IRCC held a new PNP-specific draw in the Express Entry
On April 29, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held Express Entry draw #145. In this program-specific invitation round, the government issued Invitation to Apply (ITA) to 598 candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program. The lowest cut-off score in this draw was 692, 116 points lower than in the previous PNP-specific round. The tie-breaking rule for this round was March 11, 2020 at 13:46:21 UTC. As of April 27, 2020, there are 147,093 profiles registered in the pool, 192 profiles less compared to the previous update. It appears that amidst the COVID-19 crisis fewer people register in the Express Entry. So far, in twelve draws of 2020, IRCC invited 30,989 candidates to apply for Permanent Residence in the Express Entry.