Express Entry draw #240: Federal Skilled Worker
On February 2, 2023, IRCC invited 3,300 candidates in a Federal Skilled Worker round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 489.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #240 |
| Date | February 2, 2023 |
| Round type | Federal Skilled Worker |
| Invitations | 3,300 |
| CRS cutoff | 489 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 489 submitted before March 29, 2022, at 16:09:00 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker |
How it compares
The previous general round, #238 on January 18, 2023, cut off at 490 with 5,500 invitations. This round was 1 point lower, 15 days later.
The round before it overall was #239 (Provincial Nominee Program, Feb 1, 2023), with a cutoff of 733.
It was the lowest general cutoff of the 3 such rounds since 2023 up to that date.
It was round 4th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 15,193 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on February 1, 2023: 239,415 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 937 |
| 501–600 | 1,553 |
| 451–500 | 64,382 |
| 401–450 | 59,921 |
| 351–400 | 70,484 |
| 301–350 | 36,636 |
| 0–300 | 5,502 |
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.