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August 2026 Transport occupations draw: CRS 470, 300 invited

IRCC invited 300 candidates at CRS 470 on 7 August 2026 — up 40 points.

Published 7 August 2026

On 7 August 2026, IRCC held round #434 — a transport occupations round — inviting 300 candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System score of 470 or higher. Candidates sitting exactly on 470 were invited only if their profile was submitted before 11 October 2025.

The round at a glance

CRS cutoff
470
up 40 from the previous transport occupations round
Invitations
300
previously 975
Days since the last
877
typically 91

What it means

The cutoff rose 40 points from the previous transport occupations round on 13 March 2024. A higher cutoff usually means either a smaller round or a pool that has grown at the top. The lowest this category has ever gone is 430, on 13 March 2024.

At the time of the round, 64,008 candidates in the pool scored 470 or higher, out of 229,100 in total — so this round reached roughly the top 28% of the pool.

Recent cutoffs

Cutoffs for the last 4 transport occupations rounds up to 7 August 2026.
The last 4 transport occupations rounds as a table
Cutoffs for the last 4 transport occupations rounds up to 7 August 2026.
RoundDateCRS cutoffInvitations
#26420 September 20234351,000
#27720 December 2023435670
#28913 March 2024430975
#4347 August 2026470300
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.

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Source: Express Entry rounds of invitations. Data current as of 7 August 2026.