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Express Entry in May 2026: 4 rounds, 8,214 invitations

1 French-language proficiency round (CRS 409); 1 Canadian Experience Class round (CRS 518); 2 Provincial Nominee Program rounds (CRS 798–805). Full table and changes by type inside.

October 3, 2026Verified against official sources on 2026-10-01

The month in numbers

IRCC held 4 Express Entry rounds in May 2026 and issued 8,214 invitations to apply. April had 7 rounds and 15,797 invitations, so the monthly total fell 48%. Between January 1 and May 31, 2026, IRCC held 30 rounds and issued 79,841 invitations.

Round Date Type Invitations CRS cutoff
#415 May 11 Provincial Nominee Program 380 798
#416 May 25 Provincial Nominee Program 334 805
#417 May 27 Canadian Experience Class 3,000 518
#418 May 28 French-language proficiency 4,500 409

By type

Type Rounds Invitations CRS cutoff Previous round of this type
French-language proficiency 1 4,500 409 #414, Apr 29, CRS 400
Canadian Experience Class 1 3,000 518 #413, Apr 28, CRS 514
Provincial Nominee Program 2 714 798–805 #412, Apr 27, CRS 795

What stands out

  • French-language proficiency: one round (#418, 4,500 invitations) with a cutoff of 409, 9 points higher than the previous round of this type (#414 on Apr 29, 29 days earlier).
  • Canadian Experience Class: one round (#417, 3,000 invitations) with a cutoff of 518, 4 points higher than the previous round of this type (#413 on Apr 28, 29 days earlier).
  • Provincial Nominee Program cutoffs rose from 798 to 805 across 2 rounds.
  • No Trade occupations round in May. The most recent was #408 on Apr 2 (3,000 invitations, CRS 477).
  • No Senior managers (Canadian experience) round in May. The most recent was #402 on Mar 5 (250 invitations, CRS 429).
  • No Healthcare and social services round in May. The most recent was #398 on Feb 20 (4,000 invitations, CRS 467).
  • No Physicians (Canadian experience) round in May. The most recent was #397 on Feb 19 (391 invitations, CRS 169).
  • Largest round: #418 (French-language proficiency) with 4,500 invitations.
  • The pool held 238,847 profiles in IRCC's May 24 snapshot, up from 233,770 on May 10. 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.

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