Express Entry Draws

On July 10, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a category-based draw for the Senior Managers with Canadian Work Experience category. In today’s draw, 500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued to candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 392 or higher. IRCC has now invited 97,101 Express Entry candidates in 2026.

To be eligible for the Senior Managers with Canadian Work Experience category, candidates must:

• Have at least 12 months of full-time (or equivalent part‑time) Canadian work experience within the last 3 years; and
• Hold experience in one of the eligible National Occupation Classification (NOC) senior management codes.

Eligible occupations fall under NOC Major Group 00 and include:

• Senior government managers and officials;
• Senior managers in financial, communications, and business services;
• Senior managers in health, education, social and community services, and membership organizations;
• Senior managers in construction, transportation, production, and utilities.

IRCC applied its tie-breaking rule with the timestamp of March 15, 2026 at 01:46:05 UTC, meaning candidates with a score of 392 were invited to apply if they had submitted their Express Entry profile before the timestamp.

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