Express Entry draw #278

Express Entry draw #278, held on December 21, 2023, invited 400 candidates in the agriculture and agri-food occupations category with a minimum CRS score of 386.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#278
Date
(all 2023 rounds)
Round type (as published)
Agriculture and agri-food occupations (Version 1)
Category
Agriculture and agri-food
Invitations issued
400
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
386
Tie-breaking rule
July 06, 2023 at 05:44:14 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 Agriculture and agri-food round

Round #278 compared with the previous Agriculture and agri-food round
Measure#278#267Change
DateDecember 21, 2023September 28, 202384 days later
Minimum CRS score386354+32
Invitations issued400600−200

All Agriculture and agri-food rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of December 17, 2023
CRS score rangeCandidatesSep 26, 2023Change
601-12001,011544+467
501-6004,4332,923+1,510
451-50056,22358,645−2,422
of which 491-5005,1403,727+1,413
of which 481-4908,0418,544−503
of which 471-48017,22119,143−1,922
of which 461-47014,21915,048−829
of which 451-46011,60212,183−581
401-45053,69854,225−527
of which 441-45010,94611,205−259
of which 431-44011,14411,590−446
of which 421-43010,0559,810+245
of which 411-42010,60610,478+128
of which 401-41010,94711,142−195
351-40058,03360,843−2,810
301-35029,95531,532−1,577
0-3005,2855,288−3
Total208,638214,000−5,362

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