Draw #176 was an Express Entry draw that took place on February 13, 2021 at 11:56:56 UTC.
The following programs were included in this draw:
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 75 points, 379 points lower than the last draw on January 21, 2021.
27,332 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in this draw.
The tie-breaking date and time was September 12, 2020 at 15:31:40 UTC. Candidates with a CRS score of 75 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 37,986.
The Express Entry candidate pool contained 152,714 candidates on February 8, 2021.
That was 5,390 candidates more than on January 18, 2021.
The 27,332 candidates invited in this draw represented 17.90% of the total number of candidates in the pool.
The number of candidates in each CRS score band is shown below.
| CRS score range | February 8, 2021 |
|---|---|
| 0-300 | 3294 |
| 301-350 | 25297 |
| 351-400 | 48585 |
| 401-410 | 9111 |
| 411-420 | 8079 |
| 421-430 | 7818 |
| 431-440 | 11352 |
| 441-450 | 11371 |
| 451-460 | 11149 |
| 461-470 | 9047 |
| 471-480 | 3823 |
| 481-490 | 1555 |
| 491-500 | 603 |
| 501-600 | 1027 |
| 601-1200 | 603 |