The month in numbers
IRCC held 7 Express Entry rounds in April 2026 and issued 15,797 invitations to apply. March had 9 rounds and 20,982 invitations, so the monthly total fell 25%. Between January 1 and April 30, 2026, IRCC held 26 rounds and issued 71,627 invitations.
| Round | Date | Type | Invitations | CRS cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #408 | Apr 2 | Trade occupations | 3,000 | 477 |
| #409 | Apr 13 | Provincial Nominee Program | 324 | 786 |
| #410 | Apr 14 | Canadian Experience Class | 2,000 | 515 |
| #411 | Apr 15 | French-language proficiency | 4,000 | 419 |
| #412 | Apr 27 | Provincial Nominee Program | 473 | 795 |
| #413 | Apr 28 | Canadian Experience Class | 2,000 | 514 |
| #414 | Apr 29 | French-language proficiency | 4,000 | 400 |
By type
| Type | Rounds | Invitations | CRS cutoff | Previous round of this type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French-language proficiency | 2 | 8,000 | 400–419 | #405, Mar 18, CRS 393 |
| Canadian Experience Class | 2 | 4,000 | 514–515 | #407, Mar 31, CRS 509 |
| Trade occupations | 1 | 3,000 | 477 | #368, Sep 18, 2025, CRS 505 |
| Provincial Nominee Program | 2 | 797 | 786–795 | #406, Mar 30, CRS 802 |
What stands out
- French-language proficiency cutoffs fell from 419 to 400 across 2 rounds of 4,000 invitations each.
- Canadian Experience Class cutoffs fell from 515 to 514 across 2 rounds of 2,000 invitations each.
- Trade occupations: one round (#408, 3,000 invitations) with a cutoff of 477, 28 points lower than the previous round of this type (#368 on Sep 18, 2025, 196 days earlier).
- Provincial Nominee Program cutoffs rose from 786 to 795 across 2 rounds.
- No Senior managers (Canadian experience) round in April. The most recent was #402 on Mar 5 (250 invitations, CRS 429).
- No Healthcare and social services round in April. The most recent was #398 on Feb 20 (4,000 invitations, CRS 467).
- No Physicians (Canadian experience) round in April. The most recent was #397 on Feb 19 (391 invitations, CRS 169).
- Largest round: #411 (French-language proficiency) with 4,000 invitations.
- The pool held 234,452 profiles in IRCC's Apr 26 snapshot, up from 233,555 on Apr 12. See the pool distribution.
Source: IRCC rounds of invitations. This summary is compiled automatically from the round results IRCC publishes; data through 2026-10-01.