Express Entry Draws in 2021
In 2021, IRCC held 42 rounds of invitations and issued 114,224 invitations to apply. Cut-offs ranged from 75 to 813 (average 595).
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Express Entry draws in 2021: year in review
- Rounds in 2021
- 42 (37 in 2020)
- Invitations
- 114,224 (+6% vs 2020)
- Largest round
- 27,332 invitations — Canadian Experience Class, Feb 13, 2021 (cut-off 75)
- Lowest non-PNP cut-off
- 75 — Canadian Experience Class, Feb 13, 2021
- Highest non-PNP cut-off
- 462 — Canadian Experience Class, Sep 14, 2021
- Most invitations by round type
- Canadian Experience Class 87%, Provincial Nominee Program 13%
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Summary by round type
All rounds in 2021
| # | Date | Round type | Invitations | CRS cut-off |
|---|
| 212 | Dec 22, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 746 | 720 |
| 211 | Dec 10, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,032 | 698 |
| 210 | Nov 24, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 613 | 737 |
| 209 | Nov 10, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 775 | 685 |
| 208 | Oct 27, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 681 | 744 |
| 207 | Oct 13, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 681 | 720 |
| 206 | Sep 29, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 761 | 742 |
| 205 | Sep 15, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 521 | 732 |
| 204 | Sep 14, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 2,000 | 462 |
| 203 | Sep 1, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 635 | 764 |
| 202 | Aug 19, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,000 | 403 |
| 201 | Aug 18, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 463 | 751 |
| 200 | Aug 5, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,000 | 404 |
| 199 | Aug 4, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 512 | 760 |
| 198 | Jul 22, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,500 | 357 |
| 197 | Jul 21, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 462 | 734 |
| 196 | Jul 8, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,500 | 369 |
| 195 | Jul 7, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 627 | 760 |
| 194 | Jun 24, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 6,000 | 357 |
| 193 | Jun 23, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,002 | 742 |
| 192 | Jun 10, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 6,000 | 368 |
| 191 | Jun 9, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 940 | 711 |
| 190 | May 31, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 5,956 | 380 |
| 189 | May 26, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 500 | 713 |
| 188 | May 20, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 1,842 | 397 |
| 187 | May 13, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,147 | 401 |
| 186 | May 12, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 557 | 752 |
| 185 | Apr 29, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 6,000 | 400 |
| 184 | Apr 28, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 381 | 717 |
| 183 | Apr 16, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 6,000 | 417 |
| 182 | Apr 14, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 266 | 753 |
| 181 | Apr 1, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 5,000 | 432 |
| 180 | Mar 31, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 284 | 778 |
| 179 | Mar 18, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 5,000 | 449 |
| 178 | Mar 17, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 183 | 682 |
| 177 | Mar 8, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 671 | 739 |
| 176 | Feb 13, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 27,332 | 75 |
| 175 | Feb 10, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 654 | 720 |
| 174 | Jan 21, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,626 | 454 |
| 173 | Jan 20, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 374 | 741 |
| 172 | Jan 7, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,750 | 461 |
| 171 | Jan 6, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 250 | 813 |
Updated Oct 3, 2026 (latest round #447, Oct 1, 2026). Source: IRCC, Express Entry rounds of invitations (canada.ca).
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