Latest Express Entry draw: 2026 results

Data current through: Round #447, October 1, 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 #447 on October 1, 2026, a trades occupations category round issuing 3,500 invitations to apply (ITAs) at a CRS cut-off of 476. It followed Round #446 (September 29), a Canadian Experience Class round of 2,000 ITAs at 518, and Round #445 (September 28), a Provincial Nominee Program round of 733 ITAs at 725. Before those, Round #444 (September 16) was a senior managers with Canadian work experience category round of 250 ITAs at 389, Round #443 (September 15) was a Canadian Experience Class round of 2,000 ITAs at 519, and Round #442 (September 14) was a Provincial Nominee Program round of 576 ITAs at 734. The full list of the most recent rounds is in the table below.

Together the 2026 rounds show the pattern at a glance. Provincial Nominee Program rounds carry very high cut-offs (697 to 805) because every invited candidate already holds a +600 nomination. French-language rounds invite the most candidates of any category, and the August 19 round at 382 was the lowest French line of the year. The Canadian Experience Class runs in between, with cut-offs from 507 to 523. There was still no general all-program IRCC draw. The 2026 category list that produced these rounds is one of the Canada immigration changes 2026 we track, alongside the fee, study permit and LMIA changes made this year.

Read across the table and the logic of each Express Entry draw is clear. In a typical cluster the French-language round invites the most candidates at the lowest CRS cut-off, the Canadian Experience Class round sits in the middle, and the Provincial Nominee Program round has 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.

What was the latest CEC draw?

The latest Canadian Experience Class draw was Round #446 on September 29, 2026: 2,000 invitations at a CRS cut-off of 518, the 17th CEC round of 2026, whose cut-offs ranged from 507 to 523.

• Round #446, September 29, 2026: 2,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 518.
• Round #443, September 15, 2026: 2,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 519.
• Round #439, September 1, 2026: 2,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 521.
• Round #436, August 18, 2026: 1,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 523.

Recent 2026 Express Entry draw history

IRCC held 59 rounds of invitations between January 5 and October 1, 2026, and the table below carries the most recent of them with round number, date, category, invitations issued and 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.

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 groups its rounds into clusters roughly every two weeks, and every one of the 59 rounds held in 2026 fell on a weekday, most often a Monday or a Tuesday. The cadence is not fixed: in a busy stretch IRCC runs three or four rounds inside 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.

Because IRCC publishes no fixed Express Entry draw calendar, the only reliable way to know when the next round lands is to watch the official 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 CRS cut-offs has IRCC used in 2026?

From January 5 to October 1, 2026 IRCC held 59 Express Entry rounds and none was a general all-program draw: 19 Provincial Nominee Program rounds (CRS 697 to 805), 17 CEC rounds (507 to 523), 10 French-language rounds (382 to 420) and 13 occupation-category rounds (169 to 477).

• Program-specific draws: IRCC invites from one Express Entry program at a time, either the Canadian Experience Class, the steady high-volume in-Canada stream, which cut off between 507 and 523 across its 2026 rounds, or the Provincial Nominee Program, whose rounds cut off between 697 and 805 because every invited candidate already holds a +600 nomination.
• Category-based draws: IRCC invites only candidates who meet one in-demand category, and the 2026 lines have been French-language proficiency 382 to 420, senior managers 389 to 429, healthcare and social services 467 to 475, physicians 169 to 223, trades 476 to 477, transport 470 and skilled military recruits 368.

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), and for physicians, senior managers and researchers those 12 months must be in Canada within the past three years, 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?

IRCC publishes no Express Entry draw calendar, so the date of the next Express Entry draw is unknown until IRCC posts the round; the three most recent rounds were on September 28, September 29 and October 1, 2026. The most recent Express Entry draw was Round #447 on October 1, 2026, and since the early summer IRCC has issued its rounds in clusters: a Provincial Nominee Program draw, then a Canadian Experience Class draw, then often a French-language or occupation round within a few days. The four most recent Provincial Nominee Program rounds ran on August 17, August 31, September 14 and September 28, 2026, 14 days apart each time. 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.