Canada sends invitations to apply for permanent residency to skilled foreign workers

Good news for the foreign skilled workers in Canada, as the results of the latest Express Entry draw have been announced. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued ‘invitations to apply’ to foreign nationals to apply for permanent residency status through the Express Entry system.

On June 12, the invitations were sent to 3,000 foreign nationals seeking permanent residency in Canada through the Canadian Experience Class program of the Express Entry system.

The date and time of the round was June 12, 2025, at 14:06:31 UTC, where the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited was fixed at 529.

The tie-breaking rule date was September 28, 2024, at 18:06:46 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.

For the Canadian Experience Class category, this is the 5th draw in 2025. On January 8, 2025, 1,350 invitations to apply for permanent residency under the Express Entry draw for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) were sent, with the cut-off fixed at 542.

Then, on January 23, 2025, another 4,000 invitations to apply for permanent residency under the Express Entry draw for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) were sent, with the cut-off fixed at 527.

4,000 invites were sent on February 5, with a cut-off score of 521, while another 500 invites were issued on May 13 with a cut-off score set at 547.

The Canadian Experience Class is designed for skilled foreign workers seeking permanent residency, requiring minimum qualifications in Canadian skilled job experience and language fluency.

To be qualified for the Canadian Experience Class, you must have completed at least one year of paid skilled work in Canada (or an equivalent amount of part-time work) during the three years before submitting your application. Also, you must have obtained this work experience while working in Canada as a temporary resident.

Volunteering and unpaid internships are not acceptable forms of compensation for your skilled work experience; instead, you must get compensation in the form of a salary or commissions.

Additionally, if you have worked without permission and obtained your work experience while temporarily residing outside of Canada, you are not qualified for the Canadian Experience Class.

Canada permanent resident pathways fall under programs like the Express Entry System and Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Foreigners looking to settle in Canada can apply in any of the three immigration programs managed under the Express Entry process are – Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program and the Canadian Experience Class.

To become a skilled immigrant in Canada, one has to create a profile and submit it to the Express Entry pool. If eligible, they are placed in a pool, given a score, and invited to apply for permanent residency. The completion of an online Express Entry profile or entering the pool does not guarantee an invitation to apply for permanent residence.

IRCC uses the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) to rank Express Entry candidates, inviting top candidates to apply for permanent residence every two weeks after conducting invitation rounds.

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of June 11, 2025

The numbers in this table reflect the total number of people in the pool overall, a few days before an invitation round. The score distribution may change as people submit new profiles and other profiles expire. The table numbers not in bold are a detailed breakdown of the bold number immediately above.