The all program Express Entry draw sent out 4,300 invitations to apply for permanent residency (PR) on August 15, 2023
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score drops by 21 points to 496.
Below are the full details of the latest Express Entry draws, as well as all the draws in 2023
- 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
The CRS cutoff score jumped in the August 1 ‘no program specified’ Express Entry draw because IRCC held this draw after 3 weeks and there was a significant increase in new profiles, but it has now dropped drastically because of the increase in the number of invitations in the August 15 draw.
In the month of August 2023, IRCC sent a total of 8,600 invitations to apply.
The IRCC also introduced its first-ever skilled trades draw this month, targeted at 10 select occupations with the lowest cutoff score of 388.
Latest Express Entry CRS Score distribution
| CRS score range | Total Profiles As Of August 15 |
Total Profiles As Of August 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 |
CRS Score Trend In 2023
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