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Express Entry draw #245

Express Entry draw #245, held on March 29, 2023, invited 7,000 candidates in a general round open to all programs with a minimum CRS score of 481.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#245
Date
(all 2023 rounds)
Round type (as published)
No Program Specified
Category
General (all programs)
Invitations issued
7,000
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
481
Tie-breaking rule
February 14, 2023 07:35:00 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 #245 compared with the previous General (all programs) round
Measure#245#244Change
DateMarch 29, 2023March 23, 20236 days later
Minimum CRS score481484−3
Invitations issued7,0007,0000

All General (all programs) rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of March 29, 2023
CRS score rangeCandidatesMar 22, 2023Change
601-1200261310−49
501-600468534−66
451-50058,69863,666−4,968
of which 491-500374444−70
of which 481-4906,85912,001−5,142
of which 471-48021,05120,955+96
of which 461-47016,99616,863+133
of which 451-46013,41813,403+15
401-45061,38161,323+58
of which 441-45012,75212,720+32
of which 431-44013,29113,300−9
of which 421-43010,70910,696+13
of which 411-42011,91711,925−8
of which 401-41012,71212,682+30
351-40071,30471,424−120
301-35037,12437,208−84
0-3005,7115,681+30
Total234,947240,146−5,199

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