2016 rounds of invitations
Express Entry draws in 2016
IRCC held 27 Express Entry draws in 2016 and invited 33,782 candidates. Cutoffs ranged from 453 to 786.
| Draw | Date | Program or category | Invitations | CRS cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #50 | December 22, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 2,878 | 475 |
| #49 | December 16, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,936 | 497 |
| #48 | November 30, 2016 | Provincial Nominee Program | 559 | 786 |
| #47 | November 16, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 2,427 | 470 |
| #46 | November 2, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 2,080 | 472 |
| #45 | October 19, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,804 | 475 |
| #44 | October 12, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,518 | 484 |
| #43 | September 21, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,288 | 483 |
| #42 | September 7, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,000 | 491 |
| #41 | August 24, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 750 | 538 |
| #40 | August 10, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 754 | 490 |
| #39 | July 27, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 755 | 488 |
| #38 | July 13, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 747 | 482 |
| #37 | June 29, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 773 | 482 |
| #36 | June 15, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 752 | 488 |
| #35 | June 1, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 762 | 483 |
| #34 | May 18, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 763 | 484 |
| #33 | May 6, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 799 | 534 |
| #32 | April 20, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,018 | 468 |
| #31 | April 6, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 954 | 470 |
| #30 | March 23, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,014 | 470 |
| #29 | March 9, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,013 | 473 |
| #28 | February 24, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,484 | 453 |
| #27 | February 10, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,505 | 459 |
| #26 | January 27, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,468 | 457 |
| #25 | January 13, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,518 | 453 |
| #24 | January 6, 2016 | General (all programs)No Program Specified | 1,463 | 461 |
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