EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW IN CANADA 2023: LATEST CRS SCORE CUT-OFF

- Express Entry Draw in Canada 2023
- FSW and CEC draws resume
- Analysis of the latest Express Entry draw
- Express Entry draw history
- Complete Express Entry draw history charts
- Express Entry draw history: FSW & non-program-specific draws
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw history: CRS score cut offs and trend chart
- Federal Skilled Trades draw history: CRS score cut offs and trend chart
- Provincial Nominee Program Express Entry draw history: CRS score cut offs and trend chart
- Express Entry draw history: number of ITAs issued and CRS score cut offs
- CRS score distribution of candidates
Express Entry Draw in Canada 2023
Express entry is an online application portal managed by the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada). It manages and processes the application received through various Canada immigration programs for skilled workers. The Government provides and offers invitations for the people who want to settle down in Canada. The Canadian Government runs an Express Entry Draw approximately every two weeks and the IRCC has issued 7000 invitations to candidates with a minimum CRS score of 490. The latest Express Entry draw was conducted on March 23, 2023.
The Express Entry Program in Canada is the most popular route for immigration. Read along for a detailed analysis of the latest Express Entry draw.
FSW and CEC draws resume
Canada started conducting Express Entry FSW draws and CEC draws on July 6, 2022, after taking a pause of 19 months
The Express Entry draws were held on July 6, July 20, August 3, August 17, August 31, September 14, September 28, October 12, October 26, November 9, November 23, 2022, January 11, and January 18, 2023. These were “all-programs” draws which means everyone in the Express Entry Pool were eligible to receive an ITA for Canada PR.
Candidates applying through any immigration program like Federal Skilled Workers (FSW), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Canada Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Federal Skilled Trades (FST) were eligible.
(Read More: How to migrate to Canada as a skilled worker?)
The last Federal Skilled Workers Express Entry Draw was conducted on December 23rd, 2020.
The last CEC draw was conducted on September 14th, 2021.
Analysis of the latest Express Entry draw
The IRCC has planned to issue 7000 ITAs in a row for the third time. It is a joint programme with the previous draws held on March 15th and March 23rd 2023.
The latest Express entry Draw is the fifth “all-programs” draw of 2023. “All-programs” refers to the candidates applying through any of the various Canada immigration programs.
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cut-off plays a key role in deciding the candidate’s performance. This “all-programs” draw has reduced the CRS score by 3 points since the last draw. The CRS score has decreased by 76 points since “all-programs” draws resumed in July 2022.
We have provided the full history of the draw in the form of charts. Check out the below information to know more.
Express Entry draw history
2022 and 2023 Express Entry draws
The express entry draws in 2022 were only Provincial Nominee Program draws up till July 6, 2022.
The draws have switched to “all-program” draws throughout 2022 and for the first two draws of 2023.
The 3rd, 4th and 6th draws of 2023 were Canada PNP (Provincial Nominee Program) draws and the 4th draw was a Federal Skilled Worker draw. The most recent draws have been “all-program” draws.
Check out the information below for the number of ITA’s issued and the CRS score cut-off for every draw from 2015
Complete Express Entry draw history charts
Check out the information below for the number of ITA’s issued and the CRS score cut-off for every draw from 2015.
Federal Skilled Workers program didn’t target a specific immigration program and it has targeted only FSW candidates.
Provincial Nominee Program draws targeted specific programs like Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Trades (FST) and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
(Read More: Which Program is better for Canada immigration?)
FSW candidates are normally drawn in “all-programs” draws that don’t specifically target a particular Express Entry stream.
Below are the given charts for the program specific draws: CEC, PNP and FST draw.
Express Entry draw history: FSW & non-program-specific draws
CRS Score from the beginning of the year 2016
Chart 1: The Chart demonstrates the non-program specific draws showing the CRS cut off score for each draw and the rolling 5 draw average CRS cut off.
You can also visualise the number of invitations issued to apply and can see the full details of the draws together.
(Read More: How to apply for Federal Skilled Worker Program?)
Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw history: CRS score cut offs and trend chart
The chart below demonstrates the 5 draw moving average CRS score. It specially depicts CEC draws.
