Express Entry round #392 took place on January 21, 2026. IRCC invited 6,000 candidates under the Canadian Experience Class, with the cut-off landing at 509 CRS points.
The numbers
| Date | January 21, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #392 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 6,000 |
| CRS cut-off | 509 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | −2 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 14 days |
How it compares
Against round #390 (January 7, 2026) and its cut-off of 511, the minimum score dropped by 2 points. It was a smaller round by 2,000 invitations — the previous one issued 8,000. 14 days separate the two rounds, against an average of 19 days across the last 10 rounds under this program.
Across the last 10 rounds under this program, this is the lowest cut-off of the set (the range is 509 to 534). In volume terms it lands mid-range: those rounds average 3,100 invitations, between 1,000 and 8,000. So far in 2026 there have been 2 rounds under this program, adding up to 14,000 invitations including this round. Widening out to the last 10 Express Entry rounds of every kind, cut-offs ran from 399 to 746.
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.
What it means for your profile
This round reached every profile that was in the pool and qualifying under Canadian Experience Class on January 21, 2026 and scored 509 CRS or higher. Profiles below the line are not removed: they stay in the pool for twelve months and are counted again in each subsequent round they qualify for. We do not use these numbers to predict the next round. What a round closes at depends on the pool on that date and on the instructions in force, so this figure describes what happened and nothing more.
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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.