Express Entry 2023 surpasses 2022 figures in just three months

Highlights: 2023 Express Entry figures have overtaken the 2022 record within three months

• The total number of Express Entry ITAs issued in 2022 was 37,315, of which 51% were given to PNP candidates.
• 2023 has beat the record of 2022 by having issued a total of 37,559 within the first three months of the year.
• As per the reports released by the IRCC, about 19,160 ITAs were given to PNP candidates in 2022.
• A total of 9 Express Entry Draws were held in 2023 with a cumulative CRS score range of 481-791.

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Express Entry Draw in 2022

• 37,315 ITAs were issued in the year 2022, with 51% allotted to PNP-linked candidates.
• Around 17,905 candidates with a CRS score of 491-600 received ITAs in 2022.
• The rest of the 19,160 candidates with enhanced provincial nominations and a CRS score above 600 received ITAs.
• A majority of the ITAs issued in 2022 were for Express Entry candidates with an enhanced PNP nomination.

The table below lists Canadian provinces and the number of ITAs issued by the Express Entry system in 2022.

PNP-Linked Express Entry Draws in 2022

Province	Number of Nominations
Newfoundland and Labrador	305
Prince Edward Island	385
Nova Scotia	1,620
New Brunswick	775
Ontario	5,170
Manitoba	1,995
Saskatchewan	1,235
Alberta	3,385
British Columbia	4,240
Yukon	25
Northwest Territories	15
Total	19,160

Express Entry Draw in 2023

• 37,559 candidates were issued ITAs in the Express Entry Draws that were conducted in 2023.
• A total number of 9 draws were held in the first three months of 2023.
• 3 PNP draws, 3 All-programs Draws and one skilled federal worker draw, along with two other draws, were held in 2023.
• The cumulative CRS score range for the 2023 Express Entry Draws was 481-791.

The table below has the list of Express Entry draws  in 2023 along with the issued CRS scores and ITAs.

Draw No.	Invited	Date of Draw	ITAs issued	CRS score cut off score
#245	March 29, 2023	All Program Draw	7000	481
#244	March 23, 2023	All Program Draw	7000	484
#243	March 15, 2023	All Program Draw	7000	491
#242	March 1, 2023	Provincial Nominee Program	667	748
#241	February 15, 2023	Provincial Nominee Program	699	791
#240	February 2, 2023	Federal Skilled Worker	3300	489
#239	February 1, 2023	Provincial Nominee Program	893	733
#238	January 18, 2023	No Program Specified	5500	490
#237	January 11, 2023	No Program Specified	5500	507

Within the first three months, the Express Entry Draws in 2023 collectively issued 37,559 ITAs, more than the 37,315 ITAs issued in the year 2022.

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