Express Entry Draw 359 | 1,000 PR Invitations

On 07 August 2025, the Express Entry draw 359 issued 1,000 invitations to apply for permanent residency under the Canadian Experience Class with a comprehensive ranking system (score) of 534. The cut-off score is 16 points higher than the previous draw held on 08 July 2025.

Have a look at the details of today’s Express Entry draw:

Category: Canadian Experience Class
Date and time: August 07, 2025
CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited: 534
Number of invitations issued: 1,000

The IRCC targets candidates in the CEC draw who have at least 1 year of Canadian skilled work experience. So far this year, IRCC has invited 50,628 ITAs through the Express Entry system.

This year's Express Entry draws mainly focused on Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws, while the remaining Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Express Entry were given to Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates proficient in the French language.

Express Entry CRS score distribution in the pool

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	200
501-600	21,348
451-500	78,339
491-500	13,567
481-490	13,941
471-480	17,741
461-470	17,397
451-460	15,693
401-450	73,409
441-450	15,124
431-440	16,007
421-430	14,463
411-420	14,500
401-410	13,315
351-400	54,165
301-350	21,122
0-300	8,331
Total	256,914