Express Entry draw #332: Canadian Experience Class
On January 8, 2025, IRCC invited 1,350 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 542.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #332 |
| Date | January 8, 2025 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations | 1,350 |
| CRS cutoff | 542 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 542 submitted before December 07, 2024 at 01:10:06 UTC |
| Programs | Canadian Experience Class |
How it compares
The previous Canadian Experience Class round, #326 on November 19, 2024, cut off at 539 with 400 invitations. This round was 3 points higher, 50 days later.
The round before it overall was #331 (Provincial Nominee Program, Jan 7, 2025), with a cutoff of 793.
Of the 11 Canadian Experience Class rounds since 2023 up to that date, 9 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 2nd of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 1,821 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on January 8, 2025: 227,763 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 171 |
| 501–600 | 23,240 |
| 451–500 | 65,699 |
| 401–450 | 60,704 |
| 351–400 | 50,607 |
| 301–350 | 21,788 |
| 0–300 | 5,554 |
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.