Draw #170 was an Express Entry draw that took place on December 23, 2020 at 14:40:08 UTC.
The following programs were included in this draw:
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 468 points, 1 point lower than the last draw on December 09, 2020.
5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in this draw.
The tie-breaking date and time was June 4, 2020 at 13:39:44 UTC. Candidates with a CRS score of 468 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 107,350.
The Express Entry candidate pool contained 147,487 candidates on December 21, 2020.
That was 773 candidates more than on December 7, 2020.
The 5,000 candidates invited in this draw represented 3.39% of the total number of candidates in the pool.
The number of candidates in each CRS score band is shown below.
| CRS score range | December 21, 2020 |
|---|---|
| 0-300 | 3308 |
| 301-350 | 24945 |
| 351-400 | 47897 |
| 401-410 | 8752 |
| 411-420 | 7790 |
| 421-430 | 7477 |
| 431-440 | 10605 |
| 441-450 | 10657 |
| 451-460 | 11790 |
| 461-470 | 11274 |
| 471-480 | 1336 |
| 481-490 | 532 |
| 491-500 | 255 |
| 501-600 | 390 |
| 601-1200 | 479 |