Draw #178 was an Express Entry draw that took place on March 17, 2021 at 11:49:48 UTC.
The following programs were included in this draw:
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 682 points, 57 points lower than the last draw on March 08, 2021.
183 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in this draw.
The tie-breaking date and time was March 04, 2021 at 16:56:20 UTC. Candidates with a CRS score of 682 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 38,840.
The Express Entry candidate pool contained 162,120 candidates on March 15.
That was 14,432 candidates more than on March 1.
The 183 candidates invited in this draw represented 0.11% of the total number of candidates in the pool.
The number of candidates in each CRS score band is shown below.
| CRS score range | March 15 |
|---|---|
| 0-300 | 4629 |
| 301-350 | 28336 |
| 351-400 | 54345 |
| 401-410 | 9524 |
| 411-420 | 8272 |
| 421-430 | 7148 |
| 431-440 | 9379 |
| 441-450 | 8970 |
| 451-460 | 10115 |
| 461-470 | 9837 |
| 471-480 | 6208 |
| 481-490 | 2493 |
| 491-500 | 995 |
| 501-600 | 1714 |
| 601-1200 | 155 |