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Express Entry draw #281

Express Entry draw #281, held on January 31, 2024, invited 730 candidates in a general round open to all programs with a minimum CRS score of 541.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#281
Date
(all 2024 rounds)
Round type (as published)
General
Category
General (all programs)
Invitations issued
730
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
541
Tie-breaking rule
July 15, 2023 at 10:52:08 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 #281 compared with the previous General (all programs) round
Measure#281#280Change
DateJanuary 31, 2024January 23, 20248 days later
Minimum CRS score541543−2
Invitations issued7301,040−310

All General (all programs) rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of January 30, 2024
CRS score rangeCandidatesJan 22, 2024Change
601-1200534646−112
501-6007,9266,915+1,011
451-50060,12059,043+1,077
of which 491-5006,7876,399+388
of which 481-4909,6689,291+377
of which 471-48017,58617,395+191
of which 461-47014,16014,189−29
of which 451-46011,91911,769+150
401-45054,18153,905+276
of which 441-45010,93010,942−12
of which 431-44011,21911,131+88
of which 421-43010,10410,053+51
of which 411-42010,87410,801+73
of which 401-41011,05410,978+76
351-40057,85557,979−124
301-35029,70929,690+19
0-3005,4015,348+53
Total215,726213,526+2,200

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