Category Federal Immigration The Fifteenth draw for Canadian immigration through the Express Entry selection system has been performed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) on August 21, 2015. A total of 1,523 invitations to apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with 456 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points.
Express Entry quick facts, from January 1 to August 21 (All dates are for 2015)
Launch date: January 1
First draw from the pool: January 31
Most recent draw from the pool: August 21
Minimum CRS points required for selection in any one draw: 451 (July 17)
Largest number of invitations to apply issued in any one draw: 1,637 (March 27)
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: 6 (from June 27 to July 10 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 five occasions)
Total number of invitations to apply issued: 18,950