September 20, 2017 – Canadian Immigration authorities conducted the 22nd round of invitations under Express Entry in 2017 and 72 nd overall, inviting 2,871 applicants for permanent residence under all programs. The lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 433, two points lower than the previous draw.

It was the 21st draw in 2017 under the Express Entry System where the lowest CRS score was well below 500. It was the 7th draw since immigration authorities substantially modified the Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System on June 6, 2017. The latest draw factors in all applications in the pool who received additional points under the recent changes.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada also recently published a breakdown of the Express Entry Pool, as of August 30, 2017, show below:

CRS Score Range Number of Candidates
601-1200 247
451-600 570
401-450 12,123
441-450 216
431-440 924
421-430 2,692
411-420 3,366
401-410 4,925
351-400 26,017
391-400 4,379
381-390 5,371
371-380 5,485
361-370 5,455
351-360 5,327
301-350 16,629
0-300 2,932
Total 58,518

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