Express Entry draw #259: No Program Specified
On August 1, 2023, IRCC invited 2,000 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 517.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #259 |
| Date | August 1, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 2,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 517 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 517 submitted before June 30, 2023 at 11:45:05 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #257 on July 11, 2023, cut off at 505 with 800 invitations. This round was 12 points higher, 21 days later.
The round before it overall was #258 (French language proficiency (Version 1), Jul 12, 2023), with a cutoff of 375.
Of the 14 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 13 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 23rd of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 71,148 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on August 1, 2023: 211,529 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 1,308 |
| 501–600 | 2,019 |
| 451–500 | 55,295 |
| 401–450 | 54,173 |
| 351–400 | 61,438 |
| 301–350 | 32,077 |
| 0–300 | 5,219 |
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.