Express Entry #390 results

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued further invitations to apply (ITAs) through the system Express Entry.

Express Entry has issued 8,000 invitation to apply (ITA) in a draw for candidates Canadian Experience Class (CEC).

To be considered for this draw, candidates were required to have:

• The minimum The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) minimum of 511;
• Create an Express Entry candidate profile before 3.59am (UTC) on 10 June 2025.

Details of the 2026 Express Entry results

Today’s draw marks the second-largest Express Entry selection ever for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), second only to the massive pandemic-era draw that invited over 27,000 candidates.

Additionally, this draw had a lower CRS cut-off score than any other Express Entry draw in 2025. Before today, the lowest cut-off score for a CEC draw was 509, on 19/09/2024.

This is also the second Express Entry selection of the year, following the draw on Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) 05/01.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began the year by continuing to prioritise candidates within Canada who have experience with the Canadian labour market or have been nominated by a province:

Although it is only the first full week of 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has already issued over 8,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA):

Summary of the 2026 Express Entry draws

January is typically a period of high Express Entry activity, as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) aims to issue more invitations to count towards the intake (or immigration) targets for federal pathways that year.

Due to the time lag between issuing invitations and immigrants settling in Canada (in the form of application processing and waiting times), intake is generally expected at least six months after invitations are sent.

Read more about the Express Entry programme on the Government of Canada website here.