Express Entry draw #253: No Program Specified
On July 4, 2023, IRCC invited 700 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 511.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #253 |
| Date | July 4, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 700 |
| CRS cutoff | 511 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 511 submitted before July 01, 2023 09:31:32 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #251 on June 27, 2023, cut off at 486 with 4,300 invitations. This round was 25 points higher, 7 days later.
The round before it overall was #252 (Healthcare occupations (Version 1), Jun 28, 2023), with a cutoff of 476.
Of the 12 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 11 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 17th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 60,248 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 4, 2023: 214,529 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 353 |
| 501–600 | 726 |
| 451–500 | 54,732 |
| 401–450 | 56,673 |
| 351–400 | 63,679 |
| 301–350 | 33,051 |
| 0–300 | 5,315 |
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.