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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