Express Entry draw #333: Canadian Experience Class
On January 23, 2025, IRCC invited 4,000 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 527.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #333 |
| Date | January 23, 2025 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations | 4,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 527 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 527 submitted before July 23, 2024 at 07:06:43 UTC |
| Programs | Canadian Experience Class |
How it compares
The previous Canadian Experience Class round, #332 on January 8, 2025, cut off at 542 with 1,350 invitations. This round was 15 points lower, 15 days later.
Of the 12 Canadian Experience Class rounds since 2023 up to that date, 6 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 3rd of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 5,821 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on January 23, 2025: 232,924 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 200 |
| 501–600 | 24,001 |
| 451–500 | 67,548 |
| 401–450 | 62,426 |
| 351–400 | 51,213 |
| 301–350 | 21,903 |
| 0–300 | 5,633 |
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.