Latest Express Entry draw: 2026 results

Last updated:September 5, 2026. This is an evergreen tracker re-dated after each official IRCC round of invitations. All cut-offs, ITA counts and dates below are mirrored from the live IRCC rounds-of-invitations page, which remains the authoritative source.

What were the latest Express Entry draw results?

The latest Express Entry draw was Round #441 on September 4, 2026, a healthcare and social services category round that issued 3,500 invitations to apply (ITAs) at a CRS cut-off of 475, the third healthcare version of 2026 and the largest occupation-targeted round of the year so far. Before it, Round #440 (September 3) was a physicians category round of 229 ITAs at 198, the lowest line of 2026 in any category and a reminder that a narrowly targeted occupation round can reach far further down the pool than a program round. Round #439 (September 1) was a Canadian Experience Class draw of 2,000 ITAs at 521, and Round #438 (August 31) a Provincial Nominee Program round of 562 ITAs at 697. Earlier, Round #437 (August 19) was a French-language round of 5,000 ITAs at 382, and Round #436 (August 18) a CEC draw of 1,000 ITAs at 523, the highest CEC cut-off of the year.

Together these rounds show the 2026 pattern at a glance: Provincial Nominee Program rounds carry very high cut-offs because every invited candidate already holds a +600 nomination, and a larger PNP round reaches further down the pool, so the 760 cut-off on August 17 sits below the 768 of the smaller August 4 round. French-language rounds invite the most candidates at the lowest cut-offs, and the August 19 round at 382 was the lowest line of the year in any category. The CEC stream runs in between, though the small 1,000-invitation August 18 round pushed that cut-off up to 523. There was still no general all-program IRCC draw.

Read across the table and the logic of each Express Entry draw is clear: the French-language round invited the most candidates at the lowest CRS cut-off, the Canadian Experience Class round sat in the middle, and the Provincial Nominee Program round had the smallest size and the highest cut-off because every invited candidate already carries a +600 nomination. If CEC is your stream, check your points against the CEC cut-off before the next round. The full, continuously updated draw history sits in the live table below.

Recent 2026 Express Entry draw history

The table below lists the most recent rounds, round number, date, category, ITAs issued and the CRS cut-off. It updates automatically from IRCC's official open-data feed, so if there is an Express Entry draw today the new round appears here within hours, and every round on record stays in sync with the live page. You can always cross-check the IRCC rounds-of-invitations page.

How do Express Entry draws work?

An Express Entry draw, which IRCC officially calls a round of invitations, is the moment IRCC reaches into the pool of profiles and invites the top-ranked candidates to apply for permanent residence. Every profile in the pool carries a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score out of 1,200. For each round, IRCC decides the category and how many invitations to issue; the CRS cut-off is simply the score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited.

If you are at or above that cut-off in an eligible category, you receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) and have 60 days to submit a complete application. Because the cut-off is set by where the line falls each time, it moves from round to round. There is no fixed pass mark.

Nobody, IRCC included, publishes an Express Entry draw prediction. What you can do is read the previous rounds. The Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program has had no dedicated round in 2026, so a candidate with only foreign experience depends on a category draw or a provincial nomination, while the CEC and French-language cut-offs move inside a fairly narrow band you can see in the history table above. Provincial rounds are tracked separately on our latest PNP draws page.

1. 01

   You enter the Express Entry pool

   You create an online profile and receive a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score out of 1,200 based on factors such as age, education, language and work experience. See how many candidates are waiting in the pool to gauge the competition.

2. 02

   IRCC chooses a category and a draw size

   For each round of invitations, IRCC decides the category (program-specific or category-based) and how many Invitations to Apply to issue.

3. 03

   The CRS cut-off is set by where the line falls

   IRCC invites the highest-ranked candidates first, so the CRS cut-off is the score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited in that draw. It moves from round to round.

4. 04

   Invited candidates apply within 60 days

   If you are at or above the cut-off in an eligible category, you receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) and have 60 days to submit a complete application for permanent residence. See how long the rest of the process takes once you are invited.

How often does IRCC hold Express Entry draws?

IRCC holds rounds roughly every two weeks, most often on a Tuesday or Wednesday. The cadence is not fixed: in busy stretches IRCC has run two or three rounds in a single week, pairing a program-specific draw with one or more category-based draws, and in quieter periods the gap stretches longer. The pace is driven by Canada's annual admission targets under the Immigration Levels Plan and by how many candidates sit in each category pool, not by a published calendar.

One quotable rule of thumb: because IRCC does not publish a fixed Express Entry draw calendar, the safest way to know when the next round lands is to watch the official IRCC rounds-of-invitations page and a tracker like this one that re-dates against it. Whether the next round is a Canadian Experience Class draw or one of the 2026 category-based draws, the cut-off is only set once the round is published.

What is the 2026 Express Entry draw pattern?

Through 2026, IRCC has run two kinds of rounds and no general all-program draws:

• Program-specific draws, the Canadian Experience Class (the steady, high-volume in-Canada stream, cutting off around 507 to 523) and the Provincial Nominee Program (small rounds with very high cut-offs near 708 to 805 because each candidate already holds a +600 nomination).
• Category-based draws, targeting in-demand groups: French-language proficiency (around 382 to 420), Healthcare & social services (~475), Trades (~477), Transport (~470), and newer 2026 categories such as Physicians (as low as 169), Skilled Military Recruits (~368) and Senior Managers (~392).

This reflects IRCC's stated emphasis on in-Canada candidates and in-demand occupations. Most 2026 categories now require at least 12 months of qualifying experience (up from six), so check the category criteria before counting on a lower category cut-off. Note that a strong CRS score alone is not enough for a category draw. You must also meet that category's eligibility. Our Carney immigration policy tracker follows the policy changes driving these rounds.

When is the next Express Entry draw?

With the latest round on August 19, 2026 and the monthly cluster IRCC has settled into since the early summer, the next Express Entry draw is expected in early September 2026, most likely a Provincial Nominee Program round followed within days by Canadian Experience Class and French-language rounds. IRCC does not pre-announce dates, so treat any forecast as an estimate. The only confirmed schedule is the official IRCC page, bookmark this tracker and we will re-date it as soon as each round is published.

Waiting for a latest Express Entry draw you can actually clear? Whether you are tracking the most recent round, the next Canadian Experience Class draw or a category-based round, use our free CRS calculator to see where you stand, then check your Express Entry eligibility and book a consultation with a licensed RCIC (CICC #R706497) to map the fastest realistic route, whether that is improving your CRS, qualifying for a category draw, or pursuing a provincial nomination. We never guarantee an outcome, but we make sure your profile is as strong as the rules allow against every upcoming Express Entry draw.