Express Entry draw #265: No Program Specified
On September 26, 2023, IRCC invited 3,000 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 504.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #265 |
| Date | September 26, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 3,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 504 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 504 submitted before September 11, 2023 at 20:24:18 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #263 on September 19, 2023, cut off at 531 with 3,200 invitations. This round was 27 points lower, 7 days later.
The round before it overall was #264 (Transport occupations (Version 1), Sep 20, 2023), with a cutoff of 435.
Of the 17 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 11 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 29th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 84,948 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on September 26, 2023: 214,000 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 544 |
| 501–600 | 2,923 |
| 451–500 | 58,645 |
| 401–450 | 54,225 |
| 351–400 | 60,843 |
| 301–350 | 31,532 |
| 0–300 | 5,288 |
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.