Express Entry draw #428: Canadian Experience Class
On July 21, 2026, IRCC invited 2,000 candidates in a Canadian Experience Class round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 516.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #428 |
| Date | July 21, 2026 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations | 2,000 |
| CRS cutoff | 516 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 516 submitted before May 26, 2026 at 17:33:03 UTC |
| Programs | Canadian Experience Class |
How it compares
The previous Canadian Experience Class round, #424 on July 7, 2026, cut off at 517 with 2,000 invitations. This round was 1 point lower, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #427 (Provincial Nominee Program, Jul 20, 2026), with a cutoff of 744.
Of the 37 Canadian Experience Class rounds since 2023 up to that date, 14 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 40th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 99,612 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 19, 2026: 231,533 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 511 |
| 501–600 | 18,133 |
| 451–500 | 72,579 |
| 401–450 | 63,877 |
| 351–400 | 51,107 |
| 301–350 | 17,490 |
| 0–300 | 7,836 |
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.