Draw #196 was an Express Entry draw that took place on July 08, 2021 at 14:02:45 UTC.
The following programs were included in this draw:
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 369 points, 12 points higher than the last draw on June 24, 2021.
4,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in this draw.
The tie-breaking date and time was June 10, 2021 at 22:46:37 UTC. Candidates with a CRS score of 369 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 93,842.
The Express Entry candidate pool contained 166,851 candidates on July 5, 2021.
That was 605 candidates more than on June 21, 2021.
The 4,500 candidates invited in this draw represented 2.70% of the total number of candidates in the pool.
The number of candidates in each CRS score band is shown below.
| CRS score range | July 5, 2021 |
|---|---|
| 0-300 | 5467 |
| 301-350 | 31381 |
| 351-400 | 52595 |
| 401-410 | 9250 |
| 411-420 | 7786 |
| 421-430 | 6447 |
| 431-440 | 8608 |
| 441-450 | 8385 |
| 451-460 | 9173 |
| 461-470 | 10013 |
| 471-480 | 9951 |
| 481-490 | 3666 |
| 491-500 | 1330 |
| 501-600 | 2204 |
| 601-1200 | 595 |