Canada has sent invitations to skilled foreign nationals to apply for permanent resident in the country. Canada permanent resident pathways fall under the coveted programs like 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 Express Entry process are – Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program and 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.

On February 5, the IRCC has invited foreign nationals seeking permanent residency in Canada through the Canadian Experience Class program of the Express Entry system to apply for permanent residence.

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (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. The latest round was held on February 5, 2025 for Canadian Experience Class under the Express Entry System.

4000 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency under the Express Entry draw No. 335 for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) were issued.

The date and time of the round was February 5, 2025 at 15:34:00 UTC where the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited was fixed at 521. The tie-breaking rule date was November 14, 2025 at 02:52:14 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 third 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, 4000 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. So far in 2025, two draws for Provincial Nominee Program has also been conducted.

The Canadian Experience Class is designed for skilled Canadian 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.

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of February 5, 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.