Express Entry draw #281: General
On January 31, 2024, IRCC invited 730 candidates in a General round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 541.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #281 |
| Date | January 31, 2024 |
| Round type | General |
| Invitations | 730 |
| CRS cutoff | 541 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 541 submitted before July 15, 2023 at 10:52:08 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #280 on January 23, 2024, cut off at 543 with 1,040 invitations. This round was 2 points lower, 8 days later.
Of the 23 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 18 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 3rd of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 3,280 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on January 30, 2024: 215,726 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 534 |
| 501–600 | 7,926 |
| 451–500 | 60,120 |
| 401–450 | 54,181 |
| 351–400 | 57,855 |
| 301–350 | 29,709 |
| 0–300 | 5,401 |
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.