entry draw for Francophone candidates after a 5-month pause

On August 8, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates.

In round #360, IRCC issued 2,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates.

The cut-off score of this draw was 481 points, 102 points more than in the previous draw in this category.

The tie-breaking rule for this round was July 18, 2025, at 05:16:06 UTC. As of August 5, 2025, 256,585 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool.

This year, Canada issued 53,128 ITAs through 30 Express Entry draws, and 21,000 of them were sent to francophone candidates.

#express_entry, #ircc, #ita, #immigration_to_canada, #pr, #francophone_draws

August 11, 2025

The MPNP conducted a new draw for Skilled Workers Stream candidates

On August 7, 2025, Manitoba held the invitation round #251 under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). The province invited 37 skilled workers under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas streams as part of a strategic recruitment initiative, with a minimum score of 724.

In this round, three invitations were extended to candidates with a valid Express Entry profile number and a job seeker validation code.

This year, the MPNP invited 1,461 candidates, and 281 of them received invitations in the Express Entry.

#manitoba, #mpnp, #international_students, #pnp, #swo, #swm

August 8, 2025

The Government of Canada invited a thousand CEC candidates under Express Entry

On August 7, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates.

IRCC issued 1,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates in the CEC-targeted draw. In round #359, the cut-off score was 534 points, 16 points more than the previous CEC-targeted draw.

The tie-breaking rule for this round was August 03, 2025, at 06:22:02 UTC.

As of August 5, 2025, 256,585 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. So far, Canada has issued 50,628 invitations through 29 Express Entry draws in 2025.

#express_entry, #ircc, #ita, #cec

August 8, 2025

Manitoba invited Skilled Workers Stream candidates through the MPNP

On July 24, 2025, Manitoba held the invitation round #250 under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).

The province invited 19 skilled workers under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas streams as part of a strategic recruitment initiative, with a minimum score of 611.

In this round, three invitations were extended to candidates with a valid Express Entry profile number and a job seeker validation code.

This year, the MPNP invited 1,424 candidates, and 274 of them received invitations in the Express Entry.

#manitoba, #mpnp, #international_students, #pnp, #swo, #swm

July 25, 2025