Draw #166 was an Express Entry draw that took place on November 5, 2020 at 12:17:58 UTC.
The following programs were included in this draw:
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 478 points, 7 points higher than the last draw on October 14, 2020.
4,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in this draw.
The tie-breaking date and time was October 26, 2020 at 22:44:19 UTC. Candidates with a CRS score of 478 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 87,350.
The Express Entry candidate pool contained 148,470 candidates on November 4, 2020.
That was 4,132 candidates more than on October 12, 2020.
The 4,500 candidates invited in this draw represented 3.03% of the total number of candidates in the pool.
The number of candidates in each CRS score band is shown below.
| CRS score range | November 4, 2020 |
|---|---|
| 0-300 | 3271 |
| 301-350 | 24659 |
| 351-400 | 47562 |
| 401-410 | 8614 |
| 411-420 | 7703 |
| 421-430 | 7207 |
| 431-440 | 10222 |
| 441-450 | 10083 |
| 451-460 | 10709 |
| 461-470 | 11492 |
| 471-480 | 3291 |
| 481-490 | 1296 |
| 491-500 | 535 |
| 501-600 | 828 |
| 601-1200 | 998 |