Federal Express Entry Draw 272 - Immigration to Canada

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Federal Express Entry Draw 272 | 4750 invitations to Apply issued

A new Federal Express Entry Draw 272 held Dec 5,2023 and 4,750 Express Entry candidates who want to immigrate to Canada will receive invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

Date and time of round	December 6, 2023 at 16:27:26 UTC
Immigration Program	Federal Express Entry
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited	561
Number of invitations issued	4,750

IRCC increased the CRS score compared to previous draw

Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 561. It is 60 points more than as compared to previous all program Express Entry draw on Oct 10, 2023.

2023 Total ITAs issued

Draw 272 brings the total number of ITAs issued so far of this year to 99,971 in federal skilled worker.

Tie-breaking rule

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) applied the tie-break on November 08, 2023 at 06:00:13 UTC for Federal Express Entry Draw 272. This means that all candidates with a CRS score above 561, 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 Draw 272) 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 272, which is set up approximately 1 day before the announcement of the prior period on Dec 5, 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.

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