Express Entry draw #286: General
On February 28, 2024, IRCC invited 1,470 candidates in a General round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 534.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #286 |
| Date | February 28, 2024 |
| Round type | General |
| Invitations | 1,470 |
| CRS cutoff | 534 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 534 submitted before January 16, 2024 at 03:51:05 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #283 on February 13, 2024, cut off at 535 with 1,490 invitations. This round was 1 point lower, 15 days later.
The round before it overall was #285 (Agriculture and agri-food occupations (Version 1), Feb 16, 2024), with a cutoff of 437.
Of the 25 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 18 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 8th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 16,890 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on February 27, 2024: 211,487 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 965 |
| 501–600 | 9,567 |
| 451–500 | 59,371 |
| 401–450 | 50,695 |
| 351–400 | 56,178 |
| 301–350 | 29,305 |
| 0–300 | 5,406 |
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.