Top 10 countries of citizenship that received the most Express Entry Invitations To Apply in 2017 A look at candidate nationalities and other admissions data from IRCC's 2017 year-end review of the Express Entry system A new report on the Government of Canada’s Express Entry economic immigration system shows candidates from India and China led their fellow Express Entry candidates in invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence in 2017. By Eman Katem