Express Entry draw #243: No Program Specified
On March 15, 2023, IRCC invited 7,000 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 490.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #243 |
| Date | March 15, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 7,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 490 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 490 submitted before February 16, 2023 10:33:06 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #240 on February 2, 2023, cut off at 489 with 3,300 invitations. This round was 1 point higher, 41 days later.
The round before it overall was #242 (Provincial Nominee Program, Mar 1, 2023), with a cutoff of 748.
Of the 4 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 1 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 7th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 23,559 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on March 15, 2023: 245,121 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 784 |
| 501–600 | 3,216 |
| 451–500 | 65,826 |
| 401–450 | 61,240 |
| 351–400 | 71,292 |
| 301–350 | 37,113 |
| 0–300 | 5,650 |
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.