# CRS cutoff history since 2015 > How Express Entry CRS cutoffs have moved since 2015: all 454 draws and 1,066,657 invitations, charted by draw type, with yearly medians and a free CSV. Data from IRCC. Canonical: https://expressentrydraws.com/crs-cutoff-history Last updated: 2026-10-28 All 454 Express Entry draws from January 31, 2015 to October 28, 2026, charted by draw type and summed up year by year, with the data to download. Every figure comes from IRCC. | Stat | Value | | --- | --- | | Draws | 454 (Latest: #453) | | Invitations | 1,066,657 (Since 2015) | | Lowest cutoff | 75 (February 13, 2021) | | Highest cutoff | 902 (May 30, 2018) | ## What the data shows - **2026 is already the biggest year on record**, with 149,409 invitations in 65 draws so far. The next biggest is 2021, with 114,224. - **The lowest cutoff and the largest draw are the same round.** Draw #176 on February 13, 2021 (Canadian Experience Class) invited 27,332 candidates with a cutoff of 75. No other draw has invited more than 8,500. - **There has been no General draw since April 23, 2024**, 918 days before the latest draw. The longest gap before that was 560 days, from December 23, 2020 to July 6, 2022. - **Category-based draws made up 54% of invitations in 2026 so far**, up from 23% in 2023, the year they began (first draw: June 28, 2023). - **Median cutoffs in 2026 so far: 516 for CEC draws and 404 for category-based draws**, 112 points apart. PNP draws: 749. - **The median CEC cutoff has ranged from 401 in 2021 to 531 in 2025**, across the 5 years with at least two CEC draws. ## Year by year Medians are the middle cutoff among that year’s draws of each type, rounded to a whole point; a dash means no draw of that type. | Year | Draws | Invitations | General median | CEC median | Category-based median | PNP median | Lowest | Highest | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [2015](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2015) | 23 | 31,063 | 469 | 808 | – | – | 450 | 886 | | [2016](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2016) | 27 | 33,782 | 479 | – | – | 786 | 453 | 786 | | [2017](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2017) | 30 | 86,023 | 439 | – | – | 724 | 199 | 775 | | [2018](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2018) | 28 | 89,800 | 442 | – | – | 902 | 284 | 902 | | [2019](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2019) | 26 | 85,300 | 461 | – | – | – | 332 | 475 | | [2020](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2020) | 37 | 107,350 | 472 | 450 | – | 719 | 415 | 808 | | [2021](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2021) | 42 | 114,224 | – | 401 | – | 739 | 75 | 813 | | [2022](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2022) | 24 | 46,539 | 510 | – | – | 754 | 491 | 808 | | [2023](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2023) | 42 | 110,266 | 496 | – | 435 | 748 | 354 | 791 | | [2024](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2024) | 52 | 98,903 | 535 | 519 | 433 | 716 | 336 | 816 | | [2025](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2025) | 58 | 113,998 | – | 531 | 462 | 748 | 379 | 855 | | [2026](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws/2026) | 65 | 149,409 | – | 516 | 404 | 749 | 169 | 805 | ## Download and cite [Download every draw as CSV](https://expressentrydraws.com/crs-cutoff-history/draws.csv) Express Entry Draws, “CRS cutoff history since 2015”, https://expressentrydraws.com/crs-cutoff-history. Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, through October 28, 2026. ## How this is built Every figure is computed from IRCC’s [published rounds of invitations](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-rounds.html), read from [its public data feed](https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/documents/json/ee_rounds_123_en.json). This page updates within the hour of a new draw, and nothing is estimated or filled in. - **General** groups the draws IRCC named “General” and “No Program Specified”. - **CEC** is the Canadian Experience Class, and **PNP** the Provincial Nominee Program. - **Category-based** covers French, healthcare, trades, STEM, education, transport, agriculture, senior managers, physicians and military recruits. - **FSW and FST** are the program draws for the Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades programs. Medians are used for the trend because a single unusual draw barely moves them, where it would drag an average. A cutoff also isn’t a fixed bar: it depends on the size of that draw and who is in the pool that day, and IRCC has changed the points over time. It removed job offer points on March 25, 2025, and [new rules began on November 3, 2026](https://expressentrydraws.com/crs-calculator), so compare scores across those dates with care. This is a record of past draws, not a forecast or immigration advice. [See the full list of draws](https://expressentrydraws.com/draws) or [work out your own score](https://expressentrydraws.com/crs-calculator). ## Questions people ask ### What is the lowest CRS cutoff ever? 75, in draw #176 on February 13, 2021, a Canadian Experience Class draw that invited 27,332 candidates. ### What is the highest CRS cutoff ever? 902, in draw #91 on May 30, 2018, a Provincial Nominee Program draw that invited 200 candidates. ### Are CRS cutoffs going up or down? It depends on the draw type, so one number hides the trend. Median cutoffs in 2026 so far: 516 for CEC draws (531 in 2025), 404 for category-based draws (462 in 2025), 749 for PNP draws (748 in 2025). Past cutoffs don’t predict the next draw: each depends on its size and on who is in the pool that day. ### Why are PNP cutoffs so much higher? A provincial or territorial nomination adds 600 points to a candidate’s CRS score, so PNP draws run far above the others. That is why this page keeps them apart in the trend chart. ### Can I use this data? Yes. The draw results are IRCC’s, so credit IRCC as the source, and link to this page if you use the charts or yearly tables. 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