STEM occupations draws: CRS cutoff history

The most recent STEM occupations round, #293 on April 11, 2024, invited 4,500 candidates with a minimum CRS score of 491.

IRCC has held 3 rounds of this type since July 5, 2023, issuing 10,900 invitations in total. This is a category-based selection: only candidates who meet the category criteria are ranked in these rounds.

Source: IRCC, data as of October 27, 2026.

Latest minimum CRS: 491 #293, Apr 11, 2024
Lowest cutoff: 481 #274, Dec 8, 2023
Highest cutoff: 491 #293, Apr 11, 2024
Median time between rounds: 140.5 days over 2 intervals

Minimum CRS score per round, 2023–2024

STEM occupations: minimum CRS score by round date

Each point is one round. The table below lists the same values.

STEM occupations round history

All STEM occupations rounds, newest first
Round	Date	Invitations	Minimum CRS	Change from previous round of the same type
#293	Apr 11, 2024	4,500	491	+10
#274	Dec 8, 2023	5,900	481	−5
#254	Jul 5, 2023	500	486	–

Round names included

IRCC has published rounds of this type under this name:

STEM occupations (Version 1) (3)

Other round types

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