Express Entry draw #387: Canadian Experience Class
On December 16, 2025, IRCC invited 5,000 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 515.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #387 |
| Date | December 16, 2025 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations | 5,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 515 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 515 submitted before September 9, 2025 at 18:58:59 UTC |
| Programs | Canadian Experience Class |
How it compares
The previous Canadian Experience Class round, #384 on December 10, 2025, cut off at 520 with 6,000 invitations. This round was 5 points lower, 6 days later.
The round before it overall was #386 (Provincial Nominee Program, Dec 15, 2025), with a cutoff of 731.
Of the 25 Canadian Experience Class rounds since 2023 up to that date, 4 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 57th of 2025. By then IRCC had issued 107,998 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on December 14, 2025: 237,302 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 390 |
| 501–600 | 21,792 |
| 451–500 | 68,700 |
| 401–450 | 66,948 |
| 351–400 | 52,574 |
| 301–350 | 18,829 |
| 0–300 | 8,069 |
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.