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AnalysisPOOL UPDATE· 2026-08-05
Express Entry pool shrinks by 3,594 as 6 CRS bands declineThe Express Entry pool contracted by 3,594 profiles in the two weeks ending July 19, 2026, settling at 231,533. The movement was overwhelmingly concentrated in the upper half of th…
BriefEE DRAW· 2026-08-05
Provincial Nominee Program: CRS 744 after a 36-point rise, 511 invitations issuedThe 2026-07-20 Provincial Nominee Program round issued 511 invitations with a CRS cutoff of 744, a +36-point jump from the previous draw on 2026-07-06. The two rounds were 14 days…
BriefEE DRAW· 2026-08-05
Canadian Experience Class invitations remain at the 2026 low as the cutoff moves to 516The July 21 Canadian Experience Class round kept invitations at 2,000, the lowest count of 2026, while the cutoff eased by one point to 516. The round, the 12th of the year for the…
BriefEE DRAW· 2026-08-05
French-language proficiency cutoff falls 21 points as invitations hold at 5,000The July 22 French-language proficiency round cut its CRS cutoff by 21 points to 399 while holding invitations at 5,000, a split between score movement and invitation volume. The r…
BriefEE DRAW· 2026-08-05
Express Entry holds first Skilled military recruits round: CRS 368, 4 invitationsExpress Entry’s newest category-based round, Skilled military recruits, made its debut on 2026-07-23 with a CRS cutoff of 368 and 4 invitations issued. Because this is the first re…