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Every Express Entry draw, straight from IRCC.

Latest round: 16 October 2026 — French-Language proficiency, 5,000 invitations, lowest CRS score invited 435. Updated automatically from IRCC’s own data.

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Latest round · #450

16 October 2026

French-Language proficiency. Open to: Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program.

Invitations issued

5,000

Lowest CRS invited

435

The round’s cut-off score

Rounds in 2026

62

143,467 invitations so far

Last 12 months

77 rounds

9 round types

Tie-breaking rule: candidates with the cut-off score were invited if they submitted their profile before October 06, 2026 at 21:31:22 UTC.

By round type

The latest cut-off for each kind of round

Each round type draws from a different group, so their cut-offs are not comparable with one another. Shown: the most recent round of each type in the last 12 months.

Round typeLatestCRS
French-Language proficiency16 Oct 2026435
Canadian Experience Class15 Oct 2026519
Provincial Nominee Program13 Oct 2026772
Trades Occupations1 Oct 2026476
Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience16 Sept 2026389
Healthcare and Social Services Occupations4 Sept 2026475
Physicians with Canadian Work Experience3 Sept 2026198
Transport Occupations7 Aug 2026470
Skilled Military Recruits23 Jul 2026368

The pool

229,456 candidates in the pool

How their CRS scores were spread on October 12, 2026, as IRCC published it with round #450. Your competition is the band you sit in and the ones above it.

  • CRS 601–1200749
  • CRS 501–60021,638
  • CRS 451–50071,612

    491–500: 12,136 · 481–490: 12,184 · 471–480: 16,220 · 461–470: 16,221 · 451–460: 14,851

  • CRS 401–45063,528

    441–450: 13,749 · 431–440: 13,474 · 421–430: 12,467 · 411–420: 12,201 · 401–410: 11,637

  • CRS 351–40047,167
  • CRS 301–35017,123
  • CRS 0–3007,639

Every round

All rounds in the last 12 months

Newest first. The full history back to 2015 is on IRCC’s rounds of invitations page.

Express Entry rounds of invitations in the last 12 months
DateRound typeCRS
16 Oct 2026French-Language proficiency435
15 Oct 2026Canadian Experience Class519
13 Oct 2026Provincial Nominee Program772
1 Oct 2026Trades Occupations476
29 Sept 2026Canadian Experience Class518
28 Sept 2026Provincial Nominee Program725
16 Sept 2026Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience389
15 Sept 2026Canadian Experience Class519
14 Sept 2026Provincial Nominee Program734
4 Sept 2026Healthcare and Social Services Occupations475
3 Sept 2026Physicians with Canadian Work Experience198
1 Sept 2026Canadian Experience Class521
31 Aug 2026Provincial Nominee Program697
19 Aug 2026French-Language proficiency382
18 Aug 2026Canadian Experience Class523
17 Aug 2026Provincial Nominee Program760
7 Aug 2026Transport Occupations470
6 Aug 2026French-Language proficiency391
5 Aug 2026Canadian Experience Class516
4 Aug 2026Provincial Nominee Program768
23 Jul 2026Skilled Military Recruits368
22 Jul 2026French-Language proficiency399
21 Jul 2026Canadian Experience Class516
20 Jul 2026Provincial Nominee Program744
10 Jul 2026Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience392
9 Jul 2026French-Language proficiency420
7 Jul 2026Canadian Experience Class517
6 Jul 2026Provincial Nominee Program708
25 Jun 2026Healthcare and Social Services Occupations475
24 Jun 2026Physicians with Canadian Work Experience223
23 Jun 2026Canadian Experience Class516
22 Jun 2026Provincial Nominee Program730
28 May 2026French-Language proficiency409
27 May 2026Canadian Experience Class518
25 May 2026Provincial Nominee Program805
11 May 2026Provincial Nominee Program798
29 Apr 2026French-Language proficiency400
28 Apr 2026Canadian Experience Class514
27 Apr 2026Provincial Nominee Program795
15 Apr 2026French-Language proficiency419
14 Apr 2026Canadian Experience Class515
13 Apr 2026Provincial Nominee Program786
2 Apr 2026Trades Occupations477
31 Mar 2026Canadian Experience Class509
30 Mar 2026Provincial Nominee Program802
18 Mar 2026French-Language proficiency393
17 Mar 2026Canadian Experience Class507
16 Mar 2026Provincial Nominee Program742
5 Mar 2026Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience429
4 Mar 2026French-Language proficiency397
3 Mar 2026Canadian Experience Class508
2 Mar 2026Provincial Nominee Program710
20 Feb 2026Healthcare and Social Services Occupations467
19 Feb 2026Physicians with Canadian Work Experience169
17 Feb 2026Canadian Experience Class508
16 Feb 2026Provincial Nominee Program789
6 Feb 2026French-Language proficiency400
3 Feb 2026Provincial Nominee Program749
21 Jan 2026Canadian Experience Class509
20 Jan 2026Provincial Nominee Program746
7 Jan 2026Canadian Experience Class511
5 Jan 2026Provincial Nominee Program711
17 Dec 2025French language proficiency399
16 Dec 2025Canadian Experience Class515
15 Dec 2025Provincial Nominee Program731
11 Dec 2025Healthcare and social services occupations476
10 Dec 2025Canadian Experience Class520
8 Dec 2025Provincial Nominee Program729
28 Nov 2025French language proficiency408
26 Nov 2025Canadian Experience Class531
25 Nov 2025Provincial Nominee Program699
14 Nov 2025Healthcare and social services occupations462
12 Nov 2025Canadian Experience Class533
10 Nov 2025Provincial Nominee Program738
29 Oct 2025French language proficiency416
28 Oct 2025Canadian Experience Class533
27 Oct 2025Provincial Nominee Program761

