Federal Skilled Trades Program
FSTP draws: every Federal Skilled Trades Program round
Program draws for the Federal Skilled Trades Program. The latest was #159 on August 6, 2020, with a CRS cutoff of 415.
- Latest cutoff
- 415
- August 6, 2020
- Draws, last 12 months
- 0
- Invited, last 12 months
- 0
- Lowest, last 12 months
- —
FSTP CRS cutoffs
Every FSTP draw
| Draw | Date | Invitations | CRS cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| #159 | August 6, 2020 | 250 | 415 |
| #128 | October 16, 2019 | 500 | 357 |
| #117 | May 15, 2019 | 500 | 332 |
| #100 | September 24, 2018 | 400 | 284 |
| #91 | May 30, 2018 | 500 | 288 |
| #76 | November 1, 2017 | 505 | 241 |
| #64 | May 26, 2017 | 400 | 199 |
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Questions people ask
+When was the last FSTP draw?
Draw #159 on August 6, 2020 invited 250 Federal Skilled Trades Program candidates with a CRS score of 415 or higher.
+What is the lowest CRS score invited in a FSTP draw?
The lowest FSTP cutoff on record is 199; the highest is 415.
+How many FSTP draws have there been?
7 since the first in 2017, inviting 3,055 candidates in total.
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