Express Entry draw #430: Skilled Military Recruits
On July 23, 2026, IRCC invited 4 candidates in a Skilled Military Recruits round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 368.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #430 |
| Date | July 23, 2026 |
| Round type | Skilled Military Recruits |
| Invitations | 4 |
| CRS cutoff | 368 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 368 submitted before June 02, 2026 at 20:11:26 UTC |
| Programs | Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Program |
How it compares
This was the first skilled military recruit round in IRCC's published history.
The round before it overall was #429 (French-Language proficiency, Jul 22, 2026), with a cutoff of 399.
It was round 42nd of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 104,616 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 skilled military recruit round means
Skilled military recruit rounds invite candidates referred through Canadian Armed Forces recruitment. 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.