Express Entry Draw History 2026: Every Round, CRS Cut-Off, and Category (Complete Table)

This Express Entry draw history brings every 2026 round of invitations into one place: the date, the round type, how many invitations to apply (ITAs) IRCC issued, and the CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited. Between January 5 and July 10, 2026, IRCC held 38 rounds and issued more than 97,000 invitations. Use this page to see where the cut-offs have actually landed by category, so you can judge whether your own CRS score is realistic for the Express Entry draw you are targeting. All numbers below are taken directly from IRCC's official rounds of invitations record and were verified on July 10, 2026. Cut-offs change with every round, so treat this as a snapshot and confirm the latest figures on the official page before you rely on them.

Express Entry draw history 2026: the complete table

Every 2026 round of invitations is listed below, newest first. The round type is the program or category IRCC invited from, and the CRS cut-off is the score of the lowest-ranked candidate who received an invitation in that round.

• Round 426, July 10, 2026: Senior managers with Canadian work experience round, 500 invitations, CRS cut-off 392.

• Round 425, July 9, 2026: French-language proficiency round, 5,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 420.

• Round 424, July 7, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 2,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 517.

• Round 423, July 6, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 534 invitations, CRS cut-off 708.

• Round 422, June 25, 2026: Healthcare and social services occupations round, 4,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 475.

• Round 421, June 24, 2026: Physicians with Canadian work experience round, 271 invitations, CRS cut-off 223.

• Round 420, June 23, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 4,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 516.

• Round 419, June 22, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 955 invitations, CRS cut-off 730.

• Round 418, May 28, 2026: French-language proficiency round, 4,500 invitations, CRS cut-off 409.

• Round 417, May 27, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 3,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 518.

• Round 416, May 25, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 334 invitations, CRS cut-off 805.

• Round 415, May 11, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 380 invitations, CRS cut-off 798.

• Round 414, April 29, 2026: French-language proficiency round, 4,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 400.

• Round 413, April 28, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 2,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 514.

• Round 412, April 27, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 473 invitations, CRS cut-off 795.

• Round 411, April 15, 2026: French-language proficiency round, 4,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 419.

• Round 410, April 14, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 2,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 515.

• Round 409, April 13, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 324 invitations, CRS cut-off 786.

• Round 408, April 2, 2026: Trades occupations round, 3,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 477.

• Round 407, March 31, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 2,250 invitations, CRS cut-off 509.

• Round 406, March 30, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 356 invitations, CRS cut-off 802.

• Round 405, March 18, 2026: French-language proficiency round, 4,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 393.

• Round 404, March 17, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 4,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 507.

• Round 403, March 16, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 362 invitations, CRS cut-off 742.

• Round 402, March 5, 2026: Senior managers with Canadian work experience round, 250 invitations, CRS cut-off 429.

• Round 401, March 4, 2026: French-language proficiency round, 5,500 invitations, CRS cut-off 397.

• Round 400, March 3, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 4,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 508.

• Round 399, March 2, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 264 invitations, CRS cut-off 710.

• Round 398, February 20, 2026: Healthcare and social services occupations round, 4,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 467.

• Round 397, February 19, 2026: Physicians with Canadian work experience round, 391 invitations, CRS cut-off 169.

• Round 396, February 17, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 6,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 508.

• Round 395, February 16, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 279 invitations, CRS cut-off 789.

• Round 394, February 6, 2026: French-language proficiency round, 8,500 invitations, CRS cut-off 400.

• Round 393, February 3, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 423 invitations, CRS cut-off 749.

• Round 392, January 21, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 6,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 509.

• Round 391, January 20, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 681 invitations, CRS cut-off 746.

• Round 390, January 7, 2026: Canadian Experience Class round, 8,000 invitations, CRS cut-off 511.

• Round 389, January 5, 2026: Provincial Nominee Program round, 574 invitations, CRS cut-off 711.

