Express Entry draw #353: Canadian Experience Class
On June 26, 2025, IRCC invited 3,000 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 521.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #353 |
| Date | June 26, 2025 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations | 3,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 521 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 521 submitted before November 21, 2024 at 15:56:13 UTC |
| Programs | Canadian Experience Class |
How it compares
The previous Canadian Experience Class round, #351 on June 12, 2025, cut off at 529 with 3,000 invitations. This round was 8 points lower, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #352 (Provincial Nominee Program, Jun 23, 2025), with a cutoff of 742.
Of the 16 Canadian Experience Class rounds since 2023 up to that date, 5 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 23rd of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 41,845 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on June 22, 2025: 256,754 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 471 |
| 501–600 | 22,947 |
| 451–500 | 76,748 |
| 401–450 | 72,235 |
| 351–400 | 54,237 |
| 301–350 | 21,746 |
| 0–300 | 8,370 |
What a Canadian Experience Class round means
Canadian Experience Class rounds invite only candidates eligible for the CEC: at least one year of skilled work in Canada in the last three years. See Express Entry draw types for how the round types differ.
Where does your score stand?
The CRS calculator works out your score from your test results and profile, and shows how far it is from the last Canadian Experience Class cutoff.