Express Entry: 5,000 invitations, CRS 435 — 16 October 2026
Express Entry issued 5,000 invitations on 16 October 2026, with a cut-off of 435. The cut-off rose by 53 points against the round on 19 August, which closed at 382. The size of the round is in line with the last 5 of its kind.
| Invitations issued | 5,000 |
| CRS cut-off | 435 |
| Category or stream | French-language proficiency |
| Date of round | 16 October 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2026 | 5,000 | 382 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 5,000 | 391 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 5,000 | 399 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | 5,000 | 420 |
| 28 May 2026 | 4,500 | 409 |
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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