Express Entry draw #317: Canadian Experience Class
On October 9, 2024, IRCC invited 500 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 539.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #317 |
| Date | October 9, 2024 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations | 500 |
| CRS cutoff | 539 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 539 submitted before February 20, 2024 at 02:57:40 UTC |
| Programs | Canadian Experience Class |
How it compares
The previous Canadian Experience Class round, #315 on September 19, 2024, cut off at 509 with 4,000 invitations. This round was 30 points higher, 20 days later.
The round before it overall was #316 (Provincial Nominee Program, Oct 7, 2024), with a cutoff of 743.
Of the 7 Canadian Experience Class rounds since 2023 up to that date, 6 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 39th of 2024. By then IRCC had issued 86,987 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on October 9, 2024: 209,317 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 216 |
| 501–600 | 12,312 |
| 451–500 | 63,026 |
| 401–450 | 54,542 |
| 351–400 | 50,737 |
| 301–350 | 23,082 |
| 0–300 | 5,402 |
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.