{"id":22759,"date":"2026-08-24T09:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/blog\/express-entry-2026-ita-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:13:06","slug":"express-entry-2026-ita-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avalvisa.com\/en\/blog\/express-entry-2026-ita-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Express Entry 2026: who actually gets an ITA \u2014 all 49 draws analysed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Between 5 January and 19 August 2026, IRCC held 49 Express Entry draws<\/strong> and issued 119,865 invitations to apply (ITAs)<\/strong>. This analysis is built on IRCC’s own published draw data \u2014 the same file that powers the official “Rounds of invitations” page \u2014 and it describes a system that works very differently from how most applicants imagine it.<\/p>\n

The single most important finding comes first: there has not been one general draw in all of 2026.<\/strong> A candidate with no French, no Canadian work experience, no category occupation and no provincial nomination received exactly zero of those 119,865 invitations.<\/p>\n

Where the invitations went<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/th>\nDraws<\/th>\nITAs<\/th>\nShare<\/th>\nCRS range<\/th>\nLatest CRS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
French-language proficiency<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n50,500<\/strong><\/td>\n42.1%<\/strong><\/td>\n382\u2013420<\/td>\n382<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canadian Experience Class<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n49,250<\/td>\n41.1%<\/td>\n507\u2013523<\/td>\n523<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Healthcare and social services<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n8,000<\/td>\n6.7%<\/td>\n467\u2013475<\/td>\n475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Provincial Nominee Program<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n7,399<\/td>\n6.2%<\/td>\n708\u2013805<\/td>\n760<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trades occupations<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3,000<\/td>\n2.5%<\/td>\n477<\/td>\n477<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senior managers (Canadian experience)<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n750<\/td>\n0.6%<\/td>\n392\u2013429<\/td>\n392<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physicians (Canadian experience)<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n662<\/td>\n0.6%<\/td>\n169\u2013223<\/td>\n223<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transport occupations<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n300<\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\n470<\/td>\n470<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skilled military recruits<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n0.0%<\/td>\n368<\/td>\n368<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Two categories \u2014 French and Canadian experience \u2014 account for 83% of every invitation issued this year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

French: the largest share, the lowest bar, and falling<\/h2>\n

French draw CRS cut-offs through 2026, oldest to newest:<\/strong> 400 \u2192 397 \u2192 393 \u2192 419 \u2192 400 \u2192 409 \u2192 420 \u2192 399 \u2192 391 \u2192 382<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most recent draw of the year \u2014 19 August 2026 \u2014 was a French draw: 5,000 ITAs at CRS 382<\/strong>, the lowest French threshold of the year.<\/p>\n

The same week, the Canadian Experience Class draw closed at 523<\/strong>. The gap between the two main routes now stands at 141 points<\/strong> \u2014 the widest of the year, and moving in one direction: French keeps getting easier, Canadian experience keeps getting harder.<\/p>\n

The pool: where the competition actually sits<\/h2>\n

Per IRCC’s official pool distribution (as of 16 August 2026), 226,859 candidates<\/strong> hold active profiles:<\/p>\n