Express Entry Draw #288 Invited 2,850 Potential Immigrants Under the General Category

Canada released its latest Express Entry draw on March 12, 2024. The total number of invitations released under the General Category is 2,850.

The point-based system is a transparent method to rank the candidates in the pool using the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) calculator. 

The CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidates invited is 525.

If more than one candidate has the same lowest score, the CRS cut-off is based on the tie-breaking rule, i.e., the date and time of submitting the Express Entry profile. 

Therefore, the Tie-breaking rule is March 12, 2024, at 15:56:42 UTC. 

Invitations to apply for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Canadian Experience Class, and Provincial Nominee Program may be issued through this round of invitations. 

Guidelines for the rounds of Invitations: 

The instructions for each round of invitations are posted online at the time of the round, and the Express Entry System also uses this information to invite candidates from the Express Entry pool.

Instructions for rounds of invitations include: 

• Date and Time in which the round is held.
• Eligibility of a candidate for a specific category. Applies only for the category-based rounds.
• The number of candidates that will get an invitation to apply.
• Specifies the type of round, i.e., general, program-specific, or category-based.
• Specifies the included immigration program in the round. Applies to only program-specific rounds. 

Different types of rounds of Invitations:

There are three different types of rounds of invitations.

• General Category: In this category, the candidates with the highest ranking and who are eligible for one of the three programs managed by Express Entry System (the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class) are invited to the pool. 
• Program-Specific: Candidates who are eligible for any Express Entry programs are invited. If the round is held only for the Provincial Nominee Program, then candidates who are eligible for the PNP are invited.

Category-based: For this round of invitations, the Minister establishes a round to meet the economic benefit, and the candidates eligible for the category-based round are invited.