Express Entry draw #245: No Program Specified
On March 29, 2023, IRCC invited 7,000 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 481.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #245 |
| Date | March 29, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 7,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 481 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 481 submitted before February 14, 2023 07:35:00 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #244 on March 23, 2023, cut off at 484 with 7,000 invitations. This round was 3 points lower, 6 days later.
It was the lowest general cutoff of the 6 such rounds since 2023 up to that date.
It was round 9th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 37,559 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on March 29, 2023: 234,947 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 261 |
| 501–600 | 468 |
| 451–500 | 58,698 |
| 401–450 | 61,381 |
| 351–400 | 71,304 |
| 301–350 | 37,124 |
| 0–300 | 5,711 |
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.