Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) ranks candidates in the Express Entry pool using a points-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Every couple of weeks or so they then select the highest-ranking candidates from the pool and invite them to apply for permanent residence and this is called the Express Entry Rounds of Invitation or Canada Express Entry Draws. The score of the lowest-ranked candidate in a particular draw is called the CRS Cut off. Keep reading to know more about the Canada Express Entry Draw and the previous rounds of invitation.
Invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system
Express Entry Draw Number 216
CRS Cut Off: 710
Number of Invitations: 1082
Date of Draw: February 16, 2022, at 14:36:05 UTC
The Express Entry Draw or the Express Entry rounds of Invitation happens approximately every two weeks. Through the Express Entry Draw number 216, IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada) invited 1082 top-ranked candidates to file for Canada PR. This was also the Provincial Nomination Draw which means only candidates who meet the requirements of the Provincial Nominee Class would get the invite.
The latest CRS Cut Off (or the 1082nd ranked candidate’s score) in the latest Express Entry draw is 710.
Tie-breaking rule of Express Entry Draw Number 216
As per the minister’s instructions, if multiple candidates have a score of 710 in the express entry draw number 190, only those candidates who submitted their Express Entry profile before October 07, 2021 at 11:36:55 UTC, will receive the invitation to apply.
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Express Entry stream does not require candidates to have a job offer or any connection to Canada. Solid Education, a good employment history combined with fantastic English and/or French Language skills can get you to Canada
(Statistically) 85% of the cases applied through the Express Entry System get processed within 6 months hence the name.
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| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
|---|---|
| 601-1200 | 1,099 |
| 501-600 | 5,440 |
| 451-500 | 47,721 |
| 491-500 | 2,921 |
| 481-490 | 6,289 |
| 471-480 | 14,775 |
| 461-470 | 13,273 |
| 451-460 | 10,463 |
| 401-450 | 47,509 |
| 441-450 | 9,715 |
| 431-440 | 10,229 |
| 421-430 | 7,675 |
| 411-420 | 9,292 |
| 401-410 | 10,598 |
| 351-400 | 59,011 |
| 301-350 | 31,545 |
| 0-300 | 5,736 |
| Total | 198,061 |
Express Entry Rounds of Invitation / CRS Cut off 2022
| Draw # | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited |
| 216 | February 16, 2022 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1082 | 710 |
| 215 | February 2, 2022 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1070 | 674 |
| 214 | January 19, 2022 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1036 | 745 |
| 213 | January 5, 2022 | Provincial Nominee Program | 392 | 808 |
Express Entry Rounds of Invitation / CRS Cut off 2021
| Draw # | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited |
| 212 | December 22, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 746 | 720 |
| 211 | December 10, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1032 | 698 |
| 210 | November 24, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 613 | 737 |
| 209 | November 10, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 775 | 685 |
| 208 | October 27, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 888 | 744 |
| 207 | October 13, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 681 | 720 |
| 206 | September 29, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 761 | 742 |
| 205 | September 15, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 521 | 732 |
| 204 | September 14, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 2,000 | 462 |
| 203 | September 1, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 635 | 764 |
| 202 | August 19, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,000 | 403 |
| 201 | August 18, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 463 | 751 |
| 200 | August 5, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,000 | 404 |
| 199 | August 4, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 512 | 760 |
| 198 | July 22, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,500 | 357 |
| 197 | July 21, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 462 | 734 |
| 196 | July 8, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,500 | 369 |
