August, 2025 - Ascelearn

Summary of Express Entry draws in 2025

Date	Draw Type	Number of ITAs	Cut-off CRS score
August 18	Provincial Nominee Program	192	800
August 8	French language proficiency	2,500	481
August 7	Canadian Experience Class	1,000	534
August 6	Provincial Nominee Program	225	739
July 22	Healthcare and social services	4,000	475
July 21	Provincial Nominee Program	202	788
July 8	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	518
July 7	Provincial Nominee Program	356	750
June 26	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	521
June 23	Provincial Nominee Program	503	742
June 12	Canadian Experience Class	3,000	529
June 10	Provincial Nominee Program	125	784
June 4	Healthcare and social services	500	504
June 2	Provincial Nominee Program	277	726
May 13	Canadian Experience Class	500	547
May 12	Provincial Nominee Program	511	706
May 2	Healthcare and social services	500	510
May 1	Education	1,000	479
April 28	Provincial Nominee Program	421	727
April 14	Provincial Nominee Program	825	764
March 21	French language proficiency	7,500	379
March 17	Provincial Nominee Program	536	736
March 6	French language proficiency	4,500	410
March 3	Provincial Nominee Program	725	667
February 19	French language proficiency	6,500	428
February 17	Provincial Nominee Program	646	750
February 5	Canadian Experience Class	4,000	521
February 4	Provincial Nominee Program	455	802
January 23	Canadian Experience Class	4,000	527
January 8	Canadian Experience Class	1,350	542
January 7	Provincial Nominee Program	471	793

Today’s Express Entry draw is the fourth of the month—and features the second-highest CRS score of the year at 800 CRS points. The highest CRS score of 2025 was 802 in the first Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw of February.

This draw is the second PNP draw of the month and follows a French language proficiency draw on 8 August, a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw on 7 August, and a PNP draw on 6 August. This is the second week of Express Entry draws in August.

Thus far, IRCC has issued 53,320 ITAs through the Express Entry system in 2025.

Express Entry draws this year have primarily focused on PNP draws, with the remainder of Express Entry ITAs dedicated to CEC candidates, candidates with French-language proficiency, and those in the Express Entry priority occupation categories.

Draw Type	Number of Draws
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)	15
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	8
French-language proficiency	4
Healthcare and social services	3
Education	1

Reference-cicnews
Asheeh Moosapeta

Canada increases the Atlantic Immigration Program’s settlement grants to better strengthen their immigration system.

19 Aug 2025

The amount of money required to immigrate under the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) has increased, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Starting July 29, 2025, foreign applicants will be required to pay an additional fee of at least $140 to use the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) for immigration to Canada’s Atlantic provinces.

The minimum amount of money needed for a family of one to be eligible for AIP went up from $3,672 in 2024 to $3,815 in 2025, a 3.89% rise.

The settlement funds requirement does not apply to foreign citizens who are currently employed in Canada on a valid work permit.

How much money do I need to immigrate to Canada through AIP?

The minimum amount of funds needed to immigrate through AIP depends on the size of your family:

Number of family members	Funds needed as of July 29, 2025	Funds needed in 2024
1	$3,815	$3,672
2	$4,750	$4,572
3	$5,840	$5,620
4	$7,090	$6,824
5	$8,042	$7,740
6	$9,070	$8,729
7	$10,098	$9,718
For each additional family member over 7	$1,028	$989

How do I calculate size of family?

To calculate size of family, count:

Yourself;
Your spouse or common-law partner;
Your dependent children; and
Dependent children of your spouse or common-law partner.

You must include your spouse or common-law partner and dependent children even if they are Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and/or even if they are not coming to Canada with you.

What does IRCC accept as proof of funds?

For proof of funds, you must show official letters from banks or financial institutions where you have an account.

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These letters must be printed on the institution’s letterhead and include the following:

Your name;
The bank/ financial institution’s contact information (address, telephone number, and email address;
Outstanding debts;
Details for each current banking and investment account (account numbers, date when the account was opened, current account balances, average balance over the last six months).

You must also prove that you can legally access your money when you arrive. That means that you can’t use equity on real estate as proof of settlement funds, nor can you use borrowed money.

If your spouse is coming with you, you can show money from a joint account. You may be able to show money from an account under a spouse’s name only, if you prove you can access the money.

About the AIP

The AIP is an employer-driven immigration pathway for foreign workers who would like to live permanently in one of Canada’s Atlantic provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island.

To be eligible, a foreign national needs a job offer from a designated employer in Atlantic Canada, and that job offer must be endorsed by the province.

In addition, candidates must be either:

A skilled worker (whether this experience is inside or outside Canada); or
A recent graduate of a recognized post-secondary institution in Atlantic Canada

Apart from that, the AIP has additional criteria regarding education, language proficiency, and settlement funds.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/atlantic-immigration.html

Once an eligible candidate has an endorsed job offer in hand, they can apply directly to the federal government for PR.

Candidates who have applied to the AIP can also apply for a special work permit that can be issued for up to two years, providing them with work authorization while their PR application is being processed.

Reference – cicnews

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