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Federal Express Entry Category-based Draw 254 | 500 invitations to Apply issued
A new Federal Express Entry Category-based Draw 254 held Jul 05,2023 and 500 Express Entry candidates who want to immigrate to Canada will receive invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence.
| Date and time of round | June 28, 2023 14:04:34 UTC |
| Immigration Program | Federal Express Entry |
| CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited | 476 |
| Number of invitations issued | 500 |
IRCC increased the CRS score compared to previous draw
Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 486. It is 25 points less than as compared to previous all program Express Entry draw.
2023 Total ITAs issued
Draw 254 brings the total number of ITAs issued so far of this year to 60,748 in federal skilled worker.
Tie-breaking rule
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) applied the tie-break on November 23, 2022 00:01:29 UTC for Federal Express Entry Category-based Draw 254. This means that all candidates with a CRS score above 476, as well as those with scores of 488 who entered their profile in the Express Entry pool before this date and time, received an ITA.
How to increase your score in Express Entry pool?
Candidates who want to immigrate to Canada can increase their current scores in pool by Study in Canada, Job offer and Canadian Experience Work or by receiving nomination from one of the Provincial Nomination Program.
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
The diagram shows the minimum score of each draw invitation so far(Federal Express Entry Category-based Draw 254) this year.
Applicants must pay attention to the period between draws, If the period between them is extended, the express entry allows more applicants opened their profile with higher score in Express Entry System and this can have the effect of raising the minimum or cut-off score.
CRS score distribution of candidates
The chart below shows CRS score distribution for draw 254, which is set up one day before on Jul 04, 2023. This distribution of the score can be changed in subsequent periods due to the expiration of the date of the presence of some applicants in the Federal Express Entry system as well as the registration and entry of new applicants in federal skilled worker.
STEM Jobs targeted By Express Entry
| science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) targeted List | |
| 2021 NOC code | Occupation |
| 21200 | Architects |
| 20011 | Architecture and science managers |
| 21221 | Business systems specialists |
| 21300 | Civil Engineers |
| 20012 | Computer and information systems managers |
| 21311 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) |
| 21230 | Computer systems developers and programmers |
| 21220 | Cybersecurity specialists |
| 21211 | Data scientists |
| 21223 | Database analysts and data administrators |
| 21310 | Electrical and electronics engineers |
| 20010 | Engineering managers |
| 21321 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers |
| 21222 | Information systems specialists |
| 21203 | Land surveyors |
| 21201 | Landscape Architects |
| 21210 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries |
| 21322 | Metallurgical and materials engineers |
| 41400 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers |
| 21232 | Software developers and programmers |
| 21231 | Software engineers and designers |
| 21202 | Urban and land use planners |
| 21233 | Web designers |
| 21234 | Web developers and programmers |
Do you want to have detailed updated information about your visa file?
You can apply for GCMS Report to recieve detailed information about your file; and/or Recieve copy of your file is in process in the IRCC
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