| 195 | July 7, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 627 | 760 |
| 194 | June 24, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 6,000 | 357 |
| 193 | June 23, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,002 | 742 |
| 192 | June 10, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 6,000 | 368 |
| 191 | June 9, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 940 | 711 |
| 190 | May 31, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 5,956 | 380 |
| 189 | May 26, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 500 | 713 |
| 188 | May 20, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 1,842 | 397 |
| 187 | May 13, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,147 | 401 |
| 186 | May 12, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 557 | 752 |
| 185 | April 29, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 6,000 | 400 |
| 184 | April 28, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 381 | 717 |
| 183 | April 16, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 6,000 | 417 |
| 182 | April 14, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 266 | 753 |
| 181 | April 1, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 5,000 | 432 |
| 180 | March 31, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 284 | 778 |
| 179 | March 18, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 5,000 | 449 |
| 178 | March 17, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 183 | 682 |
| 177 | March 08, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 671 | 739 |
| 176 | February 13, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 27,332 | 75 |
| 175 | February 10, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 654 | 720 |
| 174 | January 21, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,626 | 454 |
| 173 | January 20, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Class | 374 | 741 |
| 172 | January 7, 2021 | Canadian Experience Class | 4,750 | 461 |
| 171 | January 6, 2021 | Provincial Nominee Program | 250 | 813 |
Express Entry Rounds of Invitation/CRS Cut Off 2020
Number of Invitations Issued in 2020 (so far) – 97350
Highest CRS Cut off Score of 2020 – 808 || Provincial Nominee Class || CRS Draw # 143
Draw Number |
Program/Class |
Number of Invitations Issued |
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited (CRS Cut Off) |
Tie-Breaking Rule |
| #168 – November 25, 2020 | No Program Specified | 5000 | 469 | October 15, 2020 at 08:50:10 UTC |
| # 167 – November 18, 2020 | No Program Specified | 5000 | 472 | October 27, 2020 at 06:18:11 UTC |
| # 166 – November 5, 2020 | No Program Specified | 4500 | 478 | October 26, 2020 at 22:44:19 UTC |
| # 165 – October 14, 2020 | No Program Specified | 4500 | 471 | September 1, 2020 at 12:11:23 UTC |
| #164 – September 30, 2020 | No Program Specified | 4200 | 471 | March 2, 2020 at 12:47:08 UTC |
| #163 – September 16, 2020 | No Program Specified | 4200 | 472 | March 09, 2020 at 13:03:40 UTC |
| #162 – September 2, 2020 | No Program Specified | 4200 | 475 | August 16, 2020 at 01:22:18 UTC |
| #161 – August 20, 2020 | Canadian Experience Class | 3300 | 454 | July 27, 2020 at 17:05:11 UTC |
| #160 – August 19, 2020 | Provincial Nominee Class | 600 | 771 | July 24, 2020 at 11:39:23 UTC |
| #159 – August 6, 2020 | Federal Skilled Trades | 250 | 415 | June 2, 2020 at 09:35:31 UTC |
| #158 – August 5, 2020 | No program specified | 3900 | 476 | July 27, 2020 at 01:02:47 UTC |
| #157 – July 23, 2020 | Canadian Experience Class | 3343 | 445 | July 12, 2020 at 15:16:55 UTC |
| #156 – July 22, 2020 | Provincial Nominee Class | 557 | 687 | November 11, 2019 at 08:51:21 UTC |
| #155 – July 8, 2020 | No program specified | 3900 | 478 | February 11, 2020 at 03:17:13 UTC |
| #154 – June 25, 2020 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,508 | 431 | April 3, 2020 at 12:56:32 UTC |
| #153 – June 24, 2020 | Provincial Nominee Class | 392 | 696 | April 23, 2020 at 10:39:30 UTC |
| #152 – June 11, 2020 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,559 | 437 | May 25, 2020 at 00:31:43 UTC |
| #151 – June 10, 2020 | Provincial Nominee Class | 341 | 743 | April 14, 2020 at 13:25:51 UTC |
| #150 – May 28, 2020 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,515 | 440 | March 7, 2020 at 10:36:59 UTC |
| #149 – May 27, 2020 | Provincial Nominee Class | 385 | 757 | April 27, 2020 at 10:19:01 UTC |
| #148 – May 14, 2020 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,371 | 447 | December 23, 2019 at 10:01:06 UTC |
