Express Entry draw #288: General
On March 12, 2024, IRCC invited 2,850 candidates in a General round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 525.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #288 |
| Date | March 12, 2024 |
| Round type | General |
| Invitations | 2,850 |
| CRS cutoff | 525 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 525 submitted before November 01, 2023 at 17:08:51 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #286 on February 28, 2024, cut off at 534 with 1,470 invitations. This round was 9 points lower, 13 days later.
The round before it overall was #287 (French language proficiency (Version 1), Feb 29, 2024), with a cutoff of 336.
Of the 26 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 17 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 10th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 22,240 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on March 11, 2024: 211,220 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 987 |
| 501–600 | 10,573 |
| 451–500 | 60,108 |
| 401–450 | 50,569 |
| 351–400 | 55,099 |
| 301–350 | 28,536 |
| 0–300 | 5,348 |
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.