Source: IRCC, Ministerial instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system (official rounds of invitations table), verified July 10, 2026. The table is updated after each round.

How to read the Express Entry draw history

Four things in the table above tell you what a round means for you. The round number is IRCC's own sequential label for each draw. The round type is the group IRCC chose to invite from: a program-specific round (Canadian Experience Class or Provincial Nominee Program) or a category-based round (French-language proficiency, healthcare and social services, trades, physicians, or senior managers). The ITAs issued is how many candidates were invited. The CRS cut-off is the single number most people look for: the Comprehensive Ranking System score of the lowest-ranked candidate who still got in.

The cut-off is not a target IRCC sets in advance. IRCC decides the round type and how many invitations to issue, then the cut-off falls wherever the last invited candidate happens to score. That is why a bigger round, or a round drawn from a narrower category, usually produces a lower cut-off: the invitation count reaches further down the ranked list. If you want the full picture of how your own number is built, see how your CRS score is calculated factor by factor before you compare yourself to any cut-off in this table.

How Amir reads this data

The 2026 Express Entry draw history rewards a practitioner who knows which cut-off actually applies to a given candidate, and this is where reading the table wrong costs people a year. In practice, the numbers separate cleanly into three worlds.

Canadian Experience Class rounds have sat in a tight band all year, roughly 507 to 518. That is the number an in-Canada worker with no provincial nomination and no special category should treat as the real bar. When a client tells me they are at 505 and close, I show them this column: close is not invited, and the CEC cut-off has not dropped below 507 in any 2026 round.

Provincial Nominee Program rounds look alarming at 708 to 805, but those numbers include the 600-point nomination bonus. A PNP cut-off of 805 does not mean you need an 805 profile; it means the invited candidates already held a provincial nomination worth 600 points on top of a human-capital score around 130 to 205. Read the PNP line as nominated candidates only, not as a general bar.

Category-based rounds are the escape hatch, and 2026 shows it plainly. French-language proficiency draws ran between 393 and 420, far below the CEC band, which is why I tell strong bilingual candidates that a tested French result is often the single highest-return move on the board. The physician rounds dropping to 169 and 223 are the extreme version of the same logic: a very narrow category with a small eligible pool pulls the cut-off through the floor. Ten categories were established for 2026, but only seven round types have actually been drawn so far this year, so eligibility for a category never guarantees a round will run for it. That is the difference between reading the history and predicting the future.

Have you been invited in a 2026 round? Sharing the CRS score you were invited at in the comments gives other candidates a real-world reference point beyond the official cut-off. Keep it general rather than posting personal file details.

How the Express Entry draw history affects your application

Reading the latest Express Entry draw history changes three practical decisions. First, it sets a realistic CRS target. Rather than aiming for a vague high score, you can aim at the specific band that has actually been invited in the round type you qualify for: the CEC band this year, or a category cut-off if you are eligible for one. Second, it tells you whether to chase a category. If your profile fits French-language proficiency, healthcare and social services, trades, or one of the work-experience categories, the history shows those cut-offs have generally run below the CEC band, which can turn a not-enough-points profile into an invited one. Third, it shows whether a provincial nomination is the more realistic route: if your human-capital CRS is nowhere near the CEC band and you do not fit a category, a nomination that adds 600 points, through the Provincial Nominee Program, may be the practical path rather than waiting for a general cut-off that has not appeared in 2026.

None of this replaces confirming your own eligibility. Two candidates with the same CRS score can face completely different odds depending on which programs and categories they qualify for, which is exactly the read a licensed consultant does before you commit to a strategy. If you want that read rather than a guess, an Express Entry file review with Ansari Immigration maps your score against the exact draw band you are targeting, with direct access to the licensed RCIC handling your file.

