Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry Draw #188 – May 20, 2021

Draw Details:

Canadian Experience Class

Number of invitations issued: 1,842^Footnote*

Rank required to be invited to apply: 1,842^th or above

Date and time of round: May 20, 2021 at 10:10:54 UTC

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 397

Tie-breaking rule: April 24, 2021 at 12:09:24 UTC

• If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.
• Footnote: Candidates from the Canadian Experience Class were eligible for this round of invitations.

  CRS score distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool as of May 17^th, 2021

  CRS score range	Number of candidates
  601-1200	203
  501-600	1,661
  451-500	31,861
  491-500	992
  481-490	2,964
  471-480	8,296
  461-470	9,983
  451-460	9,626
  401-450	39,085
  441-450	8,302
  431-440	8,265
  421-430	6,200
  411-420	7,442
  401-410	8,876
  351-400	58,382
  301-350	30,254
  0-300	5,341
  Total	166,787

  The numbers in this table reflect the total number of people in the pool overall, a few days before an invitation round. The score distribution may change as people submit new profiles and other profiles expire.

  Changes to the Express Entry system

  You can now earn up to 50 additional points for strong French language skills (even if French is your second language).