A total of 4,300 invitations to apply for Permanent Residency (PR) were sent out in the all program Express Entry draw on Tuesday August 15, 2023.
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score dropped by 21 points to 496 from the last draw which took place on August 1, 2023 .
In the August 1 ‘no program specified’ Express Entry draw, the CRS cutoff score jumped because IRCC held this draw after 3 weeks and there was a significant increase in new profiles, but this has now dropped notably because of the increase in the number of invitations.
See below the full details of the latest Express Entry draws, as well as all the draws in 2023 and the next draw prediction.
- Express Entry Program: No Program Specified
- Number of invitations issued: 4,300
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,300 or above
- Date and time of round: August 15, 2023 at 14:23:51 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 496
- Tie-breaking rule: August 01, 2023 at 12:59:52 UTC
Last week, IRCC sent a total of 4,300 invitations to apply and again sent 4,300 ITAs this week.
The IRCC also introduced its first-ever skilled trades draw last week, targeted at 10 shortlisted occupations with the lowest cutoff score of 388.
See below latest Express Entry CRS Score distribution
| CRS score range | Total Profiles As Of Aug 15 | Total Profiles Aug 1 |
| 601-1200 | 984 | 1,308 |
| 501-600 | 2,172 | 2,019 |
| 451-500 | 55,924 | 55,295 |
| 491-500 | 2,709 | 2,286 |
| 481-490 | 6,721 | 6,236 |
| 471-480 | 19,351 | 19,398 |
| 461-470 | 14,976 | 15,100 |
| 451-460 | 12,167 | 12,275 |
| 401-450 | 53,709 | 54,173 |
| 441-450 | 11,184 | 11,293 |
| 431-440 | 11,596 | 11,721 |
| 421-430 | 9,573 | 9,618 |
| 411-420 | 10,282 | 10,369 |
| 401-410 | 11,074 | 11,172 |
| 351-400 | 61,289 | 61,438 |
| 301-350 | 31,980 | 32,077 |
| 0-300 | 5,298 | 5,219 |
| Total | 211,356 | 211,529 |
CRS Score Trend In 2023
| Immigration Program | Total Invitations |
Average CRS Score |
Lowest CRS Score |
Highest CRS Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trades Targeted Draw | 1,500 | 388 | 388 | 388 |
| Targeted Draw for French Speakers | 7,600 | 416 | 375 | 439 |
| STEM Targeted Draw | 500 | 486 | 486 | 486 |
| Healthcare Targeted Draw | 2,000 | 469 | 463 | 476 |
| No Program Specified | 60,700 | 492 | 481 | 517 |
| Provincial Nominee Program | 2,848 | 740 | 691 | 791 |
| Federal Skilled Worker | 3,300 | 489 | 489 | 489 |
| Canadian Experience Class | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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