Express Entry draw #396
On February 17, 2026, IRCC invited 6,000 Canadian Experience Class candidates to apply for permanent residence. The minimum CRS score was 508, 1 points lower than the previous Canadian Experience Class draw (#392, 509).
- Date
- February 17, 2026
- Draw type
- Canadian Experience Class
- IRCC round name
- Canadian Experience Class
- Invitations issued
- 6,000
- Minimum CRS score
- 508
- Eligible programs
- Canadian Experience Class
- Round held
- February 17, 2026 at 11:33:44 UTC
- Tie-breaking rule
- March 16, 2025 at 09:35:59 UTC
Candidates with exactly 508 points were invited only if their profile was submitted before March 16, 2025 at 09:35:59 UTC.
The pool on February 15, 2026
CRS scores of candidates in the Express Entry pool, as IRCC published with this round.
| CRS score range | Candidates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 280 | |
| 501–600 | 16,559 | |
| 451–500 | 73,609 | |
| 491–500 | 13,504 | |
| 481–490 | 13,248 | |
| 471–480 | 16,531 | |
| 461–470 | 15,426 | |
| 451–460 | 14,900 | |
| 401–450 | 64,305 | |
| 441–450 | 14,142 | |
| 431–440 | 14,239 | |
| 421–430 | 12,425 | |
| 411–420 | 12,183 | |
| 401–410 | 11,316 | |
| 351–400 | 53,650 | |
| 301–350 | 19,009 | |
| 0–300 | 8,283 | |
| Total in the pool | 235,695 |
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Get my scoreSource: IRCC rounds of invitations data (Open Government Licence – Canada).