Official IRCC data
Every invitation round, and the rhythm behind them.
453 invitation rounds from January 2015 to today. The cutoffs real applicants have faced, how the pool is shaped, where scores have trended, and honest estimates of what might come next.
Draw Watch: rounds paused, day 11
- Rounds in 2026
- 65
- Express Entry draws so far
- Invitations in 2026
- 149,409
- Invitations to apply issued
- Since the last draw
- 16 days
- Transport · 150 ITAs
- Latest cutoff
- 477
- Lowest score invited in that round
Draw Watch · rounds paused
Express Entry draws are paused: day 11 of the recalculation
IRCC paused invitation rounds on November 3, 2026 while it recalculates every profile under the new CRS rules. The last round was #453 (Transport) on October 28, 2026, with a cut-off of 477.
Day 11 of up to 14, by IRCC's own estimate
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IRCC is recalculating the score of every profile in the pool. If you have a valid job offer you haven't added yet, IRCC says you should update your profile.
IRCC said the recalculation could take up to two weeks and has not given a restart date. We check IRCC's round list every hour, so a new round shows here within the hour.
Last checked against IRCC's round list: Nov 13, 4:44 AM EST.
Draws, in plain numbers
Where invitations went in 2026
French
40% of this year's 149,409 invitations went to French draws. The bars show the five largest categories.
From IRCC's published round results. Past rounds describe what happened, not what the next round will do.
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Oct 28, 2026
Minimum CRS
Invitations
150- 2026 ITAs
- 149,409
- 2026 Avg CRS
- 545
- 2026 Draws
- 65
- Days since
- 16
The most recent round at a glance: the cut-off score, how it moved, and how many were invited. One draw is a snapshot, not a trend; the shape across many rounds tells you far more than any single number.
CRS score cutoff by stream, last 24 months
Each line is one stream · minimum CRS score per invitation round, not a count of applicants
This is the line to watch if you’re building your score. It shows where the bar actually landed each round, so you can see whether it’s drifting up, easing down, or holding steady in your stream.
Each point is the minimum CRS score that received an Invitation to Apply in that draw. Scores are not counts of candidates; a single-point rise or fall in the cutoff can represent tens of thousands of candidates becoming eligible or ineligible. Drops usually mean IRCC is drawing a larger pool; rises mean the pool is smaller or the target invitation count is lower. Hover any point to see the draw date, stream, score, and invitation size.
2026 ITAs by stream
Each stream’s share of this year’s 149,409 invitations.
Which streams IRCC has actually been inviting from this year. A bigger slice means more invitations went there, and the mix shifts as IRCC leans into different categories through the year.
Candidate pool: counts by CRS band
Where everyone waiting in the Express Entry pool sits across CRS score bands, how those candidate counts have shifted month over month, and the direction they have been heading.
These figures are candidate counts published by IRCC after each draw, not CRS scores. A larger band means more people are competing at that score range. If you are in the 451-500 band, for example, you can see how many other candidates share that range and whether the number has been growing or shrinking. A shrinking high-score band can signal that recent draws have absorbed candidates from the top, while a growing mid-band means more competition at those scores.
Pool · month-over-month
- Total
- -1%
- 501+
- -2%
- 451–500
- -3%
- 401–450
- +1%
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What the next draw might look like
CRS score estimate per category, based on recent draw history. Not a promise.
Don’t use this for application, financial, travel, or life decisions.
Paused by IRCC for the CRS recalculation
Every profile was rescored under the November 3 rules, so cut-offs from earlier rounds are on a different scale. Estimates come back once each category has enough rounds under the new rules.
These are patterns, not a promise. The estimated CRS is a weighted average of the last 5 draws per category. Score stability reflects how steady recent scores have been and how much data we have. The “next draw” timing and recent-round share come from each category’s past rhythm and mix. None of this is immigration advice, and it can’t tell you your own outcome.
Every draw on record(453)
Min CRS = minimum score invited that round (a score, not a count). Invitations = total ITAs issued.
Every round on record, newest first. If you like to read the raw story yourself, this is where the pattern behind all the charts above comes from.
- #453TransportOct 28, 2026477 +7150
- #452FrenchOct 27, 2026407 -285,000
- #451PNPOct 26, 2026761 -11792
- #450FrenchOct 16, 2026435 +535,000
- #449CECOct 15, 2026519 +12,500
- #448PNPOct 13, 2026772 +47752
- #447TradesOct 1, 2026476 -13,500
- #446CECSep 29, 2026518 -12,000
- #445PNPSep 28, 2026725 -9733
- #444SeniorManagersSep 16, 2026389 +21250
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