Express Entry round #353 took place on June 26, 2025. IRCC invited 3,000 candidates under the Canadian Experience Class, with the cut-off landing at 521 CRS points.
The numbers
| Date | June 26, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #353 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 3,000 |
| CRS cut-off | 521 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | −8 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 14 days |
How it compares
That is 8 points below round #351 (June 12, 2025), whose cut-off stood at 529. The number of invitations was identical, at 3,000. 14 days separate the two rounds.
Widening out to the last 9 Express Entry rounds of every kind, cut-offs ran from 504 to 784.
What it means for your profile
If your profile was in the pool and qualifying under Canadian Experience Class on June 26, 2025 with a CRS score of 521 or more, this round would have reached you. A score below the cut-off does not remove your profile: an Express Entry profile stays in the pool for twelve months and is automatically considered in every round it qualifies for. This page does not forecast where the next cut-off will land. Each round depends on how many profiles are in the pool at the time and on the instructions in force that day, so a past cut-off is a record, not a target.
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What this round selects
The Canadian Experience Class is one of the three federal programs Express Entry manages, and it is for people who already have skilled work experience gained inside Canada. A CEC round invites only profiles that qualify under that program.
Source: the rounds of invitations IRCC publishes, read automatically through our data service. GerCanada is a private consultancy and is not part of the Government of Canada.