Express Entry draw #263: No Program Specified
On September 19, 2023, IRCC invited 3,200 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 531.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #263 |
| Date | September 19, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 3,200 |
| CRS cutoff | 531 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 531 submitted before September 12, 2023 at 12:16:31 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #262 on August 15, 2023, cut off at 496 with 4,300 invitations. This round was 35 points higher, 35 days later.
Of the 16 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 15 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 27th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 80,948 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on September 19, 2023: 216,035 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 2,637 |
| 501–600 | 3,091 |
| 451–500 | 58,838 |
| 401–450 | 54,240 |
| 351–400 | 60,575 |
| 301–350 | 31,418 |
| 0–300 | 5,236 |
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.