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Express Entry draws Latest rounds and CRS cut-offs

Every round of invitations of the last 12 months, the latest cut-off for each type of draw, and how the scores have moved. From IRCC’s own data, updated October 11, 2026.

Latest draw · #447

October 1, 2026

Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 3

Lowest score invited
476
Invitations
3,500

Eligible: Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program. Tie-breaking: profiles submitted before May 28, 2026 at 16:55:23 UTC.

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Latest cut-off by type of draw

Category rounds only invite candidates who meet that category’s rules, such as NCLC 7 in French or recent work experience in a listed occupation. The Canadian Experience Class and provincial nominee rounds are program rounds.

Trade occupations 476 Oct 1, 2026 · 3,500 invited 2 rounds in 12 months · 476–477
Canadian Experience Class 518 Sep 29, 2026 · 2,000 invited 22 rounds in 12 months · 507–533
Provincial Nominee Program 725 Sep 28, 2026 · 733 invited 25 rounds in 12 months · 697–805
Senior managers with Canadian work experience 389 Sep 16, 2026 · 250 invited 3 rounds in 12 months · 389–429
Healthcare and social services 475 Sep 4, 2026 · 3,500 invited 6 rounds in 12 months · 462–476
Physicians with Canadian work experience 198 Sep 3, 2026 · 229 invited 3 rounds in 12 months · 169–223
French-language proficiency 382 Aug 19, 2026 · 5,000 invited 13 rounds in 12 months · 382–420
Transport occupations 470 Aug 7, 2026 · 300 invited 1 round in 12 months
Skilled military recruits 368 Jul 23, 2026 · 4 invited 1 round in 12 months

How the cut-offs have moved

350400450500550NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctOct 15, 2025 · Healthcare and social services · 472Oct 28, 2025 · Canadian Experience Class · 533Oct 29, 2025 · French-language proficiency · 416Nov 12, 2025 · Canadian Experience Class · 533Nov 14, 2025 · Healthcare and social services · 462Nov 26, 2025 · Canadian Experience Class · 531Nov 28, 2025 · French-language proficiency · 408Dec 10, 2025 · Canadian Experience Class · 520Dec 11, 2025 · Healthcare and social services · 476Dec 16, 2025 · Canadian Experience Class · 515Dec 17, 2025 · French-language proficiency · 399Jan 7, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 511Jan 21, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 509Feb 6, 2026 · French-language proficiency · 400Feb 17, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 508Feb 20, 2026 · Healthcare and social services · 467Mar 3, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 508Mar 4, 2026 · French-language proficiency · 397Mar 5, 2026 · Senior managers with Canadian work experience · 429Mar 17, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 507Mar 18, 2026 · French-language proficiency · 393Mar 31, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 509Apr 2, 2026 · Trade occupations · 477Apr 14, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 515Apr 15, 2026 · French-language proficiency · 419Apr 28, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 514Apr 29, 2026 · French-language proficiency · 400May 27, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 518May 28, 2026 · French-language proficiency · 409Jun 23, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 516Jun 25, 2026 · Healthcare and social services · 475Jul 7, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 517Jul 9, 2026 · French-language proficiency · 420Jul 10, 2026 · Senior managers with Canadian work experience · 392Jul 21, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 516Jul 22, 2026 · French-language proficiency · 399Jul 23, 2026 · Skilled military recruits · 368Aug 5, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 516Aug 6, 2026 · French-language proficiency · 391Aug 7, 2026 · Transport occupations · 470Aug 18, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 523Aug 19, 2026 · French-language proficiency · 382Sep 1, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 521Sep 4, 2026 · Healthcare and social services · 475Sep 15, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 519Sep 16, 2026 · Senior managers with Canadian work experience · 389Sep 29, 2026 · Canadian Experience Class · 518Oct 1, 2026 · Trade occupations · 476
Canadian Experience ClassFrench-language proficiencyHealthcare and social servicesTrade occupationsOther categories Left out so the others stay readable: provincial nominee rounds (697 to 805, including the 600 nomination points); rounds below 300 (Physicians with Canadian work experience: 169 to 223).

Every round in the last 12 months

76 rounds and 177,875 invitations from October 14, 2025 to October 1, 2026. The lowest cut-off outside provincial nominee rounds was 169, in the Feb 19, 2026 round for Physicians with Canadian work experience.

