Express Entry round #449 took place on October 15, 2026. IRCC invited 2,500 candidates under the Canadian Experience Class, with the cut-off landing at 519 CRS points.
The numbers
| Date | October 15, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #449 |
| Round type | Canadian Experience Class |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 2,500 |
| CRS cut-off | 519 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | +1 point |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 16 days |
How it compares
That is 1 point above round #446 (September 29, 2026), whose cut-off stood at 518. Invitations went up by 500 (from 2,000). 16 days separate the two rounds, against an average of 16 days across the last 10 rounds under this program.
It sits inside the usual range for these rounds: the last 10 rounds under this program span 516 to 523 points, averaging 518. In volume terms it lands mid-range: those rounds average 2,350 invitations, between 1,000 and 4,000. So far in 2026 there have been 18 rounds under this program, adding up to 57,750 invitations including this round. Widening out to the last 10 Express Entry rounds of every kind, cut-offs ran from 198 to 772.
What it means for your profile
This round reached every profile that was in the pool and qualifying under Canadian Experience Class on October 15, 2026 and scored 519 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. 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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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.