Express Entry draw #440 was held on September 3, 2026, in the physicians with Canadian work experience category: 229 invitations to apply and a minimum CRS score of 198.
The numbers
| Date | September 3, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #440 |
| Round type | Physicians with Canadian work experience |
| IRCC label | Physicians with Canadian Work Experience, 2026-Version 1 |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 229 |
| CRS cut-off | 198 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | −25 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 71 days |
How it compares
That is 25 points below round #421 (June 24, 2026), whose cut-off stood at 223. It was a smaller round by 42 invitations — the previous one issued 271. 71 days separate the two rounds.
So far in 2026 there have been 3 rounds in this category, adding up to 891 invitations including this round. Widening out to the last 10 Express Entry rounds of every kind, cut-offs ran from 198 to 768.
What this round selects
Category-based rounds do not draw from the whole pool. IRCC picks one category and invites only the profiles inside it that meet the category’s own requirements, on top of qualifying for a federal program. This category selects profiles with Canadian work experience in the physician occupations IRCC designates for it.
Eligible occupations for this category
IRCC does not publish the occupations of the candidates it invited. It does publish the list of occupations eligible for each category: in this round, candidates with qualifying work experience in one of the following 3 occupations could be invited, subject to the round’s other requirements.
| NOC 2021 code | Occupation | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 31102 | General practitioners and family physicians | 1 |
| 31101 | Specialists in surgery | 1 |
| 31100 | Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 1 |
Source: IRCC, category-based selection (page modified June 22, 2026). Occupation titles as IRCC publishes them.
What it means for your profile
If your profile was in the pool and inside the physicians with Canadian work experience category on September 3, 2026 with a CRS score of 198 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. No forecast is attached to these figures. A cut-off reflects the pool as it stood that day and the instructions in force, which is why we publish the record and leave the prediction out.
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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.