🇨🇦 Draw #254
STEM occupations (Version 1) draw held on July 5, 2023
What This Draw Means
In Draw #254, IRCC set the CRS cutoff at 486 and issued 500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) on July 5, 2023. This means all candidates in the Express Entry pool with a CRS score of 486 or higher received an invitation to submit a permanent residence application.
This was a STEM occupations draw, targeting candidates working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEM draws are part of Canada's category-based selection to attract talent in high-demand technology fields.
This draw's cutoff was close to the category average of 486, reflecting a typical round for this draw type.
Candidates who received an ITA have 60 days to submit a complete permanent residence application. Those not invited remain in the pool for up to 12 months and will be considered in future draws.