Express Entry draw #398: Healthcare & social services
On Feb 20, 2026, IRCC issued 4,000 invitations to apply for permanent residence in this round (Healthcare & social services). The lowest CRS score invited was 467.
- CRS cut-off
- 467
- Invitations
- 4,000
- Date
- Feb 20, 2026
- Round type
- Healthcare & social services
Tie-breaking rule: December 09, 2025 at 18:22:06 UTC
When several candidates had the cut-off score, only those who submitted their profile before this date and time were invited.
Compared with the previous round of this type
Previous round of this type: #385, Dec 11, 2025
- Cut-off
- 476 467
- Down 9
- Invitations
- 1,000 4,000
- 3,000 more
- Days since that round
- 71
Rounds of this type in 2026
Cut-off of each round of this type this year; this round is highlighted. Past cut-offs do not predict future ones.
Candidates in the pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of profiles in the pool as of February 15, 2026, by CRS score.
| CRS score range | Candidates |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 280 |
| 501–600 | 16,559 |
| 451–500 | 73,609 |
| 401–450 | 64,305 |
| 351–400 | 53,650 |
| 301–350 | 19,009 |
| 0–300 | 8,283 |
| Total | 235,695 |
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), rounds of invitations. Updated hourly. Not legal advice — confirm details on canada.ca.