| #147 – May 13, 2020 | Provincial Nominee Class | 529 | 718 | March 19, 2020 at 12:53:21 UTC |
| #146 – April 30, 2020 | Canadian Experience Class | 3311 | 452 | October 10, 2019 at 19:15:28 UTC |
| #145 – April 29, 2020 | Provincial Nominee Class | 589 | 692 | March 11, 2020, at 13:46:21 UTC |
| #144 – April 16, 2020 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,782 | 455 | January 20, 2020, at 17:37:33 UTC |
| #143 – April 15, 2020 | Provincial Nominee Program | 118 | 808 | March 18, 2020, at 10:30:55 UTC |
| #142 – April 9, 2020 | Canadian Experience Class | 3,294 | 464 | January 4, 2020, at 12:16:45 UTC |
| #141 – April 9, 2020 | Provincial Nominee Program | 606 | 698 | December 18, 2019, at 11:29:51 UTC |
| #140 – March 23, 2020 | Canadian Experience Class | 3232 | 467 | November 25, 2019, at 14:00:35 UTC |
| #139 – March 18, 2020 | Provincial Nominee Program | 668 | 720 | March 19, 2020, at 02:04:06 UTC |
| #138 – March 4, 2020 | No program specified | 3,900 | 471 | February 24, 2020, at 06:02:57 UTC |
| #137 – February 19, 2020 | No program specified | 4500 | 470 | January 13, 2020, at 10:52:52 UTC |
| #136 – February 5, 2020 | No program specified | 3,500 | 472 | January 30, 2020, at 07:36:26 UTC |
| #135 – January 22, 2020 | No program specified | 3,400 | 471 | May 9, 2019, at 01:16:02 UTC |
| #134 – January 8, 2020 | No program specified | 3400 | 473 | December 27, 2019, at 13:35:09 UTC |
Express Entry Rounds of Invitation/CRS Cut Off 2019
| Draw # | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited |
| 133 | December 19, 2019 | No program specified | 3200 | 469 |
| 132 | December 11, 2019 | No program specified | 3200 | 472 |
| 131 | November 27, 2019 | No program specified | 3600 | 471 |
| 130 | November 13, 2019 | No program specified | 3600 | 472 |
| 129 | October 30, 2019 | No program specified | 3900 | 475 |
| 128 | October 16, 2019 | Federal Skilled Trades | 500 | 357 |
| 127 | October 02, 2019 | No program specified | 3900 | 464 |
| 126 | September 18, 2019 | No program specified | 3600 | 462 |
| 125 | September 04, 2019 | No program specified | 3600 | 463 |
| 124 | August 20, 2019 | No program specified | 3600 | 457 |
| 123 | August 12, 2019 | No program specified | 3600 | 466 |
| 122 | July 24, 2019 | No program specified | 3600 | 459 |
| 121 | July 10, 2019 | No program specified | 3600 | 460 |
| 120 | June 26, 2019 | No program specified | 3350 | 462 |
| 119 | June 12, 2019 | No program specified | 3350 | 465 |
| 118 | May 29, 2019 | No program specified | 3350 | 470 |
| 117 | May 15, 2019 | Federal Skilled Trades | 500 | 332 |
| 116 | May 01, 2019 | No program specified | 3350 | 450 |
| 115 | April 17, 2019 | No program specified | 3350 | 451 |
| 114 | April 03, 2019 | No program specified | 3350 | 451 |
| 113 | March 20, 2019 | No program specified | 3350 | 452 |
| 112 | March 06, 2019 | No program specified | 3350 | 454 |
| 111 | February 20, 2019 | No program specified | 3350 | 457 |
| 110 | January 30, 2019 | No program specified | 3350 | 438 |
| 109 | January 23, 2019 | No program specified | 3900 | 443 |
| 108 | January 09, 2019 | No program specified | 3900 | 449 |
Express Entry Rounds of Invitation/CRS Cut Off 2018
| Draw # | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited |
| 107 | December 19, 2018 | No program specified | 3900 | 439 |
| 106 | December 12, 2018 | No program specified | 3900 | 445 |
| 105 | November 28, 2018 | No program specified | 3900 | 445 |
| 104 | November 14, 2018 | No program specified | 3900 | 449 |
| 103 | October 29, 2018 | No program specified | 3900 | 442 |
| 102 | October 15, 2018 | No program specified | 3900 | 440 |
| 101 | October 03, 2018 | No program specified | 3900 | 445 |
| 100 | September 24, 2018 | Federal Skilled Trades | 400 | 284 |
| 99 | September 19, 2018 | No program specified | 3500 | 441 |
| 98 | September 05, 2018 | No program specified | 3900 | 440 |
| 97 | August 22, 2018 | No program specified | 3750 | 440 |
| 96 | August 08, 2018 | No program specified | 3750 | 440 |
| 95 | July 25, 2018 | No program specified | 3750 | 441 |
| 94 | July 11, 2018 | No program specified | 3750 | 442 |
| 93 | June 25, 2018 | No program specified | 3750 | 442 |
| 92 | June 13, 2018 | No program specified | 3750 | 451 |
| 91 | May 30, 2018 | Federal Skilled Trades | 500 | 288 |
| 91 | May 30, 2018 | Provincial Nominee Program | 200 | 902 |
| 90 | May 23, 2018 | No program specified | 3500 | 440 |
| 89 | May 09, 2018 | No program specified | 3500 | 441 |
| 88 | April 25, 2018 | No program specified | 3500 | 441 |
