Express Entry draws in 2020

IRCC held 37 Express Entry rounds in 2020, issuing 107,350 invitations to apply; the last was #170 on December 23, 2020, with a minimum CRS score of 468.

Source: IRCC, data as of October 27, 2026.

2020 by round type

Express Entry rounds in 2020 by round type
Round type	Rounds	Invitations	Lowest CRS	Highest CRS
General (all programs)	16	68,100	468	478
Canadian Experience Class	10	34,215	431	467
Provincial Nominee Program	10	4,785	687	808
Federal Skilled Trades	1	250	415	415

All 2020 rounds

Express Entry rounds in 2020, newest first
Round	Date	Round type	Invitations	Minimum CRS	Change from previous round of the same type
#170	Dec 23, 2020	General (all programs)	5,000	468	−1
#169	Dec 9, 2020	General (all programs)	5,000	469	0
#168	Nov 25, 2020	General (all programs)	5,000	469	−3
#167	Nov 18, 2020	General (all programs)	5,000	472	−6
#166	Nov 5, 2020	General (all programs)	4,500	478	+7
#165	Oct 14, 2020	General (all programs)	4,500	471	0
#164	Sep 30, 2020	General (all programs)	4,200	471	−1
#163	Sep 16, 2020	General (all programs)	4,200	472	−3
#162	Sep 2, 2020	General (all programs)	4,200	475	−1
#161	Aug 20, 2020	Canadian Experience Class	3,300	454	+9
#160	Aug 19, 2020	Provincial Nominee Program	600	771	+84
#159	Aug 6, 2020	Federal Skilled Trades	250	415	+58
#158	Aug 5, 2020	General (all programs)	3,900	476	−2
#157	Jul 23, 2020	Canadian Experience Class	3,343	445	+14
#156	Jul 22, 2020	Provincial Nominee Program	557	687	−9
#155	Jul 8, 2020	General (all programs)	3,900	478	+7
#154	Jun 25, 2020	Canadian Experience Class	3,508	431	−6
#153	Jun 24, 2020	Provincial Nominee Program	392	696	−47
#152	Jun 11, 2020	Canadian Experience Class	3,559	437	−3
#151	Jun 10, 2020	Provincial Nominee Program	341	743	−14
#150	May 28, 2020	Canadian Experience Class	3,515	440	−7
#149	May 27, 2020	Provincial Nominee Program	385	757	+39
#148	May 14, 2020	Canadian Experience Class	3,371	447	−5
#147	May 13, 2020	Provincial Nominee Program	529	718	+26
#146	Apr 30, 2020	Canadian Experience Class	3,311	452	−3
#145	Apr 29, 2020	Provincial Nominee Program	589	692	−116
#144	Apr 16, 2020	Canadian Experience Class	3,782	455	−9
#143	Apr 15, 2020	Provincial Nominee Program	118	808	+110
#142	Apr 9, 2020	Canadian Experience Class	3,294	464	−3
#141	Apr 9, 2020	Provincial Nominee Program	606	698	−22
#140	Mar 23, 2020	Canadian Experience Class	3,232	467	−341
#139	Mar 18, 2020	Provincial Nominee Program	668	720	−182
#138	Mar 4, 2020	General (all programs)	3,900	471	+1
#137	Feb 19, 2020	General (all programs)	4,500	470	−2
#136	Feb 5, 2020	General (all programs)	3,500	472	+1
#135	Jan 22, 2020	General (all programs)	3,400	471	−2
#134	Jan 8, 2020	General (all programs)	3,400	473	+4

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