Express Entry draw #262: No Program Specified
On August 15, 2023, IRCC invited 4,300 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 496.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #262 |
| Date | August 15, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 4,300 |
| CRS cutoff | 496 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 496 submitted before July 04, 2023 at 19:36:18 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #259 on August 1, 2023, cut off at 517 with 2,000 invitations. This round was 21 points lower, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #261 (Trade occupations (Version 1), Aug 3, 2023), with a cutoff of 388.
Of the 15 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 10 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 26th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 77,748 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on August 15, 2023: 211,356 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 984 |
| 501–600 | 2,172 |
| 451–500 | 55,924 |
| 401–450 | 53,709 |
| 351–400 | 61,289 |
| 301–350 | 31,980 |
| 0–300 | 5,298 |
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.