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Express Entry draw history

All 100 published Express Entry draws, with the date, category, invitations issued and CRS cut-off of each. Updated from IRCC.

Draws by year

Draws and invitations by year
YearDrawsInvitations issued
202664149,259
20253675,153

Every recorded draw

All 100 recorded draws, newest first
DrawDateCategoryInvitationsCRS cut-off
452October 27, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,000407
451October 26, 2026Provincial Nominee Program792761
450October 16, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,000435
449October 15, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,500519
448October 13, 2026Provincial Nominee Program752772
447October 1, 2026Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 33,500476
446September 29, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000518
445September 28, 2026Provincial Nominee Program733725
444September 16, 2026Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1250389
443September 15, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000519
442September 14, 2026Provincial Nominee Program576734
441September 4, 2026Healthcare and Social Services Occupations, 2026-Version 33,500475
440September 3, 2026Physicians with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1229198
439September 1, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000521
438August 31, 2026Provincial Nominee Program562697
437August 19, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,000382
436August 18, 2026Canadian Experience Class1,000523
435August 17, 2026Provincial Nominee Program442760
434August 7, 2026Transport Occupations, 2026-Version 2300470
433August 6, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,000391
432August 5, 2026Canadian Experience Class3,000516
431August 4, 2026Provincial Nominee Program507768
430July 23, 2026Skilled Military Recruits, 2026-Version 14368
429July 22, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,000399
428July 21, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000516
427July 20, 2026Provincial Nominee Program511744
426July 10, 2026Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1500392
425July 9, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,000420
424July 7, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000517
423July 6, 2026Provincial Nominee Program534708
422June 25, 2026Healthcare and Social Services Occupations, 2026-Version 34,000475
421June 24, 2026Physicians with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1271223
420June 23, 2026Canadian Experience Class4,000516
419June 22, 2026Provincial Nominee Program955730
418May 28, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 24,500409
417May 27, 2026Canadian Experience Class3,000518
416May 25, 2026Provincial Nominee Program334805
415May 11, 2026Provincial Nominee Program380798
414April 29, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 24,000400
413April 28, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000514
412April 27, 2026Provincial Nominee Program473795
411April 15, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 24,000419
410April 14, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,000515
409April 13, 2026Provincial Nominee Program324786
408April 2, 2026Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 33,000477
407March 31, 2026Canadian Experience Class2,250509
406March 30, 2026Provincial Nominee Program356802
405March 18, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 24,000393
404March 17, 2026Canadian Experience Class4,000507
403March 16, 2026Provincial Nominee Program362742
402March 5, 2026Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1250429
401March 4, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 25,500397
400March 3, 2026Canadian Experience Class4,000508
399March 2, 2026Provincial Nominee Program264710
398February 20, 2026Healthcare and Social Services Occupations, 2026-Version 34,000467
397February 19, 2026Physicians with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1391169
396February 17, 2026Canadian Experience Class6,000508
395February 16, 2026Provincial Nominee Program279789
394February 6, 2026French-Language proficiency 2026-Version 28,500400
393February 3, 2026Provincial Nominee Program423749
392January 21, 2026Canadian Experience Class6,000509
391January 20, 2026Provincial Nominee Program681746
390January 7, 2026Canadian Experience Class8,000511
389January 5, 2026Provincial Nominee Program574711
388December 17, 2025French language proficiency (Version 1)6,000399
387December 16, 2025Canadian Experience Class5,000515
386December 15, 2025Provincial Nominee Program399731
385December 11, 2025Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)1,000476
384December 10, 2025Canadian Experience Class6,000520
383December 8, 2025Provincial Nominee Program1,123729
382November 28, 2025French language proficiency (Version 1)6,000408
381November 26, 2025Canadian Experience Class1,000531
380November 25, 2025Provincial Nominee Program777699
379November 14, 2025Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)3,500462
378November 12, 2025Canadian Experience Class1,000533
377November 10, 2025Provincial Nominee Program714738
376October 29, 2025French language proficiency (Version 1)6,000416
375October 28, 2025Canadian Experience Class1,000533
374October 27, 2025Provincial Nominee Program302761
373October 15, 2025Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)2,500472
372October 14, 2025Provincial Nominee Program345778
371October 6, 2025French language proficiency (Version 1)4,500432
370October 1, 2025Canadian Experience Class1,000534
369September 29, 2025Provincial Nominee Program291855
368September 18, 2025Trade occupations (Version 2)1,250505
367September 17, 2025Education occupations (Version 1)2,500462
366September 15, 2025Provincial Nominee Program228746
365September 4, 2025French language proficiency (Version 1)4,500446
364September 3, 2025Canadian Experience Class1,000534
363September 2, 2025Provincial Nominee Program249772
362August 19, 2025Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)2,500470
361August 18, 2025Provincial Nominee Program192800
360August 8, 2025French language proficiency (Version 1)2,500481
359August 7, 2025Canadian Experience Class1,000534
358August 6, 2025Provincial Nominee Program225739
357July 22, 2025Healthcare and social services occupations (Version 2)4,000475
356July 21, 2025Provincial Nominee Program202788
355July 8, 2025Canadian Experience Class3,000518
354July 7, 2025Provincial Nominee Program356750
353June 26, 2025Canadian Experience Class3,000521

How to read a draw

A draw is a selection event, not a change to the rules. The cut-off is the lowest CRS score invited in that draw under that category; it describes who was invited, and does not set a target for the next one. A score at or above a past cut-off does not create an invitation.

Category-based draws invite candidates who meet an occupation or language category alongside the program requirements. Compare like with like: a general draw and a category draw are not the same population.