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Express Entry draw #243

Express Entry draw #243, held on March 15, 2023, invited 7,000 candidates in a general round open to all programs with a minimum CRS score of 490.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#243
Date
(all 2023 rounds)
Round type (as published)
No Program Specified
Category
General (all programs)
Invitations issued
7,000
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
490
Tie-breaking rule
February 16, 2023 10:33:06 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 #243 compared with the previous General (all programs) round
Measure#243#238Change
DateMarch 15, 2023January 18, 202356 days later
Minimum CRS score4904900
Invitations issued7,0005,500+1,500

All General (all programs) rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of March 15, 2023
CRS score rangeCandidatesJan 18, 2023Change
601-1200784614+170
501-6003,2161,918+1,298
451-50065,82665,296+530
of which 491-5002,6033,384−781
of which 481-49012,18311,848+335
of which 471-48020,83320,106+727
of which 461-47016,83616,854−18
of which 451-46013,37113,104+267
401-45061,24059,491+1,749
of which 441-45012,67212,416+256
of which 431-44013,33413,010+324
of which 421-43010,69710,159+538
of which 411-42011,83311,444+389
of which 401-41012,70412,462+242
351-40071,29270,421+871
301-35037,11336,754+359
0-3005,6505,519+131
Total245,121240,013+5,108

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