Categorical Entry: Extra PNP candidates invited in newest draw…

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued extra invites to use (ITA) by the Categorical Entry system.

The immigration division issued 202 ITAs in a draw for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates.

To be thought-about on this draw, candidates wanted to have:

• A minimal Complete Rating System (CRS) rating of 788; and
• Created an Categorical Entry candidate profile earlier than 11:50 p.m., Common Coordinated Time (UTC) on 5 June 2025.

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Abstract of Categorical Entry attracts in 2025

At present’s Categorical Entry draw is the third of the month, and follows a Canadian Expertise Class (CEC) draw on eight July, a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw on 7 July, and one other CEC draw on 26 June.

To this point, IRCC has issued 45,403 ITAs by the Categorical Entry system in 2025.

Categorical Entry attracts this 12 months have primarily targeted on PNP attracts, with the rest of Categorical Entry ITAs devoted to CEC candidates, candidates with French-language proficiency, and people within the Categorical Entry precedence occupation classes.

Extra not too long ago, the Categorical Entry system has adopted a sample of PNP and CEC attracts held each two weeks.

Is 40 years of age too outdated to immigrate by Categorical Entry?

Age is among the elements that influence your CRS rating. Candidates aged 20 to 29 obtain the best age-related factors (110). From age 30 onward, the factors progressively decline every year, reaching zero at age 45. For instance, at age 40, you obtain 50 factors for age, whereas at 45 or older, you obtain none.

Though this scoring system lowers your age-related factors after 40, it doesn’t suggest your possibilities by Categorical Entry are gone. Two necessary pathways stay obtainable and aggressive for older candidates: category-based attracts and provincial nominations.

Qualifying for a Class-Based mostly Draw

Class-based attracts provide a approach to obtain an ITA even with a decrease CRS rating. These attracts concentrate on particular abilities, work expertise, or language potential that Canada desires to prioritize. For instance, the bottom CRS cut-off for category-based attracts in 2025 thus far has been 379, in comparison with over 520 for Canadian Expertise Class (CEC) attracts.

IRCC has established six present classes for these attracts. The classes function filters for candidates within the Categorical Entry pool, sorting them first by their occupational expertise or language proficiency, earlier than rating them on their CRS scores (a course of that tends to yield decrease CRS cut-offs).

For extra data on utilizing category-based attracts to immigrate by Categorical Entry, go to our devoted article on the subject.

Securing a Provincial Nomination

One other extremely efficient technique for Categorical Entry candidates over 40 is pursuing a provincial nomination by a PNP. All provinces and territories besides Quebec and Nunavut take part within the PNP and provide over 80 pathways to everlasting residence (PR).

In case you obtain a nomination by an Categorical Entry-aligned (enhanced) stream, you’ll achieve a further 600 CRS factors. This bonus nearly ensures that you’ll surpass the CRS cut-off in an upcoming draw and obtain an ITA.

Extra data on enhanced PNP streams and different immigration choices for candidates over the age of 40, could be discovered right here.

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