Express Entry pool: how many candidates hold each CRS score
The Express Entry pool stood at 229,456 profiles in IRCC's distribution for 12 October 2026, and 121,222 of those profiles carried a CRS score of 431 or higher.
Of all the edges in IRCC's score ranges, 431 sits closest to the cut-off of 435 in the latest round. Being inside a range does not guarantee that an invitation will come.
CRS Score Distribution in the Pool
The ranges shown here are IRCC's, dated 12 October 2026. Rows that are indented break the range above them into steps of ten points.
| CRS score range | Profiles | Share | At or above its lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 601-1200 | 749 | 0.3% | 749 |
| 501-600 | 21,638 | 9.4% | 22,387 |
| 451-500 | 71,612 | 31.2% | 93,999 |
| 491-500 | 12,136 | 5.3% | 34,523 |
| 481-490 | 12,184 | 5.3% | 46,707 |
| 471-480 | 16,220 | 7.1% | 62,927 |
| 461-470 | 16,221 | 7.1% | 79,148 |
| 451-460 | 14,851 | 6.5% | 93,999 |
| 401-450 | 63,528 | 27.7% | 157,527 |
| 441-450 | 13,749 | 6.0% | 107,748 |
| 431-440 | 13,474 | 5.9% | 121,222 |
| 421-430 | 12,467 | 5.4% | 133,689 |
| 411-420 | 12,201 | 5.3% | 145,890 |
| 401-410 | 11,637 | 5.1% | 157,527 |
| 351-400 | 47,167 | 20.6% | 204,694 |
| 301-350 | 17,123 | 7.5% | 221,817 |
| 0-300 | 7,639 | 3.3% | 229,456 |
| Total | 229,456 | 100% |
Download the distribution as CSV, every date IRCC published. Source: IRCC pool distribution published with each round, tabulated by crs-calculator-canada.com.
Profiles in Each CRS Score Range
How the Express Entry Pool Has Changed
Profiles in the pool
Share of the pool at 501 or higher and at 451 or higher
Reading the Pool Next to the Cut-Offs
Because invitations in a round run from the top of the group down to the cut-off, the number of profiles at or above a range reveals how many compete near a score. A score inside a range does not promise an invitation: category rounds choose only candidates who qualify, and the pool shifts as new profiles come in and old ones expire.
Put these counts next to each past cut-off listed in the draw history, or use the CRS calculator to find your own score.
How This Pool Table Is Compiled
A distribution is dated a few days before a round, when IRCC's count of the pool was taken; that date is not the round's own date. IRCC's rounds data first included a distribution dated 17 January 2022, with round 214; four rounds since then have none, leaving those dates missing. Counts above a score show up only at the lowest score within each IRCC range, since IRCC releases no breakdown of profiles inside a range, and running totals include only ranges without overlap. According to the distribution of 26 April 2023, IRCC's rows in ten-point steps total 55,687, yet its 451-500 figure reads 55,867; we show both as published. The counts come from IRCC on canada.ca instead of an Open Government Licence - Canada dataset, so IRCC is credited as the source of the facts we show.