Key Stats & Summary
1. Total Invitations Issued in August 2025 - 6,417 ITAs
2. Total Invitations Issued from January to August 2025 - 55,820
3. QuestJobs currently lists more than 28,000 PR eligible jobs across Canada. Ontario being the province with the most jobs.
Most Common Occupations Invited
Based on frequency and scale of draws, the occupations most likely to have received the highest number of invitations include,
Registered Nurses / Registered Psychiatric Nurses (NOC 31301) – central to healthcare category draws.
General Practitioners & Family Physicians (NOC 31102) and Pharmacists (NOC 31120) – priority healthcare roles.
Physiotherapists, Social Workers, Dietitians – part of healthcare-focused draws.
Early Childhood Educators / Education Counsellors – within the Education category.
Software Developers / Software Engineers – prominent in STEM draws.
Electricians, Welders, Industrial Electricians, Construction Managers – targeted by Trades draws.
What to expect for the rest of 2025?
ITAs issued so far in 2025: 55,820 (through Aug 19).
Recent monthly pace:
June: ~7,405 ITAs (6 draws).
July: 7,558 ITAs.
August: 6,417 ITAs (Aug 6, 7, 8, 18, 19)
Jun–Aug average: ≈ 7.1k ITAs/month.
Projection (range, not a promise)
Base case: If IRCC maintains 6.5k–8k ITAs/month Sep–Dec (4 months), 26k–32k additional ITAs are plausible for the rest of 2025.
Resulting 2025 total: 82k–88k ITAs
This range lines up with (a) the remaining category allocations (Education/Healthcare/Trades) and (b) continued PNP/CEC rounds observed mid-year.
Note: ITAs issued late in the year often support next year’s admissions targets, especially French-proficiency and category rounds scheduled in the second half.