On July 11th, 2023 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held its latest draw of Canada Express Entry invitations.
Express Entry Draw #257
- Total Number of invitations: 800
- Date of round of invitations: July 11th, 2023
- Lowest CRS cut-off: 505
- Program Specified: No program Specified
In the latest Express Entry round of invitations IRCC invited 800 immigrants in an all-progran draw. Invites Candidates needed minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 505. The highest CRS score for an all-program draw in 2023 was 511, held on July 04 draw.
The invitations, issued on 4 July, were from a random all-program draw, requiring a minimum CRS score of 511 among the 700 invited candidates. This was the highest required CRS score for any all-program draw in 2023 so far.
The second draw of the week, the first round of calls expected on July 5, was made to candidates with work experience in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). IRCC has invited 500 candidates with a minimum CRS score of 486. IRCC has announced that this invitation will be done a week in advance.
In the third draw held last week, IRCC invited 1,500 candidates on July 6 for the anticipated category-based selection of health professionals with CRS result of 463.
The fourth lot of the week Held on July 7. ITAs are awarded for 2,300 strong French speaking skills and a minimum CRS of 439.
