🇨🇦 Draw #278

In Draw #278, IRCC set the CRS cutoff at 386 and issued 400 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) on December 21, 2023. This means all candidates in the Express Entry pool with a CRS score of 386 or higher received an invitation to submit a permanent residence application.

This was a Agriculture and agri-food 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 close to the category average of 392, 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.