Express Entry draw #262

Express Entry draw #262, held on August 15, 2023, invited 4,300 candidates in a general round open to all programs with a minimum CRS score of 496.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#262
Date
(all 2023 rounds)
Round type (as published)
No Program Specified
Category
General (all programs)
Invitations issued
4,300
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
496
Tie-breaking rule
July 04, 2023 at 19:36:18 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 #262 compared with the previous General (all programs) round
Measure#262#259Change
DateAugust 15, 2023August 1, 202314 days later
Minimum CRS score496517−21
Invitations issued4,3002,000+2,300

All General (all programs) rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of August 15, 2023
CRS score rangeCandidatesAug 1, 2023Change
601-12009841,308−324
501-6002,1722,019+153
451-50055,92455,295+629
of which 491-5002,7092,286+423
of which 481-4906,7216,236+485
of which 471-48019,35119,398−47
of which 461-47014,97615,100−124
of which 451-46012,16712,275−108
401-45053,70954,173−464
of which 441-45011,18411,293−109
of which 431-44011,59611,721−125
of which 421-4309,5739,618−45
of which 411-42010,28210,369−87
of which 401-41011,07411,172−98
351-40061,28961,438−149
301-35031,98032,077−97
0-3005,2985,219+79
Total211,356211,529−173

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