On December 15, 2025, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw with 399 invitations to apply for permanent residency.
This round included those (candidates) who had a provincial nomination and whose Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff matched the one of the Monday draw last week.
This follows the consecutive back-to-back PNP draws, which highlights the fact that the federal government still depends on provincial nominations to pick the candidates already closely matched with the requirements of the regional labour markets.
Or IRCC might be simply finishing the job so as to pay out on Christmas and New Year holidays.
Key details of the December 15 PNP Express Entry draw
Program: Provincial Nominee Program
Tie-breaking rule: October 18, 2025 at 7:18:52 UTC
Date and time: December 15, 2025
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 731
Number of invitations issued: 399
Rank needed: 399 or above
In the case of the lowest CRS score, there was a tie breaking rule: a profile that was submitted before October 18, 2025, at 7:18:52 UTC won.
One of the surest methods of obtaining an invitation is provincial nomination, especially among the candidates with moderate scores of CRS.
Unnominated candidates need to pursue provincial nominee streams that have a connection with Express Entry.
Provincial nomination is equivalent to 600 extra points to the pool candidates.
Thus the applicants who were invited to take part in the Express Entry draw today had CRS score of 131 and an addition of 600 points of provincial nomination.
To those who are already nominated, this draw establishes that it is important to ensure that the Express Entry profile is kept updated and active because invitations are still subject to tie-breaking.
Latest CRS Score Distribution In The Pool After The Draw
The Express Entry pool had 237,302 applicants immediately preceding the Express Entry draw as of December 15, 2025.
The ranges of the CRS scores following the present day draw, just before the invitation round are as follows:
CRS score range
Number of candidates
501-600
21,783
451-500
68,700
491-500
12,315
481-490
12,149
471-480
14,859
461-470
14,535
451-460
14,842
401-450
66,948
441-450
13,992
431-440
14,244
421-430
12,750
411-420
12,367
401-410
13,595
351-400
52,574
301-350
18,829
0-300
8,069
Total
236,903
This distribution contains a magnitude of the concentration of the candidates in the 401-500 range and higher scores are progressively significant in determination in category-based draws.
PNP draws will also continue to be high and competitive with 236, 903 candidates in the pool and nominations being issued by provinces.
What This Means for Immigration Hopefuls
To applicants whose CRS scores measure about 131 and who are thinking of provincial nomination, this draw can be a reminder that it is worthwhile to consider provincial nomination as a way of augmenting competitiveness.
Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta are always willing to target individual professions, and have opportunities even with moderate scores.
When you are already in the pool, it is better to enhance your profile through language proficiency, Canadian work experience or job offer according to the experts.
There will be additional draws shortly as the immigration targets should be more than 380,000 newcomers in 2026, and constantly updated through official IRCC.
With further Southward immigration transitioning of Canada, provincial programs will continue to be among the most robust and secure avenues of attaining permanent resident status among skilled workers who are already adding to the economy.
Latest Express Entry PNP Draw Invites 399 Candidates for Canadian PR
On December 15, 2025, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw with 399 invitations to apply for permanent residency.
This round included those (candidates) who had a provincial nomination and whose Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff matched the one of the Monday draw last week.
This follows the consecutive back-to-back PNP draws, which highlights the fact that the federal government still depends on provincial nominations to pick the candidates already closely matched with the requirements of the regional labour markets.
Or IRCC might be simply finishing the job so as to pay out on Christmas and New Year holidays.
Key details of the December 15 PNP Express Entry draw
In the case of the lowest CRS score, there was a tie breaking rule: a profile that was submitted before October 18, 2025, at 7:18:52 UTC won.
One of the surest methods of obtaining an invitation is provincial nomination, especially among the candidates with moderate scores of CRS.
Unnominated candidates need to pursue provincial nominee streams that have a connection with Express Entry.
Provincial nomination is equivalent to 600 extra points to the pool candidates.
Thus the applicants who were invited to take part in the Express Entry draw today had CRS score of 131 and an addition of 600 points of provincial nomination.
To those who are already nominated, this draw establishes that it is important to ensure that the Express Entry profile is kept updated and active because invitations are still subject to tie-breaking.
Latest CRS Score Distribution In The Pool After The Draw
The Express Entry pool had 237,302 applicants immediately preceding the Express Entry draw as of December 15, 2025.
The ranges of the CRS scores following the present day draw, just before the invitation round are as follows:
This distribution contains a magnitude of the concentration of the candidates in the 401-500 range and higher scores are progressively significant in determination in category-based draws.
PNP draws will also continue to be high and competitive with 236, 903 candidates in the pool and nominations being issued by provinces.
What This Means for Immigration Hopefuls
To applicants whose CRS scores measure about 131 and who are thinking of provincial nomination, this draw can be a reminder that it is worthwhile to consider provincial nomination as a way of augmenting competitiveness.
Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta are always willing to target individual professions, and have opportunities even with moderate scores.
When you are already in the pool, it is better to enhance your profile through language proficiency, Canadian work experience or job offer according to the experts.
There will be additional draws shortly as the immigration targets should be more than 380,000 newcomers in 2026, and constantly updated through official IRCC.
With further Southward immigration transitioning of Canada, provincial programs will continue to be among the most robust and secure avenues of attaining permanent resident status among skilled workers who are already adding to the economy.
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