Draw #174 was an Express Entry draw that took place on January 21, 2021 at 14:22:20 UTC.
The following programs were included in this draw:
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 454 points, 7 points lower than the last draw on January 07, 2021.
4,626 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in this draw.
The tie-breaking date and time was July 23, 2020 at 17:32:00 UTC. Candidates with a CRS score of 454 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 10,000.
The Express Entry candidate pool contained 147,324 candidates on January 18, 2021.
That was 829 candidates more than on January 4, 2021.
The 4,626 candidates invited in this draw represented 3.14% 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 18, 2021 |
|---|---|
| 0-300 | 3283 |
| 301-350 | 25114 |
| 351-400 | 48120 |
| 401-410 | 8967 |
| 411-420 | 7850 |
| 421-430 | 7586 |
| 431-440 | 10840 |
| 441-450 | 10919 |
| 451-460 | 12411 |
| 461-470 | 8355 |
| 471-480 | 2000 |
| 481-490 | 806 |
| 491-500 | 321 |
| 501-600 | 457 |
| 601-1200 | 295 |