Source: IRCC’s published rounds-of-invitations data, read automatically and refreshed hourly. If anything here differs from IRCC’s page, IRCC’s page is right.

Reading the results

What a draw tells you — and what it doesn’t

A cut-off is a result, not a target

The CRS score shown for a round is the lowest score IRCC happened to reach when it stopped issuing invitations. It depends on who was in the pool that day and how many invitations IRCC chose to issue. Past rounds do not commit IRCC to anything, and the next cut-off can be higher or lower.

Category rounds draw from a smaller group

In a category round IRCC first filters the pool — French speakers, healthcare workers, trades — and invites from the top of that group only. That is why one week can show very different cut-offs. You cannot choose a category; you either meet its definition or you don’t.

Provincial nomination rounds look high for a reason

A provincial nomination adds 600 points to a CRS score, so Provincial Nominee Program rounds show cut-offs far above the rest. They are not a bar you need to clear on your own — they are what the score looks like once a province has already chosen you.

New to the system? How Express Entry works, how category-based draws work, and how provincial nomination works.

Straight answers

Express Entry draw questions

When was the latest Express Entry draw?
The latest round IRCC has published is #450, on 16 October 2026: a French-Language proficiency round that issued 5,000 invitations to apply. The lowest-ranked candidate invited had a CRS score of 435.
What does the CRS cut-off mean?
It is the Comprehensive Ranking System score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited in that round. Everyone eligible for the round with a higher score was invited. It is the outcome of one round, set by the pool on that day and the number of invitations IRCC chose to issue — not a pass mark that carries over to the next round.
What is the tie-breaking rule?
When several candidates have exactly the cut-off score, IRCC invites those who submitted their Express Entry profile before a stated date and time. That timestamp is published with each round.
How often are Express Entry draws held?
IRCC publishes no schedule; it decides the timing, type and size of each round. In the 12 months to 16 October 2026 it held 77 rounds across 9 round types.
Why are Provincial Nominee Program cut-offs so high?
Because a provincial nomination adds 600 points to a candidate’s CRS score. A PNP round only invites candidates who already hold a nomination, so its cut-off includes those 600 points.
Where does this data come from?
From the data IRCC publishes for its own rounds-of-invitations page, read automatically and refreshed every hour. Nothing on this page is typed by hand. If anything here ever differs from IRCC’s page, IRCC’s page is the authority.
Will I get an invitation?
No one can tell you that in advance — not us, and not anyone else. What you can do is work out your score accurately, check which programmes and categories you genuinely meet, and look at the ways to raise your score. A lawyer can review your profile for mistakes that cost points.
Reviewed by the Tashfeen legal teamLast reviewed October 2026

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