Express Entry draw #246: No Program Specified
On April 12, 2023, IRCC invited 3,500 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 486.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #246 |
| Date | April 12, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 3,500 |
| CRS cutoff | 486 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 486 submitted before July 19, 2022 11:05:24 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #245 on March 29, 2023, cut off at 481 with 7,000 invitations. This round was 5 points higher, 14 days later.
Of the 7 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 2 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 10th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 41,059 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on April 12, 2023: 231,119 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 501 |
| 501–600 | 1,180 |
| 451–500 | 56,092 |
| 401–450 | 61,379 |
| 351–400 | 69,975 |
| 301–350 | 36,419 |
| 0–300 | 5,573 |
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.