Express Entry draw #359: Canadian Experience Class
On August 7, 2025, IRCC invited 1,000 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 534.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #359 |
| Date | August 7, 2025 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations | 1,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 534 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 534 submitted before August 03, 2025 at 06:22:02 UTC |
| Programs | Canadian Experience Class |
How it compares
The previous Canadian Experience Class round, #355 on July 8, 2025, cut off at 518 with 3,000 invitations. This round was 16 points higher, 30 days later.
The round before it overall was #358 (Provincial Nominee Program, Aug 6, 2025), with a cutoff of 739.
Of the 18 Canadian Experience Class rounds since 2023 up to that date, 11 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 29th of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 50,628 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on August 5, 2025: 256,585 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 228 |
| 501–600 | 24,165 |
| 451–500 | 76,004 |
| 401–450 | 73,839 |
| 351–400 | 53,590 |
| 301–350 | 20,534 |
| 0–300 | 8,225 |
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.