| 87 | April 11, 2018 | No program specified | 3500 | 444 |
| 86 | March 26, 2018 | No program specified | 3000 | 446 |
| 85 | March 14, 2018 | No program specified | 3000 | 456 |
| 84 | February 21, 2018 | No program specified | 3000 | 442 |
| 83 | February 07, 2018 | No program specified | 3000 | 442 |
| 82 | January 24, 2018 | No program specified | 2750 | 444 |
| 81 | January 10, 2018 | No program specified | 2750 | 446 |
Express Entry Rounds of Invitation/CRS Cut Off 2017
| Draw # | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited |
| 80 | December 20, 2017 | No program specified | 2750 | 446 |
| 79 | December 06, 2017 | No program specified | 2750 | 452 |
| 78 | November 15, 2017 | No program specified | 2750 | 439 |
| 77 | November 08, 2017 | No program specified | 2000 | 458 |
| 76 | November 01, 2017 | Federal Skilled Trades | 505 | 241 |
| 75 | November 01, 2017 | Provincial Nominee Program | 290 | 673 |
| 74 | October 18, 2017 | No program specified | 2757 | 436 |
| 73 | October 04, 2017 | No program specified | 2801 | 438 |
| 72 | September 20, 2017 | No program specified | 2871 | 433 |
| 71 | September 06, 2017 | No program specified | 2772 | 435 |
| 70 | August 23, 2017 | No program specified | 3035 | 434 |
| 69 | August 09, 2017 | No program specified | 2991 | 433 |
| 68 | August 02, 2017 | No program specified | 3264 | 441 |
| 67 | July 12, 2017 | No program specified | 3202 | 440 |
| 66 | June 28, 2017 | No program specified | 3409 | 449 |
| 65 | May 31, 2017 | No program specified | 3877 | 413 |
| 64 | May 26, 2017 | Federal Skilled Trades | 400 | 199 |
| 63 | May 26, 2017 | Provincial Nominee Program | 143 | 775 |
| 62 | May 17, 2017 | No program specified | 3687 | 415 |
| 61 | May 04, 2017 | No program specified | 3796 | 423 |
| 60 | April 19, 2017 | No program specified | 3665 | 415 |
| 59 | April 12, 2017 | No program specified | 3923 | 423 |
| 58 | April 05, 2017 | No program specified | 3753 | 431 |
| 57 | March 24, 2017 | No program specified | 3749 | 441 |
| 56 | March 01, 2017 | No program specified | 3884 | 434 |
| 55 | February 22, 2017 | No program specified | 3611 | 441 |
| 54 | February 08, 2017 | No program specified | 3644 | 447 |
| 53 | January 25, 2017 | No program specified | 3508 | 453 |
| 52 | January 11, 2017 | No program specified | 3334 | 459 |
| 51 | January 04, 2017 | No program specified | 2902 | 468 |
Express Entry Rounds of Invitation/CRS Cut Off 2016
| Draw # | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited |
| 50 | December 22, 2016 | No program specified | 2878 | 475 |
| 49 | December 16, 2016 | No program specified | 1936 | 497 |
| 48 | November 30, 2016 | Provincial Nominee Program | 559 | 786 |
| 47 | November 16, 2016 | No program specified | 2427 | 470 |
| 46 | November 02, 2016 | No program specified | 2080 | 472 |
| 45 | October 19, 2016 | No program specified | 1804 | 475 |
| 44 | October 12, 2016 | No program specified | 1518 | 484 |
| 43 | September 21, 2016 | No program specified | 1288 | 483 |
| 42 | September 07, 2016 | No program specified | 1000 | 491 |
| 41 | August 24, 2016 | No program specified | 750 | 538 |
| 40 | August 10, 2016 | No program specified | 754 | 490 |
| 39 | July 27, 2016 | No program specified | 755 | 488 |
| 38 | July 13, 2016 | No program specified | 747 | 482 |
| 37 | June 29, 2016 | No program specified | 773 | 482 |
| 36 | June 15, 2016 | No program specified | 752 | 488 |
| 35 | June 01, 2016 | No program specified | 762 | 483 |
| 34 | May 18, 2016 | No program specified | 763 | 484 |
| 33 | May 06, 2016 | No program specified | 799 | 534 |
| 32 | April 20, 2016 | No program specified | 1018 | 468 |
| 31 | April 06, 2016 | No program specified | 954 | 470 |
| 30 | March 23, 2016 | No program specified | 1014 | 470 |
| 29 | March 09, 2016 | No program specified | 1013 | 473 |
| 28 | February 24, 2016 | No program specified | 1484 | 453 |
| 27 | February 10, 2016 | No program specified | 1505 | 459 |
| 26 | January 27, 2016 | No program specified | 1468 | 457 |
| 25 | January 13, 2016 | No program specified | 1518 | 453 |
| 24 | January 06, 2016 | No program specified | 1463 | 461 |
Express Entry Rounds of Invitation/CRS Cut Off 2015
| Draw # | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited |
| 23 | December 18, 2015 | No program specified | 1503 | 460 |
| 22 | December 04, 2015 | No program specified | 1451 | 461 |
| 21 | November 27, 2015 | No program specified | 1559 | 472 |
| 20 | November 13, 2015 | No program specified | 1506 | 484 |
