Express Entry draw #247: No Program Specified
On April 26, 2023, IRCC invited 3,500 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 483.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #247 |
| Date | April 26, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 3,500 |
| CRS cutoff | 483 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 483 submitted before April 22, 2023 19:46:58 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #246 on April 12, 2023, cut off at 486 with 3,500 invitations. This round was 3 points lower, 14 days later.
Of the 8 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 1 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 11th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 44,559 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on April 26, 2023: 230,189 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 604 |
| 501–600 | 884 |
| 451–500 | 55,867 |
| 401–450 | 61,108 |
| 351–400 | 69,709 |
| 301–350 | 36,432 |
| 0–300 | 5,585 |
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.