Federal Express Entry Draw 245

A new Federal  Express Entry Draw 245 held Mar 29,2023 and 7,000 Express Entry candidates who want to immigrate to Canada will receive invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

Regarding to previous draw, which held on Mar 23, 2023, the minimum score for the course is smoothly decreased to 481, which represents 3 points less than Express Entry Draw 244.

2023 Total ITAs issued

Draw 245 brings the total number of ITAs issued so far of this year to 37,559 in federal skilled worker.

Tie-breaking rule

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) applied the tie-break on February 14, 2023 07:35:00 UTC for Federal Express Entry Draw 245. This means that all candidates with a CRS score above 481, as well as those with scores of 481 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 245) 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 diagram shows CRS score distribution for draw 245, which is set up approximately the same day the announcement of the draw on Mar 29, 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.