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Express Entry draw #246

Express Entry draw #246, held on April 12, 2023, invited 3,500 candidates in a general round open to all programs with a minimum CRS score of 486.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#246
Date
(all 2023 rounds)
Round type (as published)
No Program Specified
Category
General (all programs)
Invitations issued
3,500
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
486
Tie-breaking rule
July 19, 2022 11:05:24 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 #246 compared with the previous General (all programs) round
Measure#246#245Change
DateApril 12, 2023March 29, 202314 days later
Minimum CRS score486481+5
Invitations issued3,5007,000−3,500

All General (all programs) rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of April 12, 2023
CRS score rangeCandidatesMar 29, 2023Change
601-1200501261+240
501-6001,180468+712
451-50056,09258,698−2,606
of which 491-5001,284374+910
of which 481-4902,8716,859−3,988
of which 471-48021,34421,051+293
of which 461-47017,13916,996+143
of which 451-46013,45413,418+36
401-45061,37961,381−2
of which 441-45012,77212,752+20
of which 431-44013,22813,291−63
of which 421-43010,76610,709+57
of which 411-42011,86411,917−53
of which 401-41012,74912,712+37
351-40069,97571,304−1,329
301-35036,41937,124−705
0-3005,5735,711−138
Total231,119234,947−3,828

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