Express Entry draws, by the numbers.

Cutoffs, cadence and invitations for every category, worked out from the last 20 rounds IRCC published (Aug 7, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026). Mirrored from IRCC as of October 28, 2026.

36,286invitations across these 20 rounds
4.3 daysbetween rounds on average; the longest gap was 12 days
198lowest cutoff, a Healthcare round (Sep 3)
7categories invited in this window

Where would your score land?

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PNP(with a nomination, +600)
CEC
French
Healthcare
Transport
Trades
Managers

Category rounds only invite people eligible for that category (French ability, a healthcare or transport job, and so on). Ties at the cutoff are broken by profile date. An estimate, not a prediction.

Every cutoff, over time

One dot per round. Hover or tap a dot for the round.

PNPCECFrenchHealthcareTransportTradesManagers
100200300400500600700800 SepOct #434 Transport, Aug 7, 2026: CRS 470, 300 invitations#435 PNP, Aug 17, 2026: CRS 760, 442 invitations#436 CEC, Aug 18, 2026: CRS 523, 1,000 invitations#437 French, Aug 19, 2026: CRS 382, 5,000 invitations#438 PNP, Aug 31, 2026: CRS 697, 562 invitations#439 CEC, Sep 1, 2026: CRS 521, 2,000 invitations#440 Healthcare, Sep 3, 2026: CRS 198, 229 invitations#441 Healthcare, Sep 4, 2026: CRS 475, 3,500 invitations#442 PNP, Sep 14, 2026: CRS 734, 576 invitations#443 CEC, Sep 15, 2026: CRS 519, 2,000 invitations#444 Managers, Sep 16, 2026: CRS 389, 250 invitations#445 PNP, Sep 28, 2026: CRS 725, 733 invitations#446 CEC, Sep 29, 2026: CRS 518, 2,000 invitations#447 Trades, Oct 1, 2026: CRS 476, 3,500 invitations#448 PNP, Oct 13, 2026: CRS 772, 752 invitations#449 CEC, Oct 15, 2026: CRS 519, 2,500 invitations#450 French, Oct 16, 2026: CRS 435, 5,000 invitations#451 PNP, Oct 26, 2026: CRS 761, 792 invitations#452 French, Oct 27, 2026: CRS 407, 5,000 invitations#453 Transport, Oct 28, 2026: CRS 477, 150 invitations

Cutoffs by category

Lowest, average and highest cutoff in the last 20 rounds

CategoryRoundsLowAvgHighLatest
PNP6697742772Oct 26
CEC5518520523Oct 15
French3382408435Oct 27
Healthcare2198337475Sep 4
Transport2470474477Oct 28
Trades1476476476Oct 1
Managers1389389389Sep 16

Invitations by category

Share of the 36,286 invitations

PNP3,857
CEC9,500
French15,000
Healthcare3,729
Transport450
Trades3,500
Managers250

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