Express Entry draws by category
Trade occupations draws
Trade occupation rounds cover the skilled trades IRCC lists for this category. This is one of IRCC's occupation-based categories. IRCC sets which occupations count and whether the category is drawn in a given year; the rounds below show when it actually was. Updated daily from IRCC’s published data. Last refreshed October 2, 2026.
Latest Trade occupations round
Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 3
October 1, 2026, round #447, tie-break May 28, 2026 at 16:55:23 UTC
- Lowest CRS
- 476
- Invitations
- 3,500
- Rounds since Jan 2025
- 3
- Invitations in that time
- 7,750
- Lowest cutoff
- 476
- Highest cutoff
- 505
Cutoff trend
Lowest CRS score invited in each Trade occupations round since January 2025, oldest on the left.
Every Trade occupations round since January 2025
IRCC's feed holds 7 Trade occupations rounds in total; the 3 most recent are below.
| Date | Round | Lowest CRS | Invitations | Tie-break |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2026 | #447 Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 3 | 476 | 3,500 | May 28, 2026 at 16:55:23 UTC |
| April 2, 2026 | #408 Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 3 | 477 | 3,000 | February 14, 2026 at 20:53:54 UTC |
| September 18, 2025 | #368 Trade occupations (Version 2) | 505 | 1,250 | November 05, 2024 at 22:36:09 UTC |
Other categories and months
Data: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, rounds of invitations feed, read at the last site build on October 2, 2026. Categories are assigned from IRCC’s round names. This page reports the numbers and does not predict future rounds.
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