The eleventh draw from the Express Entry pool was performed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) on June 26, 2015. A total of 1,575 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with 469 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points.
This is the second draw in succession in which the number of CRS points required has decreased, and the third in succession in which the number of invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence has increased. A greater number of candidates have been invited to apply in June than in any month since March of this year.ts.
Express Entry quick facts, from January 1 to June 27 (All dates are for 2015)
- Launch date: January 1
- First draw from the pool: January 31
- Most recent draw from the pool: June 26
- Minimum CRS points required for selection in any one draw: 453 (March 27 and April 17 draws)
- Largest number of invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 1,637 (March 27 draw)
- Fewest invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 715
- Largest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 273 (from May 22 to June 12 draws)
- Smallest decrease in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 10 (from February 7 to February 20 draws)
- Largest increase in CRS points required between two consecutive draws: 302 (from April 17 to May 22 draws)
- Longest gap between two consecutive draws: 35 days (from April 17 to May 22 draws)
- Shortest gap between two consecutive draws: 7 days (on four occasions)