#DateRoundInvitationsLowest score
447Oct 1, 2026Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 33,500476
446Sep 29, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000518
445Sep 28, 2026Provincial Nominee Program733725
444Sep 16, 2026Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1250389
443Sep 15, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000519
442Sep 14, 2026Provincial Nominee Program576734
441Sep 4, 2026Healthcare and Social Services Occupations, 2026-Version 33,500475
440Sep 3, 2026Physicians with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1229198
439Sep 1, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000521
438Aug 31, 2026Provincial Nominee Program562697
437Aug 19, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,000382
436Aug 18, 2026Canadian Experience Class1,000523
435Aug 17, 2026Provincial Nominee Program442760
434Aug 7, 2026Transport Occupations, 2026-Version 2300470
433Aug 6, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,000391
432Aug 5, 2026Canadian Experience Class3,000516
431Aug 4, 2026Provincial Nominee Program507768
430Jul 23, 2026Skilled Military Recruits, 2026-Version 14368
429Jul 22, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,000399
428Jul 21, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000516
427Jul 20, 2026Provincial Nominee Program511744
426Jul 10, 2026Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1500392
425Jul 9, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,000420
424Jul 7, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000517
423Jul 6, 2026Provincial Nominee Program534708
422Jun 25, 2026Healthcare and Social Services Occupations, 2026-Version 34,000475
421Jun 24, 2026Physicians with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1271223
420Jun 23, 2026Canadian Experience Class4,000516
419Jun 22, 2026Provincial Nominee Program955730
418May 28, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 24,500409
417May 27, 2026Canadian Experience Class3,000518
416May 25, 2026Provincial Nominee Program334805
415May 11, 2026Provincial Nominee Program380798
414Apr 29, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 24,000400
413Apr 28, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000514
412Apr 27, 2026Provincial Nominee Program473795
411Apr 15, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 24,000419
410Apr 14, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000515
409Apr 13, 2026Provincial Nominee Program324786
408Apr 2, 2026Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 33,000477
407Mar 31, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,250509
406Mar 30, 2026Provincial Nominee Program356802
405Mar 18, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 24,000393
404Mar 17, 2026Canadian Experience Class4,000507
403Mar 16, 2026Provincial Nominee Program362742
402Mar 5, 2026Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1250429
401Mar 4, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,500397
400Mar 3, 2026Canadian Experience Class4,000508
399Mar 2, 2026Provincial Nominee Program264710
398Feb 20, 2026Healthcare and Social Services Occupations, 2026-Version 34,000467
397Feb 19, 2026Physicians with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1391169
396Feb 17, 2026Canadian Experience Class6,000508
395Feb 16, 2026Provincial Nominee Program279789
394Feb 6, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 28,500400
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
388Dec 17, 2025French language proficiency (Version 1)6,000399
387Dec 16, 2025Canadian Experience Class5,000515
386Dec 15, 2025Provincial Nominee Program399731
385Dec 11, 2025Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)1,000476
384Dec 10, 2025Canadian Experience Class6,000520
383Dec 8, 2025Provincial Nominee Program1,123729
382Nov 28, 2025French language proficiency (Version 1)6,000408
381Nov 26, 2025Canadian Experience Class1,000531
380Nov 25, 2025Provincial Nominee Program777699
379Nov 14, 2025Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)3,500462
378Nov 12, 2025Canadian Experience Class1,000533
377Nov 10, 2025Provincial Nominee Program714738
376Oct 29, 2025French language proficiency (Version 1)6,000416
375Oct 28, 2025Canadian Experience Class1,000533
374Oct 27, 2025Provincial Nominee Program302761
373Oct 15, 2025Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)2,500472
372Oct 14, 2025Provincial Nominee Program345778

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Questions

What was the latest Express Entry draw?

Round #447, on October 1, 2026: Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 3. IRCC sent 3,500 invitations, and the lowest-ranked candidate invited had a CRS score of 476.

How often are Express Entry draws held?

IRCC held 76 rounds between October 14, 2025 and October 1, 2026, about 6.3 a month, often several in the same week. It doesn’t announce rounds in advance.

What is the CRS cut-off for the Canadian Experience Class?

The latest Canadian Experience Class round, on September 29, 2026, invited scores of 518 or more. Over the last 12 months, CEC cut-offs ranged from 507 to 533.

What CRS score do I need for a French-language draw?

French-language proficiency rounds invite candidates with NCLC 7 or more in all four French skills. Their cut-offs ranged from 382 to 420 over the last 12 months; the latest, on August 19, 2026, was 382.

Is 350 a good CRS score?

It would have been enough in 3 of the 76 rounds of the last 12 months, all of them small rounds for Physicians with Canadian work experience. Most candidates with 350 raise their score first, often through language results, French or Canadian work experience.

Is 500 a good CRS score?

Not quite for the Canadian Experience Class: none of its 22 rounds in the last 12 months went below 507. It is enough for most category rounds, if you are eligible: French-language rounds invited 382 to 420, and healthcare and trades rounds 462 to 477.

Why are provincial nominee cut-offs so high?

A provincial nomination adds 600 points, so provincial nominee rounds (only for candidates with a nomination) had cut-offs of 697 to 805. Without the nomination, that is about 97 to 205.

What does the tie-breaking rule mean?

When several candidates have the lowest score invited, IRCC invites those who submitted their Express Entry profile before the date and time shown for that round. Candidates with the same score who submitted later were not invited.

How many invitations has IRCC sent in 2026?

135,215 invitations in 59 rounds from January 1 to October 1, 2026, counting every type of round.

Source: IRCC, Express Entry rounds of invitations (data feed: canada.ca), contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Updated October 11, 2026. MapleSpeak is not affiliated with IRCC.