Express Entry draw history: Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draws
CRS score
Chart 2: The Express Entry Draw Chart for CEC demonstrates the non-program specific draws showing the CRS cut off score for each draw and the rolling 5 draw average CRS cut off.
You can also visualise the number of invitations issued to apply and can see the full details of the draws together.
Federal Skilled Trades draw history: CRS score cut offs and trend chart
The average minimum CRS score from the last 4 draws for Federal Skilled Trades is 347.
(Read More: How to immigrate to Canada as a Skilled Trades Person?)
The chart below demonstrates the 4 draw moving average CRS score.
Express Entry draws CRS cut off trend: Federal Skilled Trades (FST) draws
CRS score cut-off for FST from 2017
Chart 3: The Express Entry Draw Chart for FST demonstrates the non-program specific draws showing the CRS cut off score for each draw and the rolling 4 draw average CRS cut off.
You can also visualise the number of invitations issued to apply and can see the full details of the draws together. The skilled workers can apply for Canada PR through this program.
Provincial Nominee Program Express Entry draw history: CRS score cut offs and trend chart
The average minimum CRS score for the PNP from the last 5 draws is 764.
The chart below demonstrates the 5 draw moving average CRS score.
Express Entry draws CRS cut off trend: Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
CRS score
Chart 4: The Express Entry Draw Chart for PNP demonstrates the non-program specific draws showing the CRS cut off score for each draw and the rolling 5 draw average CRS cut off.
You can also visualise the number of invitations issued to apply for Canada immigration and can see the full details of the draws together.
Express Entry draw history: number of ITAs issued and CRS score cut offs
The CRS score is also termed as the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). It is the method through which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) evaluates and assesses the points for every Express Entry Profile. The minimum CRS score changes from draw to draw.
The table below shows the all Express Entry daws till date.
Round no. | Draw Date | Program | No. of invitations issued | CRS cut off |
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245 |
March 29, 2023 |
No program specified |
7000 |
481 |
244 |
March 23, 2023 |
No program specified |
7000 |
484 |
243 |
March 15, 2023 |
No program specified |
7000 |
490 |
242 |
March 1, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
667 |
748 |
241 |
February 15, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
699 |
791 |
240 |
February 2, 2023 |
Federal Skilled Worker |
3300 |
489 |
239 |
February 1, 2023 |
Provincial Nominee Program |
893 |
733 |
238 |
January 18, 2023 |
No program specified |
5500 |
490 |
237 |
January 11, 2023 |
No program specified |
5500 |
507 |
236 |
November 23, 2022 |
No program specified |
4750 |
491 |
CRS score distribution of candidates
According to the statistics of March 2023, the CRS scores of candidates in the Express Entry pool is distributed as:
CRS score range | Number of candidates |
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601-1200 |
261 |
501-600 |
468 |
451-500 |
58,698 |
491-500 |
374 |
481-490 |
6,859 |
471-480 |
21,051 |
461-470 |
16,996 |
451-460 |
13,418 |
401-450 |
61,381 |
441-450 |
12,752 |
431-440 |
13,291 |
421-430 |
10,709 |
411-420 |
11,917 |
401-410 |
12,712 |
351-400 |
71,304 |
301-350 |
37,124 |
0-300 |
5,711 |
Total |
234,947 |
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What happens if several candidates have the cut-off for CRS score?
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How many invitations are given to people to apply in each Express Entry draw?
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When will the IRCC conduct the next Express Entry draw?
The person who has submitted their Express Entry profile will get the first invitation to apply if they meet the CRS cut-off score.
The average number of invitations to apply in each ‘’all-programs’’ draw was 3,582 since 2017. From 2017, the numbers started to be high consistently.
But when we look at recent statistics, the number of invitations to apply was 3,846 from 2020 to 2022. Also, remember that there were no ‘’all-programs’’ in 2021 due to the pandemic.
There is no fixed or definite schedule for the Express Entry draw. But IRCC says that draws will be held about every 2 weeks. Every Express Entry Draw in 2022 was scheduled on a Wednesday.
We hope that you found this article helpful. If you are applying for any of the above programs, approach a consultancy nearby for expert guidance on Canada Immigration.
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