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Express Entry draw #249

Express Entry draw #249, held on May 24, 2023, invited 4,800 candidates in a general round open to all programs with a minimum CRS score of 488.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#249
Date
(all 2023 rounds)
Round type (as published)
No Program Specified
Category
General (all programs)
Invitations issued
4,800
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
488
Tie-breaking rule
December 26, 2022 01:12:48 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 #249 compared with the previous General (all programs) round
Measure#249#247Change
DateMay 24, 2023April 26, 202328 days later
Minimum CRS score488483+5
Invitations issued4,8003,500+1,300

All General (all programs) rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of May 24, 2023
CRS score rangeCandidatesApr 26, 2023Change
601-1200642604+38
501-6001,896884+1,012
451-50057,40555,867+1,538
of which 491-5001,814680+1,134
of which 481-4904,2253,001+1,224
of which 471-48021,35121,544−193
of which 461-47016,75317,111−358
of which 451-46013,26213,351−89
401-45059,01561,108−2,093
of which 441-45012,25712,691−434
of which 431-44012,80313,187−384
of which 421-43010,39710,674−277
of which 411-42011,40011,846−446
of which 401-41012,15812,710−552
351-40067,33169,709−2,378
301-35035,09836,432−1,334
0-3005,4555,585−130
Total226,842230,189−3,347

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