Express Entry draw #297: Canadian Experience Class
On May 31, 2024, IRCC invited 3,000 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 522.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #297 |
| Date | May 31, 2024 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations | 3,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 522 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 522 submitted before March 19, 2024 at 18:58:58 UTC |
| Programs | Canadian Experience Class |
How it compares
The previous Canadian Experience Class round, #204 on September 14, 2021, cut off at 462 with 2,000 invitations. This round was 60 points higher, 990 days later.
The round before it overall was #296 (Provincial Nominee Program, May 30, 2024), with a cutoff of 676.
It was round 19th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 41,955 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on May 29, 2024: 224,404 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 2,918 |
| 501–600 | 14,211 |
| 451–500 | 63,353 |
| 401–450 | 54,078 |
| 351–400 | 57,028 |
| 301–350 | 27,210 |
| 0–300 | 5,606 |
What a Canadian Experience Class round means
Canadian Experience Class rounds invite only candidates eligible for the CEC: at least one year of skilled work in Canada in the last three years. 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.