Express Entry draw #446 was held on September 29, 2026, under the Canadian Experience Class: 2,000 invitations to apply and a minimum CRS score of 518.
The numbers
| Date | September 29, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #446 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 2,000 |
| CRS cut-off | 518 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | −1 point |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 14 days |
How it compares
That is 1 point below round #443 (September 15, 2026), whose cut-off stood at 519. The number of invitations was identical, at 2,000. The gap was 14 days; the last 10 rounds under this program have averaged 17 days apart.
It sits inside the usual range for these rounds: the last 10 rounds under this program span 514 to 523 points, averaging 518. In volume terms it lands mid-range: those rounds average 2,300 invitations, between 1,000 and 4,000. So far in 2026 there have been 17 rounds under this program, adding up to 55,250 invitations including this round. Widening out to the last 10 Express Entry rounds of every kind, cut-offs ran from 198 to 734.
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
If your profile was in the pool and qualifying under Canadian Experience Class on September 29, 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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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.