Express Entry draw #292: General
On April 10, 2024, IRCC invited 1,280 candidates in a General round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 549.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #292 |
| Date | April 10, 2024 |
| Round type | General |
| Invitations | 1,280 |
| CRS cutoff | 549 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 549 submitted before March 21, 2024 at 03:37:24 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous general round, #290 on March 25, 2024, cut off at 524 with 1,980 invitations. This round was 25 points higher, 16 days later.
The round before it overall was #291 (French language proficiency (Version 1), Mar 26, 2024), with a cutoff of 388.
Of the 28 general rounds since 2023 up to that date, 26 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 14th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 27,975 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on April 9, 2024: 216,167 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 1,093 |
| 501–600 | 12,051 |
| 451–500 | 62,073 |
| 401–450 | 51,694 |
| 351–400 | 56,015 |
| 301–350 | 27,831 |
| 0–300 | 5,410 |
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.