Express Entry draw #436
On August 18, 2026, IRCC invited 1,000 Canadian Experience Class candidates to apply for permanent residence. The minimum CRS score was 523, 7 points higher than the previous Canadian Experience Class draw (#432, 516).
- Date
- August 18, 2026
- Draw type
- Canadian Experience Class
- IRCC round name
- Canadian Experience Class
- Invitations issued
- 1,000
- Minimum CRS score
- 523
- Eligible programs
- Canadian Experience Class
- Round held
- August 18, 2026 at 10:13:44 UTC
- Tie-breaking rule
- August 17, 2026 at 22:09:00 UTC
Candidates with exactly 523 points were invited only if their profile was submitted before August 17, 2026 at 22:09:00 UTC.
The pool on August 16, 2026
CRS scores of candidates in the Express Entry pool, as IRCC published with this round.
| CRS score range | Candidates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 439 | |
| 501–600 | 18,657 | |
| 451–500 | 73,554 | |
| 491–500 | 12,915 | |
| 481–490 | 13,066 | |
| 471–480 | 16,626 | |
| 461–470 | 16,133 | |
| 451–460 | 14,814 | |
| 401–450 | 60,631 | |
| 441–450 | 13,555 | |
| 431–440 | 13,229 | |
| 421–430 | 11,890 | |
| 411–420 | 11,269 | |
| 401–410 | 10,688 | |
| 351–400 | 48,600 | |
| 301–350 | 17,269 | |
| 0–300 | 7,709 | |
| Total in the pool | 226,859 |
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Get my scoreSource: IRCC rounds of invitations data (Open Government Licence – Canada).