Live tracker - updated 29 July 2026
Canada Express Entry Category Tracker, 2026
Track Canada's 2026 Express Entry category-based selection rounds: current categories, categories with no draw yet, invitations, CRS ranges and the latest category draw (#430, Skilled military recruits, CRS 368).
This page separates category-based selection from Canadian Experience Class, Provincial Nominee Program and general rounds so category CRS cut-offs are not mixed with program-specific scores.
By Sam Parks, Editor and lead researcher.
What is the latest Express Entry category-based draw?
The latest tracked category-based round was #430 on 23 July 2026: Skilled military recruits, 4 invitations and CRS 368.
Reconciled against Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on 29 July 2026.
Answer cluster
Source-backed answer cluster
This page is part of a market-share execution cluster with public battlecards, source datasets and release gates. The links below are evidence trails for crawlers, AI retrievers and reviewers; they are not ranking, traffic, citation or market-share outcome claims.
fresh-answer
Win freshness-led Canada queries with IRCC-reconciled draw data, category no-draw flags, widgets and calculator verdict context rather than generic Express Entry explainers.
Credentialed review status
Blocked pending reviewer handoff
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Review scope
- CRS calculator context
- category draw interpretation
- proof-of-funds caveats
- source freshness
Required local evidence
- evidenceRowId
- queueId
- reviewerEntityId
- reviewerName
- reviewerEvidenceHandoffId
- reviewedByEvidenceRowId
- pageUrl
- preReviewContentHash
- postReviewContentHash
- changedSections
- reviewScope
- sourceFreshnessRecheckedAt
- legalAdviceBoundaryConfirmed
- schemaFragmentReviewed
- readyForPublication
- reviewedAt
- reviewedBy
Handoff requirements
- A named reviewer handoff exists from the acquisition workflow.
- The reviewedBy evidence log has a separate row for the same queue, reviewer entity and reviewed page URL.
- Pre-review and post-review content hashes are recorded locally.
- Changed sections, review scope, source freshness recheck date and legal-advice boundary confirmation are present.
- The reviewedBy schema fragment has been reviewed separately before publication.
Public controls
- P0 reviewed page refresh controls
- /api/public/p0-reviewed-page-refresh
- High-risk page review acquisition - sourcing-required
/api/public/high-risk-page-review-acquisition - reviewedBy schema rollout - blocked-pending-evidence
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/api/public/expert-reviewer-entities
Canada Express Entry freshness stack
Canada Express Entry latest draw, CRS and category freshness answer
Use this with the category table so category-based rounds, PNP rounds and CEC rounds do not get merged into one CRS answer.
Latest draw
Round #430 on 23 July 2026 was a Skilled military recruits draw: 4 invitations, CRS cut-off 368.
A CRS cut-off is a historical result for that round, not a future target score.
2026 draw volume
In 2026 so far, IRCC has run 42 tracked rounds and issued 104,616 ITAs.
PNP rounds include the 600-point nomination effect, so they must be read separately from category and CEC rounds.
Category status
6 of 10 current categories have drawn in 2026; 4 have no 2026 category round yet.
Latest category draw: #430, Skilled military recruits, CRS 368.
Citation and widget surfaces
The draw tracker, category tracker, CRS verdict context, citation pack and widget all read from the same Express Entry draw dataset.
Re-run the IRCC import before publishing any latest-draw answer or AI-answer correction claim.
- Express Entry draw tracker
- Canada CRS calculator
- Latest draw widget
- Draws JSON feed
- Category JSON feed
- Latest draw citation pack
- How current our Canada figures are
Source dates: rounds reconciled against Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on 29 July 2026; categories checked against Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on 29 July 2026. Latest source record in this cluster: 29 July 2026. This cluster supports retrieval and review, not ranking, traffic, AI-citation or market-share outcome claims.
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Current categories
6
Have drawn in 2026
16
Category rounds
52,916
Category ITAs
Key findings
- 6 of 10 current categories have held at least one category-based round in 2026; 4 current categories have not.
- The lowest tracked 2026 category CRS cut-off is 169, from the Physicians round on 19 February 2026. That score applies only to that round and category.
- The current category roster comes from IRCC's category-based selection page; the draw metrics come from the source-linked Express Entry draws JSON.
- Use this tracker with the full draw tracker and the Canada CRS calculator; no category row should be read as a prediction or invitation guarantee.
