Express Entry Draw History

Express Entry is Canada's points-based system for managing economic-class permanent-residence applications. You submit a profile, receive a CRS score, and wait in a pool. Every one to two weeks, IRCC runs a draw that invites the top-scoring candidates — or the top-scoring candidates within a specific category — to apply.

The CRS cutoff is the lowest score that received an Invitation to Apply in a given draw. If your score was at or above the cutoff on the draw date, you were invited. Cutoffs vary by draw type: general draws tend to require the highest scores, while category-based draws can be meaningfully lower.

Starting in 2023, IRCC began inviting candidates based on attributes Canada's labour market needs — specific French-language ability, work experience in healthcare, STEM, trades, transport, agriculture, or education — rather than only the raw CRS score. This lets skilled workers with in-demand profiles get invited at lower CRS cutoffs than the general pool.

IRCC typically runs 20–30 rounds of invitations per year, usually one to two weeks apart. Specific cadence varies: some weeks see back-to-back draws across different categories, while gaps of several weeks also occur. See the "Last verified" badge above for the date through which this page is current.

The draws listed here are transcribed from IRCC's public "Rounds of invitations" announcements at canada.ca. The source link appears in the citation at the bottom of the page. We update the list whenever IRCC publishes a new draw.

You have several options. Boosting your CRS score (French test, additional education, more work experience) can push you above the general cutoff. Targeting a category-based draw — if you qualify for French, healthcare, STEM, trades, transport, agriculture, or education — often has a much lower threshold. A provincial nomination adds 600 points and effectively guarantees an ITA. Try the draw estimator to see where you land and which categories you may qualify for.

No. This page compiles publicly available IRCC draw announcements for reference. It is not legal or immigration advice, and cutoffs listed are historical, not predictions. Always verify against IRCC's own "Rounds of invitations" page before relying on any number for a real application decision.