| 19 | October 23, 2015 | No program specified | 1502 | 489 |
| 18 | October 02, 2015 | No program specified | 1530 | 450 |
| 17 | September 18, 2015 | No program specified | 1545 | 450 |
| 16 | September 08, 2015 | No program specified | 1517 | 459 |
| 15 | August 21, 2015 | No program specified | 1523 | 456 |
| 14 | August 07, 2015 | No program specified | 1402 | 471 |
| 13 | July 17, 2015 | No program specified | 1581 | 451 |
| 12 | July 10, 2015 | No program specified | 1516 | 463 |
| 11 | June 26, 2015 | No program specified | 1575 | 469 |
| 10 | June 12, 2015 | No program specified | 1501 | 482 |
| 9 | May 22, 2015 | No program specified | 1361 | 755 |
| 8 | April 17, 2015 | No program specified | 715 | 453 |
| 7 | April 10, 2015 | No program specified | 925 | 469 |
| 6 | March 27, 2015 | No program specified | 1637 | 453 |
| 5 | March 20, 2015 | No program specified | 1620 | 481 |
| 4 | February 27, 2015 | No program specified | 1187 | 735 |
| 3 | February 20, 2015 | Canadian Experience Class | 849 | 808 |
| 2 | February 07, 2015 | No program specified | 779 | 818 |
| 1 | January 31, 2015 | No program specified | 779 | 886 |
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About Canada CRS Cut Off
Why are these draws also popularly known as Express Entry rounds of invitation important?
IRCC ranks candidates in the Express Entry pool using a points-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Every 15 odd days (this isn’t necessarily every 15 days), IRCC then selects the highest-ranking candidates from the pool and invites them to apply for permanent residence. CRS Cut Off 2020 is the score of the lowest-ranked candidate in a particular draw hence it is very important for candidates to keep a tab on the CRS Cut off 2020 and compare their own CRS Score to understand their chances of getting an invite. Example: If Alex a candidate of Federal Skilled Worker Class has a CRS Score of 389 and the Latest CRS Cut off is 470 (Previous Draw). Then Alex should be doing the following things 1. Check the draws for the last 6 months and see if the average CRS Score is somewhat the same. 2. Try and understand how CRS works and find out which areas are getting his score down 3. Sometimes the low score- Can be worked on, for example, by improving the IELTS Score. If that is the case then retake the IELTS.
- Cannot be worked on, for example, Age. Then look for other things that add points like Provincial Nominee Programs, changing the primary applicant, etc.
How can I increase my CRS Score?
As mentioned already, it might not always be possible to increase your CRS but you may want to look at how CRS points are awarded and may want to look at- Increasing your IELTS Score
- Adding more work experience (if you have less than 3 years of work experience)
- Look if you qualify for any Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP)
- Explore the possibility of moving to Canada through your organization (if your organization has a Canadian office)
How many Express Entry Draws happen in a year?
Difficult to say the exact number, we can see anywhere between 24-30 Canada Express Entry Draws. On average, you can see an Express Entry Draw happen every two weeks but there have been instances where the draw happens within seven days as it happened in November 2020. On rare occasion it can take more than 2 weeks for an Express Entry Draw as wellWhy is the CRS Cut off 2020 so high?
There are multiple reasons why the Canada CRS Cut Off score might be high but one of the major reasons is the growing number of people in the top point range. Invitation to 14500 people in the month of November (2020) has reduced the numbers at the top but this was/is/will be the primary reason why the Latest CRS Cut off is consistently hovering around the 470 mark.
The topmost score bracket which is between 600-1200 CRS saw a surge in the number of Candidates and as of November 4, 2020, the numbers had risen to 998 which is the highest in that bracket. This is the bracket which mostly consists of people with either a Provincial Nomination or someone who could claim points for a Job Offer in the ‘0’ or ’00’ category.
The second from the top score bracket which is between 501-600 CRS Score also saw a surge in the number of Candidates and as of November 4, 2020, the numbers had risen to 828. This bracket usually consists of people with some connection to Canada (either work or education or both) grew almost 4-fold from the July 2020 draw.
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