On September 4, 2019, Canada held a new round of invitations in the Express Entry selection system. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,600 Invitations to Apply (ITA) in round #125. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score for this round was 463, six points higher than in the previous round. The tie-breaking rule for this round was August 23, 2019 at 13:33:34 UTC. As of August 30, 2019, there are 119,042 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool, 2,163 more than two weeks ago. In total, this year Canada already invited 59,800 candidates via Express Entry.