🇨🇦 Draw #261

In Draw #261, IRCC set the CRS cutoff at 388 and issued 1,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) on August 3, 2023. This means all candidates in the Express Entry pool with a CRS score of 388 or higher received an invitation to submit a permanent residence application.

This was a Trade occupations (Version 1) draw, part of IRCC's category-based selection system that targets candidates with specific skills or attributes beyond raw CRS scores.

This draw's cutoff was 33 points below the category average of 421, indicating a more favorable round for candidates. Lower cutoffs like this can result from IRCC issuing a larger number of invitations or from seasonal fluctuations in the candidate pool.

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.