Express Entry draw #257: No Program Specified
On July 11, 2023, IRCC invited 800 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 505.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #257 |
| Date | July 11, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 800 |
| CRS cutoff | 505 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 505 submitted before October 01, 2022 at 06:13:05 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #253 on July 4, 2023, cut off at 511 with 700 invitations. This round was 6 points lower, 7 days later.
The round before it overall was #256 (French language proficiency (Version 1), Jul 7, 2023), with a cutoff of 439.
Of the 13 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 10 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 21st of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 65,348 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 11, 2023: 209,263 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 276 |
| 501–600 | 619 |
| 451–500 | 51,689 |
| 401–450 | 55,570 |
| 351–400 | 63,039 |
| 301–350 | 32,771 |
| 0–300 | 5,299 |
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.