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Express Entry Pool: Candidates by CRS Score Range

How many profiles sit in each CRS score band, as published by IRCC with each round. Use it to see how crowded the range around your score is.

Snapshot: September 27, 2026Verified against official sources on 2026-10-01
229,904
Profiles in the pool
+3111
Change vs previous snapshot
21,798
Profiles above 500
41.3%
Share scoring 451 or more

Distribution by score band

601-1200728501-60021,070491-50012,745481-49012,817471-48016,465461-47016,257451-46014,847441-45013,677431-44013,419421-43012,173411-42011,888401-41011,454351-40047,298301-35017,3590-3007,707

Detail and change

CRS bandSeptember 27, 2026September 13, 2026Change
601-1200728574+154
501-60021,07020,784+286
451-50073,13172,107+1024
491-50012,74512,590+155
481-49012,81712,426+391
471-48016,46516,105+360
461-47016,25716,163+94
451-46014,84714,823+24
401-45062,61161,560+1051
441-45013,67713,657+20
431-44013,41913,300+119
421-43012,17312,064+109
411-42011,88811,506+382
401-41011,45411,033+421
351-40047,29846,782+516
301-35017,35917,240+119
0-3007,7077,746-39

IRCC breaks the 451–500 and 401–450 ranges into 10-point sub-bands; sub-bands are indented in IRCC’s table and are not added twice in the totals here.

Pool size over time

200940216140231340246540261740Jun 24Nov 24Apr 25Sep 25Feb 26Jul 262024-01-09: 2121572024-01-22: 2135262024-01-30: 2157262024-02-11: 2112732024-02-27: 2114872024-03-11: 2112202024-03-24: 2119622024-04-09: 2161672024-04-23: 2146972024-05-29: 2244042024-05-30: 2249402024-07-02: 2225472024-07-16: 2164572024-07-17: 2157352024-07-30: 2107042024-07-31: 2105212024-08-13: 2073192024-08-14: 2079602024-08-26: 2054482024-08-27: 2051372024-09-09: 2055692024-09-19: 2077622024-10-07: 2098922024-10-09: 2093172024-10-21: 2117872024-10-22: 2117802024-11-11: 2167352024-11-12: 2175002024-11-17: 2176482024-11-18: 2181672024-12-01: 2184902024-12-16: 2213102025-01-07: 2273052025-01-08: 2277632025-01-23: 2329242025-02-04: 2327132025-02-05: 2340522025-02-16: 2346442025-03-03: 2278222025-03-16: 2369092025-04-13: 2442822025-04-27: 2466732025-05-12: 2499692025-05-13: 2500822025-06-01: 2550302025-06-09: 2566532025-06-11: 2575572025-06-22: 2567542025-07-06: 2562242025-07-20: 2569142025-08-05: 2565852025-08-17: 2541132025-09-01: 2546722025-09-14: 2516302025-09-28: 2509932025-10-13: 2483422025-10-26: 2482532025-11-09: 2457062025-11-23: 2457582025-11-24: 2466562025-12-07: 2423792025-12-14: 2373022025-12-15: 2373022026-01-04: 2365542026-01-19: 2371202026-02-02: 2389202026-02-15: 2356952026-03-01: 2325342026-03-15: 2313622026-03-29: 2301862026-04-12: 2335552026-04-26: 2344522026-05-10: 2337702026-05-24: 2388472026-06-21: 2396452026-07-05: 2351272026-07-19: 2315332026-08-03: 2291002026-08-16: 2268592026-08-30: 2266732026-09-13: 2267932026-09-27: 229904

What the distribution shows

IRCC publishes, with each round, how many active profiles fall in each CRS range. It counts everyone in the pool regardless of program, so a CEC candidate and an FSW candidate with the same score sit in the same band.

Two things to keep in mind:

  • Not everyone in a band is eligible for every round. A large 501–600 band does not mean all those people compete in CEC rounds.
  • The snapshot is a few days old. The date shown is when IRCC took the count, usually just before a round.

How to use it

Find your band and look at how many profiles sit above you. If a CEC round invites 2,000 people and several thousand CEC-eligible profiles score higher than you, your score needs to rise or the rounds need to grow before you are invited. The pathway finder estimates how many profiles are ahead of your exact score.

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