Ottawa held a new all-program Express Entry draw

On September 19, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,200 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Express Entry draw #263. In this draw, IRCC invited candidates under all immigration programs. In the latest round of invitations, the cut-off score was 531 points, 35 points more than in the previous all-program draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was September 12, 2023, at 12:16:31 UTC. As of September 19, 2023, there are 216,035 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. In 2023, Canada issued 80,948 ITAs through the Express Entry draws.