Draw #156 was an Express Entry draw that took place on July 22, 2020 at 12:15:22 UTC.
The following programs were included in this draw:
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 687 points, 9 points lower than the last draw on June 24, 2020.
557 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in this draw.
The tie-breaking date and time was November 11, 2019 at 08:51:21 UTC. Candidates with a CRS score of 687 who entered the Express Entry pool before this date will receive an ITA.
The total number of invitations issued in 2020, as of this draw, was 54,357.
The Express Entry candidate pool contained 142,252 candidates on July 19, 2020.
That was 1,016 candidates fewer than on July 6, 2020.
The 557 candidates invited in this draw represented 0.39% of the total number of candidates in the pool.
The number of candidates in each CRS score band is shown below.
| CRS score range | July 19, 2020 |
|---|---|
| 0-300 | 3335 |
| 301-350 | 25942 |
| 351-400 | 49973 |
| 401-410 | 8780 |
| 411-420 | 7763 |
| 421-430 | 7560 |
| 431-440 | 8737 |
| 441-450 | 7935 |
| 451-460 | 8527 |
| 461-470 | 7919 |
| 471-480 | 4720 |
| 481-490 | 347 |
| 491-500 | 148 |
| 501-600 | 183 |
| 601-1200 | 383 |