IRCC held a PNP-specific draw and invited 589 Express Entry applicants.

The twelth Express Entry lottery of 2023 has been conducted by IRCC.

In a draw tailored to the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) distributed a total of 589 invitations to apply (ITAs).

The needed Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for applicants was 691.

Candidates who have been nominated by a Canadian province and are already in the Express Entry pool will be drawn specifically for the PNP.

The fourth PNP-specific draw of 2023 will be held today. The most recent one, which was held on March 1, attracted 667 applicants. Since then, candidates from all Express Entry program have been taken into account in all draws.

• Advice:

Regardless of your score, if you are an Express Entry CEC eligible candidate, you should build your Express Entry profile as soon as possible. You might be nominated by the province and be given an ITA.

Given the unprecedented number of direct provincial nominations offered by the Ontario Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) this week, FSWP applicants should also build their profiles, if they are qualified.

After building your Express Entry profile, continue looking into your Provincial Nomination choices.