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Express Entry draws in 2023

IRCC held 42 Express Entry rounds in 2023, issuing 110,266 invitations to apply; the last was #278 on December 21, 2023, with a minimum CRS score of 386.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

2023 by round type

Express Entry rounds in 2023 by round type
Round typeRoundsInvitationsLowest CRSHighest CRS
Agriculture and agri-food21,000354386
Transport occupations21,670435435
Trade occupations22,500388425
General (all programs)1976,700481561
STEM occupations26,400481486
French-language proficiency68,700375486
Healthcare and social services35,600431476
Provincial Nominee Program54,396691791
Federal Skilled Worker13,300489489

All 2023 rounds

Express Entry rounds in 2023, newest first
RoundDateRound typeInvitationsMinimum CRSChange from previous round of the same type
#278Agriculture and agri-food400386+32
#277Transport occupations6704350
#276Trade occupations1,000425+37
#275General (all programs)1,325542−19
#274STEM occupations5,900481−5
#273French-language proficiency1,000470−16
#272General (all programs)4,750561+61
#271Healthcare and social services3,600431−32
#270French-language proficiency300486+14
#269Provincial Nominee Program1,548776+85
#268General (all programs)3,725500−4
#267Agriculture and agri-food600354–
#266French-language proficiency500472+37
#265General (all programs)3,000504−27
#264Transport occupations1,000435–
#263General (all programs)3,200531+35
#262General (all programs)4,300496−21
#261Trade occupations1,500388–
#260French-language proficiency800435+60
#259General (all programs)2,000517+12
#258French-language proficiency3,800375−64
#257General (all programs)800505−6
#256French-language proficiency2,300439–
#255Healthcare and social services1,500463−13
#254STEM occupations500486–
#253General (all programs)700511+25
#252Healthcare and social services500476–
#251General (all programs)4,3004860
#250General (all programs)4,800486−2
#249General (all programs)4,800488+5
#248Provincial Nominee Program589691−57
#247General (all programs)3,500483−3
#246General (all programs)3,500486+5
#245General (all programs)7,000481−3
#244General (all programs)7,000484−6
#243General (all programs)7,0004900
#242Provincial Nominee Program667748−43
#241Provincial Nominee Program699791+58
#240Federal Skilled Worker3,300489–
#239Provincial Nominee Program893733−19
#238General (all programs)5,500490−17
#237General (all programs)5,500507+16

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