Draw #165 was an Express Entry draw that took place on October 14, 2020 at 13:03:22 UTC.
The following programs were included in this draw:
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 471 points, which is the same cutoff as the last draw on September 30, 2020.
4,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in this draw.
The tie-breaking date and time was September 1, 2020 at 12:11:23 UTC. Candidates with a CRS score of 471 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 82,850.
The Express Entry candidate pool contained 144,338 candidates on October 12, 2020.
That was 464 candidates more than on September 28, 2020.
The 4,500 candidates invited in this draw represented 3.12% of the total number of candidates in the pool.
The number of candidates in each CRS score band is shown below.
| CRS score range | October 12, 2020 |
|---|---|
| 0-300 | 3269 |
| 301-350 | 25023 |
| 351-400 | 48095 |
| 401-410 | 8541 |
| 411-420 | 7666 |
| 421-430 | 7129 |
| 431-440 | 9803 |
| 441-450 | 9742 |
| 451-460 | 10235 |
| 461-470 | 10596 |
| 471-480 | 2409 |
| 481-490 | 702 |
| 491-500 | 292 |
| 501-600 | 382 |
| 601-1200 | 454 |