Express Entry draw #290: General
On March 25, 2024, IRCC invited 1,980 candidates in a General round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 524.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #290 |
| Date | March 25, 2024 |
| Round type | General |
| Invitations | 1,980 |
| CRS cutoff | 524 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 524 submitted before February 25, 2024 at 14:42:38 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #288 on March 12, 2024, cut off at 525 with 2,850 invitations. This round was 1 point lower, 13 days later.
The round before it overall was #289 (Transport occupations (Version 1), Mar 13, 2024), with a cutoff of 430.
Of the 27 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 17 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 12th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 25,195 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on March 24, 2024: 211,962 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 987 |
| 501–600 | 10,342 |
| 451–500 | 60,488 |
| 401–450 | 50,882 |
| 351–400 | 55,586 |
| 301–350 | 28,287 |
| 0–300 | 5,390 |
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.