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On August 18, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted Express Entry draw #436, inviting 1,000 Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates to apply for permanent residence.
The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score remained at 523, seven points more than the previous CEC draw and the highest for the CEC candidates in 2026. In this draw, the tie-breaking rule was applied to profiles submitted before August 17, 2026, at 22:09:00 UTC.
The Government of Canada has now issued 114,865 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) across 48 Express Entry draws held in 2026, and 49,250 of them were for CEC candidates.
#express_entry, #ircc, #ita, #cec
August 19, 2026
Over the past month, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws under the International Experience Canada (IEC). From July 11 to August 14, Canada invited 4,307 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit.
As of August 14, 42,697 candidates have registered in the pool and are awaiting the invitation. In these rounds, there were 1 ITA for Andorra, 204 ITAs for Australia, 4 ITAs for Austria, 29 ITAs for Belgium, 37 ITAs for Chile, 2 ITAs for Costa Rica, 20 ITAs for Croatia, 61 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 27 ITAs for Denmark, 18 ITAs for Estonia, 4 ITAs for Finland, 658 ITAs for France, 484 ITAs for Germany, 25 ITAs for Greece, 24 ITAs for Hong Kong, 4 ITAs for Iceland, 99 ITAs for Ireland, 397 ITAs for Italy, 74 ITAs for Japan, 1,093 ITAs for Korea, 46 ITAs for Lithuania, 8 ITAs for Luxembourg, 3 ITAs for the Netherlands, 253 ITAs for New Zealand, 18 ITAs for Norway, 51 ITAs for Poland, 123 ITAs for Portugal, 47 ITAs for Slovakia, 2 ITAs for Slovenia, 81 ITAs for Spain, 25 ITAs for Sweden, 18 ITAs for Switzerland, 58 ITAs for Taiwan, and 309 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In total, Canada invited 87,320 IEC candidates in 2026.
#ircc, #iec, #ita, #working_holiday, #young_professionals, #international_coop, #work_permits, #work_in_canada
August 17, 2026
On August 13, 2026, Manitoba held the invitation round #277 under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).
The province invited 53 skilled workers under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas pathways as part of a strategic recruitment initiative.
In this round, 6 invitations were extended to candidates with a valid Express Entry profile number and a job seeker validation code. This year, the MPNP invited 4,875 candidates, and 1,477 of them received invitations in the Express Entry system.
#manitoba, #mpnp, #international_students, #pnp, #swo, #swm, #skilled_worker_in_manitoba
August 14, 2026
Alberta released the results of the recent Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) immigration draws. From August 4 to August 12, the province invited 367 candidates under five streams.
The AAIP invited 50 healthcare candidates under the Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors, 95 candidates under the Accelerated Tech Pathway, and 38 candidates under Priority Sectors (agriculture).
Additionally, the province issued invitations to 127 candidates under the Rural Renewal Stream and 57 Express Entry candidates under the Dedicated Health Care Pathway. So far, Alberta has invited 10,818 candidates through the AAIP streams in 2026.
#alberta, #aaip, #pnp, #ita, #nomination_certificate, #express_entry, #priority_sectors
August 14, 2026
