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From 3 November 2026, Canada's Express Entry awards up to 70 extra CRS points for a year of work in a high-wage occupation and 50 to 100 points for a qualifying job offer in one, and no longer requires an LMIA to claim them. Invitation rounds are paused for up to two weeks while the immigration department (IRCC) recalculates every profile in the pool, and no restart date has been published. Whether your score rises depends on one thing: whether your occupation is on IRCC's hi

Estimate your CRS score in under two minutes, understand the parts of your profile that matter most, and see practical next steps before you spend money on an application. Canada Express Entry 2026: CRS Score Checker and Your Best Next Move Canada immigration · Updated September 2026 By Immigrants.live Editorial Team · Last reviewed: September 24, 2026 · Official sources and methodology Before you start: this is an independent planning tool, not an IRCC decision tool. It esti

Last updated: September 12, 2026 Canada Express Entry 2026: The Complete Guide Express Entry in 2026 looks very different from previous years. Canada cut its permanent residence target to 380,000 (down from 483,000 in 2024), slashed new international student permits by roughly half, and capped new temporary workers at 230,000. Most strikingly, IRCC has not run a single general "All-Program" draw in 2026 — every invitation has gone through category-based selection, the Canadia