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Check your offerExpress Entry: 2,000 invitations, CRS 518 — 29 September 2026
Express Entry issued 2,000 invitations on 29 September 2026, with a cut-off of 518. The cut-off fell by 1 point against the round on 15 September, which closed at 519. The size of the round is in line with the last 5 of its kind.
| Invitations issued | 2,000 |
| CRS cut-off | 518 |
| Category or stream | Canadian Experience Class |
| Date of round | 29 September 2026 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal |
How this compares
The rounds immediately before it, of the same kind. Direction matters more than any single cut-off: a number that has moved three points is noise, one that has moved thirty is a change in policy or in the pool.
| Date | Invitations | CRS cut-off |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | 2,000 | 519 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 2,000 | 521 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 1,000 | 523 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | 3,000 | 516 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 2,000 | 516 |
What it does not tell you
A round is a fact about the pool, not about your file. It says what the bar was on one day for the people already in the system with a complete profile. It says nothing about whether you are eligible, whether your documents would survive the check, or whether a different programme would reach you sooner. Those are the questions worth answering, and none of them are in the number above.
The number is also a floor, not a forecast. Cut-offs move with the size of the pool and the size of the round, both of which change month to month. The useful exercise is not guessing the next cut-off; it is knowing your own score precisely, and knowing which of the points you are missing you could still earn.
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Source:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/rounds-invitations.html
Recorded by CHK Immigration Services and checked against the government notice above.
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