Canada Express Entry Draw

On May 12, 2025 IRCC conducted the Express Entry draw focusing on Provincial Nominee Program(PNP) candidates. A total of 511 Invitations to Apply(ITAs) were issued to candidates who had minimum Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) score of 706.

Highlights of this EE PNP Draw

• Draw type:PNP
• Number of ITAs issued to candidates:511
• Minimum of CRS score needed:706
• Tie Breaking Rule: March 04,2025, at 22:35:42 UTC

You may not believe it that this draw is the eight PNP specific Express Entry draw of 2025. If we compare this draw with the last PNP draw on April 28,2025 we can see the drop in CRS cut-off score from 727 to 706. If you are wondering why Express Entry PNP draws are so much high in scores that is due to extra 600 points addition of PNP in the CRS pool.

Date	Draw type	ITAs issued	CRS cut off
May 12	Provincial Nominee Program	511	706
May 2	Healthcare and Social Services	500	510
May 1	Education	1000	479

• Submit Application: Now you have 60 days to submit your PR application through the IRCC account.
• Prepare Documents: Gather all the required documents such as education credentials, language test results ,proof of funds and more depending upon your profile.
• Stay Update: Keep an eye on the all latest updates from IRCC on Immigration policies that may affect your application.

• Improve CRS score: There are multiple ways to improve your CRS, such as enhancing your language proficiency or learning French language plus you can also gain additional work experience.
• Explore PNP options: There are multiple PNP options in Canada you can research them on the websites of respective provincial governments and find specific PNP option that matches your prrofile.
• Explore other options: There are some other Federal Permanent Residency Programs which are faster in processing for e.g. Atlantic Immigration Program.