On 31st January 2023, the third Express Entry Draw sent 730 Invitations to apply for Permanent Residency in a general draw with a CRS score of 541 or higher.
The CRS cut-off in this draw is dropped by 2 points as compared to the last draw held on 23rd January 2024. The number of invitations in the Express Entry Draw 2024 has been constantly decreasing since the first Draw.
In the last draw, IRCC issued 1,040 Canada PR invitations in a general draw with a CRS score of 543 or above.
Have a look at the CRS distribution in the Canada Express Entry Draw 2024:-
| RS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 534 |
| 501-600 | 7,926 |
| 451-500 | 60,120 |
| 491-500 | 6,787 |
| 481-490 | 9,668 |
| 471-480 | 17,586 |
| 461-470 | 14,160 |
| 451-460 | 11,919 |
| 401-450 | 54,181 |
| 441-450 | 10,930 |
| 431-440 | 11,219 |
| 421-430 | 10,104 |
| 411-420 | 10,874 |
| 401-410 | 11,054 |
| 351-400 | 57,855 |
| 301-350 | 29,709 |
| 0-300 | 5,401 |
| Total | 215,726 |
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Canada (IRCC) is yet to announce the Canada Immigration Express Entry Draw for targeted categories introduced in 2023.
Take a look at the CRS cut-off Trends for 2024:-
| Immigration Program | 2024 Total Invitations | Lowest CRS Cutoff: 2024 | Highest CRS Score 2024 | 2023 Total Invitations | Lowest CRS Cutoff: 2023 | Highest CRS Score 2023 |
| No Program Specified or General | 3,280 | 541 | 546 | 76,700 | 481 | 561 |
| Agriculture and Agri-food draw | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 1,000 | 354 | 386 |
| Transport-targeted draw | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 1,670 | 435 | 435 |
| Trades Targeted Draw | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 2,500 | 388 | 425 |
| Targeted Draw for French Speakers | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 8,700 | 375 | 486 |
| STEM Targeted Draw | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 6,400 | 481 | 486 |
| Healthcare Targeted Draw | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 5,600 | 431 | 476 |
| Provincial Nominee Program | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 4,396 | 691 | 791 |
| Federal Skilled Worker | 0 | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced | 3,300 | 489 | 489 |
Occupations targeted in Express Entry Draw
The mentioned below are the five categories in which IRCC is focusing on:
- Healthcare
- Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions
- Trades such as carpenters, plumbers, and contractors
- Transport
- Agriculture and agri-food
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