Express Entry draw #268: No Program Specified
On October 10, 2023, IRCC invited 3,725 candidates in a No Program Specified round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 500.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #268 |
| Date | October 10, 2023 |
| Round type | No Program Specified |
| Invitations | 3,725 |
| CRS cutoff | 500 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 500 submitted before October 02, 2023 at 15:25:30 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #265 on September 26, 2023, cut off at 504 with 3,000 invitations. This round was 4 points lower, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #267 (Agriculture and agri-food occupations (Version 1), Sep 28, 2023), with a cutoff of 354.
Of the 18 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 11 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 32nd of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 89,773 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on October 10, 2023: 213,592 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 1,210 |
| 501–600 | 2,237 |
| 451–500 | 59,674 |
| 401–450 | 54,162 |
| 351–400 | 60,078 |
| 301–350 | 30,996 |
| 0–300 | 5,235 |
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.