🇨🇦 Draw #272
General draw held on December 6, 2023
What This Draw Means
In Draw #272, IRCC set the CRS cutoff at 561 and issued 4,750 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) on December 6, 2023. This means all candidates in the Express Entry pool with a CRS score of 561 or higher received an invitation to submit a permanent residence application.
This was a general (No Program Specified) draw, open to all Express Entry candidates regardless of program or occupation. General draws are purely CRS-based — only the highest-scoring candidates are invited.
This draw's cutoff was 22 points above the category average of 539, indicating a more competitive round. Candidates with scores near the cutoff should consider strategies to increase their CRS, such as improving language test scores or gaining additional work experience.
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.