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Express Entry draws in 2026

Every round of invitations IRCC has held this year, with the lowest score invited and the number of invitations. The page loads IRCC's own data each time you open it, so new rounds show up on their own.

Saved copy from October 20, 2026. Checking IRCC for newer rounds now.
Latest round#450
Oct 16, 2026
Type
French-language proficiency
Invitations5,000
Lowest score435

2026 so far: 62 draws, 143,467 invitations.

Draws pause after November 3. IRCC will rescore every profile under the new CRS rules. It says this could take up to two weeks and that no invitation rounds will happen until it's done. See your new score.

Cutoff scores in 2026

All 2026 rounds (62)

#DateRound typeInvitationsLowest score
450Oct 16, 2026French-language proficiency5,000435
449Oct 15, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,500519
448Oct 13, 2026Provincial Nominee Program752772
447Oct 1, 2026Trades3,500476
446Sep 29, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000518
445Sep 28, 2026Provincial Nominee Program733725
444Sep 16, 2026Senior managers with Canadian work experience250389
443Sep 15, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000519
442Sep 14, 2026Provincial Nominee Program576734
441Sep 4, 2026Healthcare and social services3,500475
440Sep 3, 2026Physicians with Canadian work experience229198
439Sep 1, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000521
438Aug 31, 2026Provincial Nominee Program562697
437Aug 19, 2026French-language proficiency5,000382
436Aug 18, 2026Canadian Experience Class1,000523
435Aug 17, 2026Provincial Nominee Program442760
434Aug 7, 2026Transport300470
433Aug 6, 2026French-language proficiency5,000391
432Aug 5, 2026Canadian Experience Class3,000516
431Aug 4, 2026Provincial Nominee Program507768
430Jul 23, 2026Skilled military recruits4368
429Jul 22, 2026French-language proficiency5,000399
428Jul 21, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000516
427Jul 20, 2026Provincial Nominee Program511744
426Jul 10, 2026Senior managers with Canadian work experience500392
425Jul 9, 2026French-language proficiency5,000420
424Jul 7, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000517
423Jul 6, 2026Provincial Nominee Program534708
422Jun 25, 2026Healthcare and social services4,000475
421Jun 24, 2026Physicians with Canadian work experience271223
420Jun 23, 2026Canadian Experience Class4,000516
419Jun 22, 2026Provincial Nominee Program955730
418May 28, 2026French-language proficiency4,500409
417May 27, 2026Canadian Experience Class3,000518
416May 25, 2026Provincial Nominee Program334805
415May 11, 2026Provincial Nominee Program380798
414Apr 29, 2026French-language proficiency4,000400
413Apr 28, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000514
412Apr 27, 2026Provincial Nominee Program473795
411Apr 15, 2026French-language proficiency4,000419
410Apr 14, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000515
409Apr 13, 2026Provincial Nominee Program324786
408Apr 2, 2026Trades3,000477
407Mar 31, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,250509
406Mar 30, 2026Provincial Nominee Program356802
405Mar 18, 2026French-language proficiency4,000393
404Mar 17, 2026Canadian Experience Class4,000507
403Mar 16, 2026Provincial Nominee Program362742
402Mar 5, 2026Senior managers with Canadian work experience250429
401Mar 4, 2026French-language proficiency5,500397
400Mar 3, 2026Canadian Experience Class4,000508
399Mar 2, 2026Provincial Nominee Program264710
398Feb 20, 2026Healthcare and social services4,000467
397Feb 19, 2026Physicians with Canadian work experience391169
396Feb 17, 2026Canadian Experience Class6,000508
395Feb 16, 2026Provincial Nominee Program279789
394Feb 6, 2026French-language proficiency8,500400
393Feb 3, 2026Provincial Nominee Program423749
392Jan 21, 2026Canadian Experience Class6,000509
391Jan 20, 2026Provincial Nominee Program681746
390Jan 7, 2026Canadian Experience Class8,000511
389Jan 5, 2026Provincial Nominee Program574711

Round numbers link to IRCC's official notice for each round.

Who is in the pool

As of October 12, 2026, IRCC counted 229,456 profiles. If you've used our calculator, your band is highlighted.

CRS scoreProfiles
601 to 1,200749
501 to 60021,638
491 to 50012,136
481 to 49012,184
471 to 48016,220
461 to 47016,221
451 to 46014,851
441 to 45013,749
431 to 44013,474
421 to 43012,467
411 to 42012,201
401 to 41011,637
351 to 40047,167
301 to 35017,123
0 to 3007,639

How to read a round

Each round has a type, a number of invitations and a cutoff. The cutoff is the score of the lowest-ranked person who got an invitation. If several people had that exact score, IRCC uses the tie-breaking rule: profiles submitted before a set date and time get in, later ones don't.

Category rounds only look at people who qualify for that category, such as French speakers or healthcare workers. That's why their cutoffs can sit far below a Canadian Experience Class round held the same week. To see which category your job falls under, search it in the NOC code finder.

2026 at a glance

Round typeRoundsInvitationsCutoff range
Canadian Experience Class1857,750507 to 523
Provincial Nominee Program2010,022697 to 805
French-language proficiency1155,500382 to 435
Healthcare and social services311,500467 to 475
Trades26,500476 to 477
Transport1300470
Senior managers with Canadian work experience31,000389 to 429
Physicians with Canadian work experience3891169 to 223
Skilled military recruits14368

Totals up to round #450 on Oct 16, 2026.

Common questions

When is the next Express Entry draw?

IRCC doesn't post dates ahead of time. Rounds appear on its website after they happen. In 2026 there were usually several rounds a month, often on back-to-back days with a different type each day. Right after November 3 expect a gap of up to two weeks while every profile is rescored.

What CRS score do I need for a Canadian Experience Class draw?

In 2026 the CEC cutoff stayed in a tight band, from 507 to 523 across 18 rounds. The most recent one, on October 15, closed at 519. Category rounds such as French-language proficiency have gone much lower.

What does the tie-breaking rule mean?

Say the cutoff is 519 and plenty of people have exactly 519. IRCC breaks the tie with a date and time printed on each round. Anyone at 519 who submitted their profile before that moment got an invitation, and anyone who submitted after it didn't.

Why are Provincial Nominee cutoffs so high?

A provincial or territorial nomination adds 600 points by itself. Take the 600 away and this year's PNP cutoffs (697 to 805) sit between 97 and 205, which is far lower than any other round type.

How many people are in the Express Entry pool?

IRCC counted 229,456 profiles on October 12, 2026. Of those, 22,387 had more than 500 points and 749 had more than 600, most of them with a nomination.

Will draws stop after November 3, 2026?

For a while, yes. IRCC is rescoring every profile under the new CRS rules and says this could take up to two weeks. It plans to pause invitation rounds until the rescoring is finished.

Where does this data come from?

From IRCC's own data file, the same one that feeds the rounds page on canada.ca. This page downloads it again every time you open it, so a new round shows up here as soon as IRCC publishes it.

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