What to do if your CRS score does not fit the standard pattern

Some situations do not map neatly onto the columns above, and these are the ones worth flagging. If your score sits just below a category cut-off, remember that category rounds are established year to year and IRCC has confirmed ten categories for 2026, but only some have run: build your plan around your program eligibility first, and treat a category round as a bonus you may or may not receive. If you sit exactly at a round's cut-off score, the tie-breaking rule decides your outcome based on the date and time you submitted your Express Entry profile, so an early profile submission can be the difference at the margin. If your profile fits the Provincial Nominee Program, understand that the high PNP cut-offs reflect the nomination bonus, not the strength you need before a nomination. And if you have no realistic route to the CEC band and do not fit a current category, that is the moment to look seriously at provincial nominee options or at whether a tested language retake, more skilled work experience, or an educational credential assessment could move your number. When your case genuinely does not fit the standard draw pattern, that is a consultation question, not a comment-thread question, so keep the details general and get advice specific to your file.

Frequently asked questions about Express Entry draw history

When is the next Express Entry draw?

IRCC does not announce specific draw dates in advance. It holds rounds of invitations roughly every two weeks throughout the year, and it publishes each round's instructions online at the time of the draw. Any date circulating before IRCC posts it is a prediction, not official. Check the official rounds of invitations page for the confirmed schedule and results.

What was the latest Express Entry draw?

As of July 10, 2026, the most recent round in this Express Entry draw history was round 426 on July 10, 2026: a Senior managers with Canadian work experience category round that issued 500 invitations with a CRS cut-off of 392. IRCC adds each new round to its official table as it happens, so confirm the newest figure there.

How often are Express Entry draws held?

About every two weeks, according to IRCC. In practice, IRCC often runs several rounds within a few days when a program-specific round and one or more category-based rounds fall in the same window, then leaves longer gaps. In 2026 there were 38 rounds between January 5 and July 10.

How is the CRS cut-off score decided?

The cut-off is set by the results of the round, not chosen ahead of time. IRCC selects the round type and the number of invitations, then ranks eligible candidates by CRS score and invites from the top down. The cut-off is simply the score of the lowest-ranked candidate who received an invitation to apply for permanent residence, so larger and more narrowly targeted rounds tend to produce lower cut-offs.

What was the lowest CRS cut-off in 2026?

The lowest 2026 cut-off in this table was 169, in the February 19 Physicians with Canadian work experience round. Category rounds with very small eligible pools, such as physicians, can pull the cut-off far below the Canadian Experience Class band of roughly 507 to 518 seen in general program rounds this year.

Why are Provincial Nominee Program cut-offs so high?

PNP round cut-offs of 700 to 805 look extreme because candidates in those rounds already hold a provincial nomination, which adds 600 points to the CRS score. The underlying human-capital score is far lower; the nomination is what carries the total into the 700s and 800s. A PNP cut-off should be read as applying to nominated candidates only.

Related Posts

• CRS Points Breakdown 2026: How Your Express Entry Score Is Calculated — The factor-by-factor reference behind every cut-off in this table, so you can see how your own score is built.

• How Express Entry Category-Based Selection Can Fast-Track Your Canadian PR — Why category rounds often cut lower than program rounds, and who qualifies for each 2026 category.

• Express Entry Proof of Funds 2026: How Much Money You Need and Who Is Exempt — The settlement-funds requirement that applies once you are invited from one of these rounds.

Why work with Ansari Immigration: you pay for a straight answer, not a pitch. If this draw history shows your CRS is not realistic for the round you qualify for, that is what the firm's licensed RCIC will tell you, before you spend a year in the pool. Every Express Entry file is handled personally, with direct access to your consultant, at a flat CAD $3,000 with all family members included, quoted upfront. Book a 30-minute consultation ($80) to map your score against the real cut-offs: reserve a consultation time. Invited in a 2026 round? Tell us the score you were invited at in the comments, general details only, to help others gauge the bar.

This article is for general information only. It is not legal advice. Program criteria, requirements, processing times, and selection approaches can change without notice. Always confirm details on official government websites or consult a licensed Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) for advice specific to your situation.