Express Entry draw #238: No Program Specified
On January 18, 2023, IRCC invited 5,500 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 490.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #238 |
| Date | January 18, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 5,500 |
| CRS cutoff | 490 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 490 submitted before November 24, 2022 21:14:59 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #237 on January 11, 2023, cut off at 507 with 5,500 invitations. This round was 17 points lower, 7 days later.
It was round 2nd of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 11,000 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on January 18, 2023: 240,013 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 614 |
| 501–600 | 1,918 |
| 451–500 | 65,296 |
| 401–450 | 59,491 |
| 351–400 | 70,421 |
| 301–350 | 36,754 |
| 0–300 | 5,519 |
What a general round means
General rounds consider every candidate in the pool, whatever their program. Apart from nominee rounds, they usually have the highest cutoffs. See Express Entry draw types for how the round types differ.
Where does your score stand?
The CRS calculator works out your score from your test results and profile, and shows how far it is from the last Canadian Experience Class cutoff.