As we expected, IRCC finally conducted the second STEM-targeted Express Entry draw, sending out 5,900 invitations to apply for permanent residency (PR).
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cutoff was 481 targeting 24 STEM occupations; a 5-point drop from the first STEM Express Entry draw on July 5, 2023.
Below are the details of the STEM Express Entry draw today:
- Category: STEM occupations
- Number of invitations issued: 5,900
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 5,900 or above
- Date and time of round: December 8, 2023, at 03:02:52 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 481
- Tie-breaking rule: November 25, 2023, at 09:48:36 UTC
IRCC has now sent out 11,650 invitations to apply for permanent residency in three Express Entry rounds of invitations this week.
Below are the other two Express Entry draws held this week:
Description | December 7 | December 6 |
---|---|---|
Draw type | French focused | General or all program draws |
Invitations | 1,000 | 4,750 |
CRS Cutoff | 470 | 561 |
Tie-breaking rule | October 3, 2023, at 04:45:27 UTC | November 8, 2023, at 06:00:13 UTC |
Full list of 24 STEM occupations eligible for Express Entry draw today
NOC Code | Occupation |
---|---|
20010 | Engineering managers |
20011 | Architecture and science managers |
20012 | Computer and information systems managers |
21200 | Architects |
21201 | Landscape Architects |
21202 | Urban and land use planners |
21203 | Land surveyors |
21210 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries |
21211 | Data scientists |
21220 | Cybersecurity specialists |
21221 | Business systems specialists |
21222 | Information systems specialists |
21223 | Database analysts and data administrators |
21230 | Computer systems developers and programmers |
21231 | Software engineers and designers |
21232 | Software developers and programmers |
21233 | Web designers |
21234 | Web developers and programmers |
21300 | Civil Engineers |
21310 | Electrical and electronics engineers |
21311 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) |
21321 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers |
21322 | Metallurgical and materials engineers |
41400 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers |
CRS Score Distribution in the Pool
CRS score range | Number of candidates |
---|---|
601-1200 | 4,525 |
501-600 | 5,457 |
451-500 | 60,014 |
491-500 | 6,634 |
481-490 | 10,335 |
471-480 | 17,312 |
461-470 | 14,165 |
451-460 | 11,568 |
401-450 | 53,502 |
441-450 | 10,885 |
431-440 | 11,111 |
421-430 | 9,973 |
411-420 | 10,608 |
401-410 | 10,925 |
351-400 | 58,457 |
301-350 | 30,148 |
0-300 | 5,267 |
Total | 217,370 |