On September 28, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held Express Entry draw #445 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Government of Canada issued 733 Invitations to Apply (ITAs), and the round’s cut-off score was 725 points, nine points fewer than in the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was September 17, 2026, at 01:36:17 UTC. As of September 27, 229,904 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool.

New Brunswick published the results of its recent draws using an expression of interest system to streamline immigration applications for the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). From September 10 to September 18, 2026, the province conducted four new draws and issued 610 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to qualified candidates. The new draws were conducted under the New Brunswick Express Entry Stream – Employment in New Brun

Canada has ended a temporary public policy that allowed certain permanent residents to sponsor immediate family members who had not been declared or examined when the sponsor originally immigrated to Canada. The policy applied primarily to certain resettled refugees, protected persons and people who had obtained permanent residence as sponsored spouses, partners or dependent children. Under the exemption, eligible sponsors could sponsor a spouse, partner, or dependent child e

On September 14, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held Express Entry draw #442 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Government of Canada issued 576 Invitations to Apply (ITAs), and the round’s cut-off score was 734 points, 37 points higher than in the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was August 29, 2026, at 21:39:50 UTC. As of September 13, 226,793 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool, incl

On September 4, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the third occupation-specific Express Entry draw of the year for candidates working in healthcare and social services occupations. In round #441, IRCC issued 3,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA), and the cut-off score was 475 points (the same as it was in the last draw for this category). The tie-breaking rule for this round was May 26, 2026, at 00:26:14 UTC. As of August 30, 2026, 226,673 profiles wer

On August 31, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #438 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Government of Canada issued 562 Invitations to Apply (ITAs), and the round’s cut-off score was 697 points, 63 points fewer than the previous PNP-targeted draw. It was the lowest CRS for the PNP candidates in 2026 to date. The tie-breaking rule for this round was April 12th, 2026, at 04:32:26 UTC. As of August 30, 226,673

On August 17, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #435 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Government of Canada issued 442 Invitations to Apply (ITAs), and the round’s cut-off score was 760 points, 8 points fewer than the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was August 07, 2026, at 18:01:56 UTC. As of August 16, there were 226,859 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. This

On August 7, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the first round of invitations in the Express Entry system for newcomers with work experience in transport occupations. Express Entry draw #434 was the fourth consecutive draw of the week, and 300 Invitations to Apply (ITA) were issued to skilled workers with work experience in the transport sector. The cut-off score was 470 points. The tie-breaking rule for this round was October 11, 2025, at 14:55:4

On August 6, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the 9th Express Entry draw of the year for French-language proficiency candidates. In round #433, IRCC issued 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 391 points – 8 points fewer than the last draw, and it was the lowest for the category in 2026. The tie-breaking rule for this round was March 18, 2026, at 23:32:40 UTC. This year, Canada has issued

On August 4, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #431 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Government of Canada issued 507 Invitations to Apply (ITAs), and the round’s cut-off score was 768 points, 24 points more than the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was May 15, 2026, at 15:58:19 UTC. As of August 3, there were 229,100 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. This year,

New Brunswick published the results of its recent draws using an expression of interest system to streamline immigration applications for the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). From July 16 to July 22, 2026, the province conducted five new draws and issued 750 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to qualified candidates. The new draws were conducted under the New Brunswick Express Entry Stream – Employment in New Brunswick (115

On July 22, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the 8th Express Entry draw of the year for French-language proficiency candidates. In round #429, IRCC issued 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 399 points – 21 points fewer than the last draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was November 19, 2025, at 21:21:56 UTC. So far this year, Canada has issued 104,612 ITAs across 41 Express Entry d

On July 20, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #427 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Government of Canada issued 511 Invitations to Apply (ITAs), and the round’s cut-off score was 744 points, 36 points more than the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was May 26, 2026, at 18:11:36 UTC. As of July 19, there were 231,533 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. This year, t

On July 9, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the seventh Express Entry draw of the year for French-language proficiency candidates. In round #425, IRCC issued 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 420 points – 11 points more than the last draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was May 15, 2026, at 08:04:00 UTC. So far this year, Canada has issued 96,601 ITAs across 37 Express Entry draws

On July 6, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #423 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Government of Canada issued 534 Invitations to Apply (ITAs), and the round’s cut-off score was 708 points, 22 points fewer than the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was June 4, 2026, at 14:49:51 UTC. As of July 5, there were 235,127 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. This year, th

On June 25, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the second occupation-specific Express Entry draw of the year for candidates working in healthcare and social services occupations. In round #422, IRCC issued 4,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA), and the cut-off score was 475 points (8 points more than the last draw for this category). The tie-breaking rule for this round was May 21, 2026, at 12:14:09 UTC. As of June 21, 2026, 239,645 profiles were regist

On June 22, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #419 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Government of Canada issued 955 Invitations to Apply (ITAs), and the round’s cut-off score was 730 points, 75 points fewer than the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was March 09, 2026, at 01:02:28 UTC. As of June 21, there were 239,645 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. This year

New Brunswick published the results of its recent draws using an expression of interest system to streamline immigration applications for the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). On June 3 and June 4, 2026, the province conducted six new draws and issued a total of 699 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to qualified candidates. The new draws were conducted under the New Brunswick Express Entry Stream – Employment in New Brunswi

On May 28, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the sixth Express Entry draw for French-language proficiency candidates of the year. In round #418, IRCC issued 4,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 409 points – nine points more than the last draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was April 29, 2026, at 22:20:00 UTC. As of May 24, 2026, 238,847 profiles were registered in the Express Entry p

On May 25, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #416 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Government of Canada issued 334 Invitations to Apply (ITA), and the round’s cut-off score was 805 points, seven points more than the previous PNP-targeted draw and the highest in 2026. The tie-breaking rule for this round was October 16, 2025, at 18:16:33 UTC. It is important to note that IRCC has not updated the official E