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Express Entry, by the numbers.

IRCC invited 74,495 Express Entry candidates to apply in 2025 and 72,270 so far in 2026. These charts use IRCC’s open data on invited candidates; for round-by-round cut-offs, use the draw tracker.

Data through July 2026Retrieved October 8, 2026Updated monthly, mid-month

Invitations to apply by program

Candidates invited per year, by the program they were invited under.

CategoryCanadian Experience ClassFederal Skilled WorkerProvincial Nominee ProgramFederal Skilled Trades
20157,9808,6202,9551,790
201610,2706,9257,1051,280
201729,19529,0459,065320
201825,02536,20010,125290
201925,60532,63013,190100
202044,64522,15014,110195
202185,6908,64513,6650
202212,9505,18519,1350
202341,43021,71022,5500
202443,86021,01025,0400
202535,16529,15510,1750
2026 (Jan–Jul)41,60024,6106,0600

Source: IRCC, Express Entry – Invited Candidates – Monthly IRCC Updates. 2026 covers January to July only. 2021 was dominated by Canadian Experience Class rounds while overseas processing slowed.

CRS scores of invited candidates, 2024 and 2025

Number of invited candidates by CRS score band. Bands above 600 are mostly provincial nominees (600 points for a nomination).

Category20242025
301 - 3502100
351 - 4002,7302,855
401 - 45010,58513,765
451 - 50018,00520,155
501 - 60032,96027,380
601 - 700380165
701 - 80012055
801 - 900975395
901 - 100012,0154,705
1001 - 110011,8754,945
1101 - 12005575

Source: IRCC, Express Entry – Invited Candidates – Monthly IRCC Updates.

Top 15 countries of invited candidates, 2025

Express Entry invitations by country of citizenship.

CountryValue
India21,925
Cameroon14,750
Nigeria5,970
China2,975
Algeria2,390
Philippines2,025
Morocco1,985
France1,810
Iran1,585
Côte d'Ivoire1,415
Pakistan920
Brazil870
United Kingdom840
Ukraine585
United States of America585

Source: IRCC, Express Entry – Invited Candidates – Monthly IRCC Updates.

Rounds

Recent rounds: cut-off scores.

CRS cut-off by round, last 40 rounds

Lowest CRS score invited in each round. Category rounds have different eligibility, so their cut-offs are not comparable with general or PNP rounds.

RoundDateTypeInvitationsCRS cut-off
#4472026-10-01Trades Occupations3,500476
#4462026-09-29Canadian Experience Class2,000518
#4452026-09-28Provincial Nominee Program733725
#4442026-09-16Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience250389
#4432026-09-15Canadian Experience Class2,000519
#4422026-09-14Provincial Nominee Program576734
#4412026-09-04Healthcare and Social Services Occupations3,500475
#4402026-09-03Physicians with Canadian Work Experience229198
#4392026-09-01Canadian Experience Class2,000521
#4382026-08-31Provincial Nominee Program562697
#4372026-08-19French-Language proficiency5,000382
#4362026-08-18Canadian Experience Class1,000523
#4352026-08-17Provincial Nominee Program442760
#4342026-08-07Transport Occupations300470
#4332026-08-06French-Language proficiency5,000391
#4322026-08-05Canadian Experience Class3,000516
#4312026-08-04Provincial Nominee Program507768
#4302026-07-23Skilled Military Recruits4368
#4292026-07-22French-Language proficiency5,000399
#4282026-07-21Canadian Experience Class2,000516
#4272026-07-20Provincial Nominee Program511744
#4262026-07-10Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience500392
#4252026-07-09French-Language proficiency5,000420
#4242026-07-07Canadian Experience Class2,000517
#4232026-07-06Provincial Nominee Program534708
#4222026-06-25Healthcare and Social Services Occupations4,000475
#4212026-06-24Physicians with Canadian Work Experience271223
#4202026-06-23Canadian Experience Class4,000516
#4192026-06-22Provincial Nominee Program955730
#4182026-05-28French-Language proficiency4,500409
#4172026-05-27Canadian Experience Class3,000518
#4162026-05-25Provincial Nominee Program334805
#4152026-05-11Provincial Nominee Program380798
#4142026-04-29French-Language proficiency4,000400
#4132026-04-28Canadian Experience Class2,000514
#4122026-04-27Provincial Nominee Program473795
#4112026-04-15French-Language proficiency4,000419
#4102026-04-14Canadian Experience Class2,000515
#4092026-04-13Provincial Nominee Program324786
#4082026-04-02Trades Occupations3,000477

Source: IRCC, Express Entry rounds of invitations. As of 2026-10-01. Facts restated with citation; not an official IRCC publication.

Express Entry admissions by program

People who became permanent residents through Express Entry, per year.

CategoryCanadian Experience ClassFederal Skilled WorkerFederal Skilled TradesProvincial Nominee Program
20155,9051,7501,540470
20169,73513,4052,2357,780
201731,15018,7601,80013,520
201827,40545,91584017,930
201930,17558,1351,14519,960
202024,89024,20053514,055
2021130,4308,12546516,695
202228,27040,81540046,705
202341,80035,4758543,290
202448,74543,6252542,395
202549,40029,9851535,330
2026 (Jan–Jul)30,43016,510012,370

Source: IRCC, Express Entry Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates. 2026 covers January to July only.

About this data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. IRCC rounds every figure to the nearest 5 and suppresses values from 0 to 5; we count suppressed cells as zero, so totals here can be slightly below IRCC’s published totals. “Rounded, not for calculations.” Not an official IRCC publication. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.

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