Express Entry draw #381: Canadian Experience Class
On November 26, 2025, IRCC invited 1,000 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 531.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #381 |
| Date | November 26, 2025 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations | 1,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 531 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 531 submitted before October 08, 2025 at 19:02:26 UTC |
| Programs | Canadian Experience Class |
How it compares
The previous Canadian Experience Class round, #378 on November 12, 2025, cut off at 533 with 1,000 invitations. This round was 2 points lower, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #380 (Provincial Nominee Program, Nov 25, 2025), with a cutoff of 699.
Of the 23 Canadian Experience Class rounds since 2023 up to that date, 11 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 51st of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 88,476 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on November 24, 2025: 246,656 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 779 |
| 501–600 | 26,351 |
| 451–500 | 68,875 |
| 401–450 | 70,194 |
| 351–400 | 53,004 |
| 301–350 | 19,321 |
| 0–300 | 8,132 |
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.