Express Entry draw #424: Canadian Experience Class
On July 7, 2026, IRCC invited 2,000 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 517.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #424 |
| Date | July 7, 2026 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations | 2,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 517 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 517 submitted before December 29, 2025 at 17:49:27 UTC |
| Programs | Canadian Experience Class |
How it compares
The previous Canadian Experience Class round, #420 on June 23, 2026, cut off at 516 with 4,000 invitations. This round was 1 point higher, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #423 (Provincial Nominee Program, Jul 6, 2026), with a cutoff of 708.
Of the 36 Canadian Experience Class rounds since 2023 up to that date, 15 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 36th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 91,601 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 5, 2026: 235,127 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 525 |
| 501–600 | 18,611 |
| 451–500 | 73,691 |
| 401–450 | 65,818 |
| 351–400 | 51,096 |
| 301–350 | 17,513 |
| 0–300 | 7,873 |
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.