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Express Entry draw #396

Express Entry draw #396, held on February 17, 2026, invited 6,000 candidates under the Canadian Experience Class with a minimum CRS score of 508.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#396
Date
(all 2026 rounds)
Round type (as published)
Canadian Experience Class
Category
Canadian Experience Class
Invitations issued
6,000
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
508
Tie-breaking rule
March 16, 2025 at 09:35:59 UTC When several candidates had the minimum score, those who submitted their Express Entry profile before this date and time were invited.

Change from the previous Canadian Experience Class round

Round #396 compared with the previous Canadian Experience Class round
Measure#396#392Change
DateFebruary 17, 2026January 21, 202627 days later
Minimum CRS score508509−1
Invitations issued6,0006,0000

All Canadian Experience Class rounds

Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of February 15, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesJan 19, 2026Change
601-1200280677−397
501-60016,55916,341+218
451-50073,60972,714+895
of which 491-50013,50413,278+226
of which 481-49013,24812,942+306
of which 471-48016,53115,965+566
of which 461-47015,42615,320+106
of which 451-46014,90015,209−309
401-45064,30566,836−2,531
of which 441-45014,14214,452−310
of which 431-44014,23914,571−332
of which 421-43012,42513,092−667
of which 411-42012,18312,863−680
of which 401-41011,31611,858−542
351-40053,65053,221+429
301-35019,00919,062−53
0-3008,2838,269+14
Total235,695237,120−1,425

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