Express Entry draw #229

Express Entry draw #229, held on August 17, 2022, invited 2,250 candidates in a general round open to all programs with a minimum CRS score of 525.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#229
Date
(all 2022 rounds)
Round type (as published)
No Program Specified
Category
General (all programs)
Invitations issued
2,250
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
525
Tie-breaking rule
December 28, 2021 at 11:03:15 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 #229 compared with the previous General (all programs) round
Measure#229#228Change
DateAugust 17, 2022August 3, 202214 days later
Minimum CRS score525533−8
Invitations issued2,2502,000+250

All General (all programs) rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of August 15, 2022
CRS score rangeCandidatesAug 2, 2022Change
601-1200538640−102
501-6008,2218,975−754
451-50062,75362,330+423
of which 491-5005,4355,343+92
of which 481-4909,1299,044+85
of which 471-48018,83118,747+84
of which 461-47016,46516,413+52
of which 451-46012,89312,783+110
401-45058,11357,987+126
of which 441-45012,20012,101+99
of which 431-44012,72112,705+16
of which 421-4309,8019,747+54
of which 411-42011,13811,117+21
of which 401-41012,25312,317−64
351-40068,44068,325+115
301-35035,74535,522+223
0-3005,1375,145−8
Total238,947238,924+23

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