What IRCC can do in Express Entry by the end of 2026: a forecast for October, November and December
What awaits Express Entry at the end of 2026: will IRCC cut invitations to 1500, how will cut-off scores rise, and which draws to expect.
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Tracks Canadian immigration through the lens of Express Entry — from setting up a profile to the next round of invitations. It looks more closely than most at where the numbers actually come from: how points get counted for foreign experience, remote work, or time spent studying. Readers get a step-by-step order rather than guesswork — how to build a profile, which experience categories can be claimed, and why the CRS cutoff in a given draw dropped or held. It separately works through edge cases: whether a medical internship counts as foreign work experience, whether remote work for a Canadian employer can be claimed for points. It also follows changes to study permits, including new rules on studying without one. Interview prep and refusal cases sit outside its scope — the focus stays on points, categories, and draws.
What awaits Express Entry at the end of 2026: will IRCC cut invitations to 1500, how will cut-off scores rise, and which draws to expect.