In the recent Express Entry draw the authorities in Canada issued 3,500 Invitations to Applicants who are seeking permanent residence. The least CRS score was 441, which was similar to the previous draw. The present draw was the 9th round of invitations in 2018 and overall it was 89th.
This new format, gives the immigration authorities a right to set an accurate number of invitations that can be issued. In case the number of candidates, having the least score, exceeds the number of invitations allowed, the authorities can use the tie-breaking method for issuing the invitations. The consideration for issuing them is the timing of first arrival and need the certification of a time-stamp.