Express Entry draw #249: No Program Specified
On May 24, 2023, IRCC invited 4,800 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 488.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #249 |
| Date | May 24, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 4,800 |
| CRS cutoff | 488 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 488 submitted before December 26, 2022 01:12:48 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #247 on April 26, 2023, cut off at 483 with 3,500 invitations. This round was 5 points higher, 28 days later.
The round before it overall was #248 (Provincial Nominee Program, May 10, 2023), with a cutoff of 691.
Of the 9 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 4 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 13th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 49,948 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on May 24, 2023: 226,842 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 642 |
| 501–600 | 1,896 |
| 451–500 | 57,405 |
| 401–450 | 59,015 |
| 351–400 | 67,331 |
| 301–350 | 35,098 |
| 0–300 | 5,455 |
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.