June 2025: State of the Express Entry pool

After a quiet April, Express Entry draws have seen an uptick of activity over the month of May.

In May, there were 2,511 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued across four draws, more than double the number of ITAs issued the month prior.

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This article will review

• The draws that took place in May;
• The current composition of the pool; and
• How scores of candidates currently rank against each other.

What draws took place in May 2025?

May has been a busy month for Express Entry draws.

Not only was there a return to four draws over the course of the month, but Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) also held a CEC draw after a three-month hiatus.

Notably, IRCC also held the first-ever Education category based selection draw, and the first Healthcare and social services category based selection draw of 2025.

The number of ITAs issued, and Comprehensive Ranking System cut-off scores for all the May draws can be viewed in the table below:

Date of draw	Draw type	ITAs issued	CRS cut-off scores
May 1, 2025	Education occupations	1,000	479
May 2, 2025	Healthcare and Social Services occupations	500	510
May 12, 2025	Provincial Nominee Program	511	706
May 13, 2025	Canadian Experience Class	500	547

While the number of ITAs issued in total (2,511) is more than double that of ITAs issued in April, it is still significantly lower than the number issued in January, February and March.

Month	ITAs issued
January, 2025	5,821
February, 2025	11,601
March 2025	13,261
April, 2025	1,246
May, 2025	2,511

The May draws also broke the pattern seen in March and April that heavily alternated between the French proficiency draws and the Provincial Nominee draws.

What is the current distribution of scores in the Express Entry pool?

The table below breaks down the number of candidates within each score range as of May 13, 2025.

CRS score range	Number of candidates
0-300	8,452
301-350	22,069
351-400	53,684
401-410	12,686
411-420	13,589
421-430	13,718
431-440	15,241
441-450	14,439
451-460	15,276
461-470	16,691
471-480	16,641
481-490	12,704
491-500	12,429
501-600	22,435
601-1200	28
Total	250,082

Overall, there are 3,409 more candidate profiles in the pool as of May 13, as compared to April 27.

For enhanced clarity and easier comparison, this data is also presented below as a bar graph.

Of note is that the number of candidates in the 601-1200 range has decreased to just 28 as of May 13, 2025.

On the other hand, the number of candidate profiles in the 501-600 range increased by over 1,300 since April 27.

How do scores in the Express Entry pool rank against each other?

The table below provides the current distribution of CRS scores within the Express Entry pool as of May 13, 2025. It includes the percentile ranges for each score boundary, as well as the proportion of candidates in each score range relative to the total pool.

CRS Score Range	Number of Candidates	Percentile	Percentage
0–300	8,452	0-3.38%	3.38%
301–350	22,069	3.38% - 12.20%	8.82%
351–400	53,684	12.20% - 33.67%	21.47%
401–410	12,686	33.67% - 38.74%	5.07%
411–420	13,589	38.74% - 44.18%	5.43%
421–430	13,718	44.18% - 49.66%	5.49%
431–440	15,241	49.66% - 55.76%	6.09%
441–450	14,439	55.76% - 61.53%	5.77%
451–460	15,276	61.53% - 67.64%	6.11%
461–470	16,691	67.64% - 74.31%	6.67%
471–480	16,641	74.31% - 80.97%	6.65%
481–490	12,704	80.97% - 86.05%	5.08%
491–500	12,429	86.05% - 91.02%	4.97%
501–600	22,435	91.02% - 99.99%	8.97%
601–1200	28	99.99% - 100.00%	0.01%

Methodology: The percentile scores in the table above were calculated based on the highest CRS score in each range. These percentiles show what percentage of candidates have a score at or below that level.

To make things easier to understand, percentiles are shown as ranges. This means candidates with scores within a certain CRS range fall somewhere between the two percentile values listed.

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