A record number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in the first quarter of 2023, making it the third-highest number to be issued in a three-month period since Express Entry was introduced.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 37,559 invitations, including the three largest all-program draws in history, each inviting approximately 7,000 applicants.
The number of invitations issued in 2023 was second only to the record year of 2021, contrasting starkly with 2022, which saw the least number of invitations issued for the first quarter on record.
In order to meet its record goal of 465,000 new immigrants in 2023—82,880 of those will qualify in the category of Federal High Skilled Workers—IRCC needs to generate an important amount of ITAs in the first half of the year.
Number of ITAs issued in 2023 in Express Entry Draws
In just three months in 2023, Canada issued 37,559 ITAs to applicants in a total of 10 Express Entry draws. The allocation of 2023 ITAs by date, starting in January, is given in the table below:
| Draw No | Date of Draw | Programs | ITAs issued | CRS cut-off |
| #246 | April 12, 2023, | All Program Draw | 3500 | 486 |
| #245 | March 29, 2023 | All Program Draw | 7000 | 481 |
| #244 | March 23, 2023 | All Program Draw | 7000 | 484 |
| #243 | March 15, 2023 | All Program Draw | 7000 | 491 |
| #242 | March 1, 2023 | Provincial Nominee Program | 667 | 784 |
| #241 | February 15, 2023 | Provincial Nominee Program | 699 | 791 |
| #240 | February 2, 2023 | Federal Skilled Worker | 3300 | 489 |
| #239 | February 1, 2023 | Provincial Nominee Program | 893 | 733 |
| #238 | January 18, 2023 | No Program Specified | 5500 | 490 |
| #237 | January 11, 2023 | No Program Specified | 5500 | 507 |
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Overview of the Express Entry
Express Entry is the system used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to manage the intake of applications for economic immigration submitted on or after January 1, 2015, for the following classes:
- Federal skilled worker class (FSWC);
- Federal skilled trades class (FSTC);
- Canadian experience class (CEC);
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