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Express Entry draw #238

Express Entry draw #238, held on January 18, 2023, invited 5,500 candidates in a general round open to all programs with a minimum CRS score of 490.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#238
Date
(all 2023 rounds)
Round type (as published)
No Program Specified
Category
General (all programs)
Invitations issued
5,500
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
490
Tie-breaking rule
November 24, 2022 21:14:59 UTC When several candidates had the minimum score, those who submitted their Express Entry profile before this date and time were invited.

Change from the previous General (all programs) round

Round #238 compared with the previous General (all programs) round
Measure#238#237Change
DateJanuary 18, 2023January 11, 20237 days later
Minimum CRS score490507−17
Invitations issued5,5005,5000

All General (all programs) rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of January 18, 2023
CRS score rangeCandidatesJan 11, 2023Change
601-12006142,995−2,381
501-6001,9183,897−1,979
451-50065,29664,866+430
of which 491-5003,3843,141+243
of which 481-49011,84811,783+65
of which 471-48020,10620,030+76
of which 461-47016,85416,802+52
of which 451-46013,10413,110−6
401-45059,49159,277+214
of which 441-45012,41612,354+62
of which 431-44013,01012,928+82
of which 421-43010,15910,152+7
of which 411-42011,44411,394+50
of which 401-41012,46212,449+13
351-40070,42170,204+217
301-35036,75436,547+207
0-3005,5195,469+50
Total240,013243,255−3,242

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