Express Entry draw #430 was held on July 23, 2026, in the “Skilled Military Recruits, 2026-Version 1” category: 4 invitations to apply and a minimum CRS score of 368.
The numbers
| Date | July 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #430 |
| Round type | Skilled Military Recruits, 2026-Version 1 |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 4 |
| CRS cut-off | 368 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | −24 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 13 days |
How it compares
The cut-off fell 24 points against round #426 (July 10, 2026), which closed at 392. It was a smaller round by 496 invitations — the previous one issued 500. 13 days separate the two rounds, against an average of 39 days across the last 5 rounds in this category.
It sits inside the usual range for these rounds: the last 5 rounds in this category span 169 to 429 points, averaging 316. By volume it is the smallest of the set, which runs from 4 to 500 invitations. So far in 2026 there have been 5 rounds in this category, adding up to 1,416 invitations including this round. Widening out to the last 10 Express Entry rounds of every kind, cut-offs ran from 223 to 744.
What this round selects
A category-based round selects from a slice of the pool. A profile has to qualify for a federal program and meet the extra requirements IRCC sets for that category to be eligible for it. IRCC published this round under the category “Skilled Military Recruits, 2026-Version 1”.
What it means for your profile
This round reached every profile that was in the pool and inside the Skilled Military Recruits, 2026-Version 1 category on July 23, 2026 and scored 368 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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