On 5 March 2026, IRCC held round #402 — a senior managers with canadian work experience round — inviting 250 candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System score of 429 or higher. Candidates sitting exactly on 429 were invited only if their profile was submitted before 19 August 2025.
The round at a glance
- CRS cutoff
- 429
- Invitations
- 250
- Days since the last
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What it means
This was the first senior managers with canadian work experience round on record. The lowest this category has ever gone is 429, on 5 March 2026.
At the time of the round, 117,333 candidates in the pool scored 429 or higher, out of 232,534 in total — so this round reached roughly the top 50% of the pool.
Before anyone tells you what comes next: Nothing about this round predicts the following one. IRCC decides each round’s timing, size and category as a policy matter and has changed all three without notice.
Where does your score stand?
See how a CRS of 429 has fared across recent rounds, work out your own score, or check your odds against the full history.