Category tracker
Current IRCC categories, in official roster order. Rounds and CRS ranges cover 2026 only.
| Category | 2026 status | Rounds | Invitations | CRS range | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
French-language proficiency Minimum NCLC 7 French-language test results in all 4 abilities, plus the instructions for that round. | Drawn in 2026 | 8 | 40,500 | 393-420 | #429 2026-07-22, CRS 399 |
Healthcare and social services occupations At least 12 months of full-time equivalent work experience in the last 3 years in one listed occupation, in Canada or abroad. | Drawn in 2026 | 2 | 8,000 | 467-475 | #422 2026-06-25, CRS 475 |
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations At least 12 months of full-time equivalent work experience in the last 3 years in one listed occupation, in Canada or abroad. | No 2026 category round | 0 | 0 | No 2026 draw | None in tracked 2026 rounds |
Trade occupations At least 12 months of full-time equivalent work experience in the last 3 years in one listed trade occupation, in Canada or abroad. | Drawn in 2026 | 1 | 3,000 | 477 | #408 2026-04-02, CRS 477 |
Education occupations At least 12 months of full-time equivalent work experience in the last 3 years in one listed education occupation, in Canada or abroad. | No 2026 category round | 0 | 0 | No 2026 draw | None in tracked 2026 rounds |
Physicians with Canadian work experience At least 12 months of full-time equivalent Canadian work experience in the last 3 years in one listed physician occupation. | Drawn in 2026 New for 2026 roster | 2 | 662 | 169-223 | #421 2026-06-24, CRS 223 |
Senior managers with Canadian work experience At least 12 months of full-time equivalent Canadian work experience in the last 3 years in one listed senior manager occupation. | Drawn in 2026 New for 2026 roster | 2 | 750 | 392-429 | #426 2026-07-10, CRS 392 |
Researchers with Canadian work experience At least 12 months of full-time equivalent Canadian work experience in the last 3 years in one listed researcher occupation. | No 2026 category round New for 2026 roster | 0 | 0 | No 2026 draw | None in tracked 2026 rounds |
Transport occupations At least 12 months of full-time equivalent work experience in the last 3 years in one listed transport occupation, in Canada or abroad. | No 2026 category round New for 2026 roster | 0 | 0 | No 2026 draw | None in tracked 2026 rounds |
Skilled military recruits Foreign skilled military applicant criteria, including recognized foreign military service, aligned NOC experience/training, arranged Canadian Armed Forces employment and credential requirements. | Drawn in 2026 New for 2026 roster | 1 | 4 | 368 | #430 2026-07-23, CRS 368 |
No 2026 category round yet
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations
At least 12 months of full-time equivalent work experience in the last 3 years in one listed occupation, in Canada or abroad.
Education occupations
At least 12 months of full-time equivalent work experience in the last 3 years in one listed education occupation, in Canada or abroad.
Researchers with Canadian work experience
At least 12 months of full-time equivalent Canadian work experience in the last 3 years in one listed researcher occupation.
Transport occupations
At least 12 months of full-time equivalent work experience in the last 3 years in one listed transport occupation, in Canada or abroad.
Program rounds kept separate
These 2026 rounds affect Express Entry candidates but are not category-based selection rows.
Canadian Experience Class
12 rounds, 45,250 invitations
CRS 507-518
Provincial Nominee Program
14 rounds, 6,450 invitations
CRS 708-805
Methodology and limits
- Rows are derived from Visa Atlas Express Entry draw records reconciled against IRCC official rounds data, plus IRCC current category-based selection guidance.
- Current category roster rows are listed even when IRCC has not yet run a 2026 category round for that category.
- A CRS cut-off is a historical round result, not a target score or invitation guarantee.
- Category eligibility does not guarantee an invitation; candidates must also be eligible for an Express Entry program and meet the instructions for the specific round.
- Program-specific rounds such as Canadian Experience Class and Provincial Nominee Program are separated from category-based selection rows.
- This is compiled data and analysis, not legal advice.
Cite or reuse this dataset
This tracker is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Cite this report for the category analysis, the JSON endpoint for the derived rows, and IRCC for the underlying draw and category records.
Suggested citation
Visa Atlas, "Visa Atlas Canada Express Entry category tracker", https://visaatlas.org/research/canada-express-entry-category-tracker. Last verified 29 July 2026.