Express Entry draw #275: General
On December 18, 2023, IRCC invited 1,325 candidates in a General round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 542.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #275 |
| Date | December 18, 2023 |
| Round type | General |
| Invitations | 1,325 |
| CRS cutoff | 542 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 542 submitted before November 06, 2023 at 14:40:23 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #272 on December 6, 2023, cut off at 561 with 4,750 invitations. This round was 19 points lower, 12 days later.
The round before it overall was #274 (STEM occupations (Version 1), Dec 8, 2023), with a cutoff of 481.
Of the 20 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 18 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 39th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 108,196 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on December 17, 2023: 208,638 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 1,011 |
| 501–600 | 4,433 |
| 451–500 | 56,223 |
| 401–450 | 53,698 |
| 351–400 | 58,033 |
| 301–350 | 29,955 |
| 0–300 | 5,285 |
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.