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Express Entry draws

The latest Express Entry draw, #452 on October 27, 2026, invited 5,000 candidates in the French-language proficiency category with a minimum CRS score of 407.

This page lists all 453 rounds of invitations IRCC has published since January 31, 2015. In 2026, as of October 27, 2026, IRCC has held 64 rounds and issued 149,259 invitations to apply.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Latest CRS cutoff by round type

Program rounds (Canadian Experience Class, Provincial Nominee Program) and category-based rounds each have their own cutoff. Provincial Nominee Program scores include the 600 points for a provincial nomination.

Latest minimum CRS score by round type
Round typeMinimum CRSRoundDateInvitations
French-language proficiency407#4525,000
Provincial Nominee Program761#451792
Canadian Experience Class519#4492,500
Trade occupations476#4473,500
Senior managers with Canadian work experience389#444250
Healthcare and social services475#4413,500
Physicians with Canadian work experience198#440229
Transport occupations470#434300
Skilled military recruits368#4304
Education occupations462#3672,500
General (all programs)529#2942,095
STEM occupations491#2934,500
Agriculture and agri-food437#285150
Federal Skilled Worker489#2403,300
Federal Skilled Trades415#159250

All rounds of invitations

The 60 most recent rounds are listed below. Change compares each cutoff with the previous round of the same type. Earlier rounds are in the yearly archives.

The 60 most recent Express Entry rounds
RoundDateRound typeInvitationsMinimum CRSChange from previous round of the same type
#452French-language proficiency5,000407−28
#451Provincial Nominee Program792761−11
#450French-language proficiency5,000435+53
#449Canadian Experience Class2,500519+1
#448Provincial Nominee Program752772+47
#447Trade occupations3,500476−1
#446Canadian Experience Class2,000518−1
#445Provincial Nominee Program733725−9
#444Senior managers with Canadian work experience250389−3
#443Canadian Experience Class2,000519−2
#442Provincial Nominee Program576734+37
#441Healthcare and social services3,5004750
#440Physicians with Canadian work experience229198−25
#439Canadian Experience Class2,000521−2
#438Provincial Nominee Program562697−63
#437French-language proficiency5,000382−9
#436Canadian Experience Class1,000523+7
#435Provincial Nominee Program442760−8
#434Transport occupations300470+40
#433French-language proficiency5,000391−8
#432Canadian Experience Class3,0005160
#431Provincial Nominee Program507768+24
#430Skilled military recruits4368–
#429French-language proficiency5,000399−21
#428Canadian Experience Class2,000516−1
#427Provincial Nominee Program511744+36
#426Senior managers with Canadian work experience500392−37
#425French-language proficiency5,000420+11
#424Canadian Experience Class2,000517+1
#423Provincial Nominee Program534708−22
#422Healthcare and social services4,000475+8
#421Physicians with Canadian work experience271223+54
#420Canadian Experience Class4,000516−2
#419Provincial Nominee Program955730−75
#418French-language proficiency4,500409+9
#417Canadian Experience Class3,000518+4
#416Provincial Nominee Program334805+7
#415Provincial Nominee Program380798+3
#414French-language proficiency4,000400−19
#413Canadian Experience Class2,000514−1
#412Provincial Nominee Program473795+9
#411French-language proficiency4,000419+26
#410Canadian Experience Class2,000515+6
#409Provincial Nominee Program324786−16
#408Trade occupations3,000477−28
#407Canadian Experience Class2,250509+2
#406Provincial Nominee Program356802+60
#405French-language proficiency4,000393−4
#404Canadian Experience Class4,000507−1
#403Provincial Nominee Program362742+32
#402Senior managers with Canadian work experience250429–
#401French-language proficiency5,500397−3
#400Canadian Experience Class4,0005080
#399Provincial Nominee Program264710−79
#398Healthcare and social services4,000467−9
#397Physicians with Canadian work experience391169–
#396Canadian Experience Class6,000508−1
#395Provincial Nominee Program279789+40
#394French-language proficiency8,500400+1
#393Provincial Nominee Program423749+3

Rounds by year

The table above covers rounds back to 2026; every round also has its own page.

Rounds by type

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