Latest Express Entry CRS drops to 442 within 11 days; 3750 invitations given

The Canadian government conducted a new draw on June 25, 2018 where 3750 Express Entry Candidates were issued invitation to apply with a cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System score of 442 and above. 

This is the second Express Entry Invitation round in 11 days and consecutively 3750 candidates have been issued Invitation to Apply (ITA), surely a record high for 2018.

The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) used its tie-break to give invitations. The tie-break date and time for the latest invitation round was January 28, 2018 at 21:06:11 UTCC. This means that all applicants with a CRS score of 442 and above who submitted their profile before specific tie-break date and time will receive an ITA in this invitation round. 

The less time gap between the previous draw and large draw size helped in reducing the score by nine points from the previous cut-off score of 451 in the June 20 invitation round. 

There has been increase in the number of candidates applying through Express Entry from 74,900 in 2018 and 81,400 in 2019. Source Link