Who these draws invite
This category is for Foreign Skilled Military Applicants: people serving in a recognized foreign military, with at least ten years of continuous service, who apply to the Canadian Armed Forces. IRCC: Express Entry category-based selection
Skilled military recruits is one of the categories IRCC lists as current. Category-based rounds supplement the other round types, and IRCC may not need one if enough top-ranking candidates in the category are invited through general or program-specific rounds.
Skilled military recruits draws by year
| Year | Draws | Invitations | Lowest cut-off | Highest cut-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 368 | 368 |
Every Skilled military recruits draw
| Draw | Date | Invitations | CRS cut-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| 430 | July 23, 2026 | 4 | 368 |
When is the next draw?
IRCC doesn't publish draw dates or say in advance which program or category the next draw will target. Since November 3, 2026, rounds are paused while IRCC recalculates every profile under the new points rules, which it says could take up to 2 weeks. How draws have been spaced this year.
Draws before November 3, 2026 ranked candidates under an earlier points grid, so older cut-offs are not directly comparable with newer ones.
Other programs and categories
- Transport occupations: latest October 28, 2026, CRS 477
- French-language proficiency: latest October 27, 2026, CRS 407
- Provincial Nominee Program: latest October 26, 2026, CRS 761
- Canadian Experience Class: latest October 15, 2026, CRS 519
- Trade occupations: latest October 1, 2026, CRS 476
- Senior managers with Canadian work experience: latest September 16, 2026, CRS 389
- Healthcare and social services occupations: latest September 4, 2026, CRS 475
- Physicians with Canadian work experience: latest September 3, 2026, CRS 198
- Education occupations: latest September 17, 2025, CRS 462
- General (all-program): latest April 23, 2024, CRS 529
- STEM occupations: latest April 11, 2024, CRS 491
- Agriculture and agri-food occupations: latest February 16, 2024, CRS 437
- Federal Skilled Worker Program: latest February 2, 2023, CRS 489
- Federal Skilled Trades Program: latest August 6, 2020, CRS 415
- All Express Entry draws, newest first