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Is a CRS score of 40 good enough?

A score of 40 would not have been invited in any of the last 10 general rounds. The most recent cut off at 529, 489 points above you.

Caution: IRCC has not held a general round since 23 April 2024. The figures below describe the ten before that, and category-based rounds are where invitations have gone since.
Invited in the last general rounds

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A score of 40 is ahead of about 0.5% of the 226,793 candidates in the pool as of 13 September 2026.

IRCC publishes the pool in score bands and this score falls in the 0–300 band, which held 7,746 candidates. Everyone in a band is assumed to be spread evenly across it, so the figure is precise to within those 301 points — no further.

Latest cutoff
529
Points short
−489
In CEC rounds
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How the cutoff has moved

Across those rounds the general cutoff has fallen by about 1 point per round, from 542 to 529.
The last 10 general rounds as a table
Across those rounds the general cutoff has fallen by about 1 point per round, from 542 to 529.
RoundDateCRS cutoffInvitations
#27518 December 20235421,325
#27910 January 20245461,510
#28023 January 20245431,040
#28131 January 2024541730
#28313 February 20245351,490
#28628 February 20245341,470
#28812 March 20245252,850
#29025 March 20245241,980
#29210 April 20245491,280
#29423 April 20245292,095

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The provincial route

A nomination adds 600 points, taking 40 to 640. With a nomination, 640 is still below the highest nominee round on record, 902.

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Common questions about a CRS of 40

Is a CRS score of 40 good enough for Express Entry?
A score of 40 would not have been invited in any of the last 10 general rounds. The most recent cut off at 529, 489 points above you. IRCC has not held a general round since 23 April 2024, so this describes the last ten before that. A score of 40 sits ahead of about 0.5% of the candidates in the pool. IRCC publishes the pool in score bands and this score falls in the 0–300 band, which held 7,746 candidates. Everyone in a band is assumed to be spread evenly across it, so the figure is precise to within those 301 points — no further.
What was the most recent Express Entry cutoff?
The most recent general round, on 23 April 2024, cut off at CRS 529 and issued 2,095 invitations. There has been no general round since.
Can anyone predict the next Express Entry cutoff?
No. IRCC sets each round’s size, category and cutoff as a policy decision and has changed all three without notice. Every figure on this page describes rounds that have already happened.

Tell me when a round hits 40

Alerts need a score to watch for. No round has ever come in below 75, so there is nothing meaningful to alert on yet.

Work out my CRS score
How to read this: These are rounds that have already happened. IRCC decides each round’s cutoff as a policy matter — a score that cleared ten rounds running can miss the next one.

Source: Express Entry rounds of invitations. Data current as of 15 September 2026.