Trades Express Entry draws: history and CRS cut-offs
13 trades occupation draws on record, latest on Oct 1, 2026 with a cut-off of 476.
476
Latest cut-off (Oct 1, 2026)
433–505
Range, last 5 draws
476
Lowest cut-off, last 2 years
16,405
Invitations, all Trades draws
All trades occupation draws
All draw types| Date | Draw | CRS cut-off | Invitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | #447Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 3 | 476 | 3,500 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | #408Trades Occupations, 2026-Version 3 | 477 | 3,000 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | #368Trade occupations (Version 2) | 505 | 1,250 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | #321Trade occupations (Version 1) | 433 | 1,800 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | #300Trade occupations (Version 1) | 436 | 1,800 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | #276Trade occupations (Version 1) | 425 | 1,000 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | #261Trade occupations (Version 1) | 388 | 1,500 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | #159Federal Skilled Trades | 415 | 250 |
| Oct 16, 2019 | #128Federal Skilled Trades | 357 | 500 |
| May 15, 2019 | #117Federal Skilled Trades | 332 | 500 |
| Sep 24, 2018 | #100Federal Skilled Trades | 284 | 400 |
| Nov 1, 2017 | #76Federal Skilled Trades | 241 | 505 |
| May 26, 2017 | #64Federal Skilled Trades | 199 | 400 |
Source: IRCC rounds of invitations, synced automatically. Refreshed after each new round.
Trades draw questions
Short answers from IRCC’s published rounds and eligibility rules.
- Recent trades rounds have invited candidates in the mid to high 400s, with several thousand invitations each. Check the latest rows above; the cut-off moves with how many eligible tradespeople are in the pool. This is general information from IRCC’s published rounds, not legal advice.
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