Draw #171 was an Express Entry draw that took place on January 6, 2021 at 14:39:02 UTC.
The following programs were included in this draw:
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 813 points, 42 points higher than the last draw on August 19, 2020.
250 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in this draw.
The tie-breaking date and time was November 2, 2020 at 11:11:52 UTC. Candidates with a CRS score of 813 who entered the Express Entry pool before this date will receive an ITA.
The total number of invitations issued in 2021, as of this draw, was 250.
The Express Entry candidate pool contained 146,495 candidates on January 4, 2021.
That was 992 candidates fewer than on December 21, 2020.
The 250 candidates invited in this draw represented 0.17% of the total number of candidates in the pool.
The number of candidates in each CRS score band is shown below.
| CRS score range | January 4, 2021 |
|---|---|
| 0-300 | 3260 |
| 301-350 | 24903 |
| 351-400 | 47872 |
| 401-410 | 8801 |
| 411-420 | 7791 |
| 421-430 | 7483 |
| 431-440 | 10703 |
| 441-450 | 10760 |
| 451-460 | 11951 |
| 461-470 | 10664 |
| 471-480 | 1134 |
| 481-490 | 486 |
| 491-500 | 231 |
| 501-600 | 273 |
| 601-1200 | 183 |