Round #417 — May 27, 2026. IRCC issued 3,000 ITAs under the Canadian Experience Class; the CRS cut-off for that round was 518.
The numbers
| Date | May 27, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #417 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 3,000 |
| CRS cut-off | 518 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | +4 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 29 days |
How it compares
The cut-off rose 4 points against round #413 (April 28, 2026), which closed at 514. 29 days separate the two rounds, against an average of 18 days across the last 10 rounds under this program. 1,000 more invitations went out than in that round, which issued 2,000.
No round among the last 10 rounds under this program closed higher; those rounds span 507 to 518 points. The volume is mid-table for the set, which averages 4,225 invitations per round (2,000 to 8,000). Counting this one, 9 rounds under this program have been held in 2026, for 37,250 invitations in total. Across the last 10 rounds of any kind, the cut-offs sat between 400 and 805.
What it means for your profile
If your profile was in the pool and qualifying under Canadian Experience Class on May 27, 2026 with a CRS score of 518 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.