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Express Entry Draws 2026: Full History and CRS Cut-offs

By Ikechukwu Attah6 min readPublished May 13, 2026Updated October 31, 2026Last reviewed October 14, 2026

This page tracks every Express Entry draw Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held in 2026, newest first. Figures are taken from IRCC's official draw records; verify current numbers at canada.ca.

There have been 65 Express Entry draws in 2026 so far, issuing about 149,409 invitations to apply (ITAs) in total. Canadian Experience Class (CEC) cut-offs have ranged from a low of 507 to a high of 523 CRS points.

Every 2026 Express Entry draw

DateDraw #TypeITAsCRS cut-off
October 28, 2026453Transport Occupations150477
October 27, 2026452French-Language proficiency5000407
October 26, 2026451Provincial Nominee Program792761
October 16, 2026450French-Language proficiency5000435
October 15, 2026449Canadian Experience Class2500519
October 13, 2026448Provincial Nominee Program752772
October 1, 2026447Trades Occupations3500476
September 29, 2026446Canadian Experience Class2000518
September 28, 2026445Provincial Nominee Program733725
September 16, 2026444Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience250389
September 15, 2026443Canadian Experience Class2000519
September 14, 2026442Provincial Nominee Program576734
September 4, 2026441Healthcare and Social Services Occupations3500475
September 3, 2026440Physicians with Canadian Work Experience229198
September 1, 2026439Canadian Experience Class2000521
August 31, 2026438Provincial Nominee Program562697
August 19, 2026437French-Language proficiency5000382
August 18, 2026436Canadian Experience Class1000523
August 17, 2026435Provincial Nominee Program442760
August 7, 2026434Transport Occupations300470
August 6, 2026433French-Language proficiency5000391
August 5, 2026432Canadian Experience Class3000516
August 4, 2026431Provincial Nominee Program507768
July 23, 2026430Skilled Military Recruits4368
July 22, 2026429French-Language proficiency5000399
July 21, 2026428Canadian Experience Class2000516
July 20, 2026427Provincial Nominee Program511744
July 10, 2026426Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience500392
July 9, 2026425French-Language proficiency5000420
July 7, 2026424Canadian Experience Class2000517
July 6, 2026423Provincial Nominee Program534708
June 25, 2026422Healthcare and Social Services Occupations4000475
June 24, 2026421Physicians with Canadian Work Experience271223
June 23, 2026420Canadian Experience Class4000516
June 22, 2026419Provincial Nominee Program955730
May 28, 2026418French-Language proficiency4500409
May 27, 2026417Canadian Experience Class3000518
May 25, 2026416Provincial Nominee Program334805
May 11, 2026415Provincial Nominee Program380798
April 29, 2026414French-Language proficiency4000400
April 28, 2026413Canadian Experience Class2000514
April 27, 2026412Provincial Nominee Program473795
April 15, 2026411French-Language proficiency4000419
April 14, 2026410Canadian Experience Class2000515
April 13, 2026409Provincial Nominee Program324786
April 2, 2026408Trades Occupations3000477
March 31, 2026407Canadian Experience Class2250509
March 30, 2026406Provincial Nominee Program356802
March 18, 2026405French-Language proficiency4000393
March 17, 2026404Canadian Experience Class4000507
March 16, 2026403Provincial Nominee Program362742
March 5, 2026402Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience250429
March 4, 2026401French-Language proficiency5500397
March 3, 2026400Canadian Experience Class4000508
March 2, 2026399Provincial Nominee Program264710
February 20, 2026398Healthcare and Social Services Occupations4000467
February 19, 2026397Physicians with Canadian Work Experience391169
February 17, 2026396Canadian Experience Class6000508
February 16, 2026395Provincial Nominee Program279789
February 6, 2026394French-Language proficiency8500400
February 3, 2026393Provincial Nominee Program423749
January 21, 2026392Canadian Experience Class6000509
January 20, 2026391Provincial Nominee Program681746
January 7, 2026390Canadian Experience Class8000511
January 5, 2026389Provincial Nominee Program574711

What the 2026 rounds show by category

A lower cut-off means more candidates in that category were reachable in the round.

Provincial Nominee Program. IRCC has held 21 Provincial Nominee Program rounds in 2026, issuing about 10,814 invitations. Cut-offs ranged from 697 to 805 CRS.

Canadian Experience Class. IRCC has held 18 Canadian Experience Class rounds in 2026, issuing about 57,750 invitations. Cut-offs ranged from 507 to 523 CRS.

French-Language proficiency. IRCC has held 12 French-Language proficiency rounds in 2026, issuing about 60,500 invitations. Cut-offs ranged from 382 to 435 CRS.

Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience. IRCC has held 3 Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience rounds in 2026, issuing about 1,000 invitations. Cut-offs ranged from 389 to 429 CRS.

Healthcare and Social Services Occupations. IRCC has held 3 Healthcare and Social Services Occupations rounds in 2026, issuing about 11,500 invitations. Cut-offs ranged from 467 to 475 CRS.

Physicians with Canadian Work Experience. IRCC has held 3 Physicians with Canadian Work Experience rounds in 2026, issuing about 891 invitations. Cut-offs ranged from 169 to 223 CRS.

Transport Occupations. IRCC has held 2 Transport Occupations rounds in 2026, issuing about 450 invitations. Cut-offs ranged from 470 to 477 CRS.

Trades Occupations. IRCC has held 2 Trades Occupations rounds in 2026, issuing about 6,500 invitations. Cut-offs ranged from 476 to 477 CRS.

Skilled Military Recruits. IRCC has held 1 Skilled Military Recruits round in 2026, issuing about 4 invitations. Cut-offs ranged from 368 to 368 CRS.

How the CRS cut-off is decided

Every Express Entry round invites the highest-ranked profiles in the pool down to a cut-off score. Your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score comes from your age, education, official-language results, skilled work experience and, where it applies, a provincial nomination, which adds 600 points and effectively guarantees an invitation in the next general round. If your CRS score sits below the recent cut-offs above, the fastest levers are a higher language result, a completed credential assessment, or a provincial nomination. Compare your score against these rounds with the free CRS calculator.

What a competitive profile looks like now

Across the 2026 rounds above, general rounds have rarely dropped below the mid-500s, while category-based rounds for healthcare, trades and French speakers have cleared at noticeably lower scores. If your CRS score sits in the 480s or 490s, a category-based round or a provincial nomination is usually a faster route than waiting for a general round to fall to your level. Candidates with strong French results have had the widest set of options this year, because French-language rounds have consistently used lower cut-offs than general rounds. Whatever your score, keep your profile current: an expired language result or educational credential assessment removes you from the pool the moment it lapses, and rebuilding it can cost you several rounds.

How to read this table

Each row is one invitation round. "Type" is the program or category the round targeted, "ITAs" is how many invitations were issued, and "CRS cut-off" is the lowest Comprehensive Ranking System score that received an invitation. A lower cut-off means a less competitive round.

See also the Provincial Nominee Program draws hub for province-by-province draws.

This page is for information only and is not legal advice. Verify all figures at canada.ca.

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