Express Entry draw #279: General
On January 10, 2024, IRCC invited 1,510 candidates in a General round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 546.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #279 |
| Date | January 10, 2024 |
| Round type | General |
| Invitations | 1,510 |
| CRS cutoff | 546 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 546 submitted before December 31, 2023 at 18:23:22 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #275 on December 18, 2023, cut off at 542 with 1,325 invitations. This round was 4 points higher, 23 days later.
The round before it overall was #278 (Agriculture and agri-food occupations (Version 1), Dec 21, 2023), with a cutoff of 386.
Of the 21 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 19 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 1st of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 1,510 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on January 9, 2024: 212,157 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 1,298 |
| 501–600 | 6,345 |
| 451–500 | 58,298 |
| 401–450 | 53,671 |
| 351–400 | 57,703 |
| 301–350 | 29,542 |
| 0–300 | 5,300 |
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.