The month in numbers
IRCC held eight Express Entry rounds in September 2026 and issued 11,288 invitations to apply.
| Round | Date | Type | Invitations | CRS cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #439 | Sep 1 | Canadian Experience Class | 2,000 | 521 |
| #440 | Sep 3 | Physicians with Canadian experience | 229 | 198 |
| #441 | Sep 4 | Healthcare and social services | 3,500 | 475 |
| #442 | Sep 14 | Provincial Nominee Program | 576 | 734 |
| #443 | Sep 15 | Canadian Experience Class | 2,000 | 519 |
| #444 | Sep 16 | Senior managers with Canadian experience | 250 | 389 |
| #445 | Sep 28 | Provincial Nominee Program | 733 | 725 |
| #446 | Sep 29 | Canadian Experience Class | 2,000 | 518 |
What stands out
- CEC cutoffs edged down from 521 to 518 across three rounds of 2,000 invitations each. In 2026 the CEC cutoff has stayed between 507 and 523.
- No French round in September. The last French-language round was #437 on August 19 (5,000 invitations, CRS 382).
- Healthcare returned with 3,500 invitations at a cutoff of 475, the same cutoff as the June round (#422).
- The pool grew to 229,904 profiles in IRCC's September 27 snapshot, up from 226,793 two weeks earlier. See the pool distribution.
Source: IRCC rounds of invitations and data feed, checked 2026-10-01.