Category-based selection
Transport occupations draws
4 rounds on record, 2,945 invitations issued. At least six months of continuous experience in an eligible transport occupation.
Most recent round
470CRS cutoff
300 invitations on 7 August 2026, round #434.
- Lowest ever
- 430
- 13 March 2024
- Typical gap
- 91 days
- Rounds held
- 4
Cutoff history
The last 4 transport occupations rounds as a table
| Round | Date | CRS cutoff | Invitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| #264 | 20 September 2023 | 435 | 1,000 |
| #277 | 20 December 2023 | 435 | 670 |
| #289 | 13 March 2024 | 430 | 975 |
| #434 | 7 August 2026 | 470 | 300 |
Who qualifies
At least six months of continuous experience in an eligible transport occupation.
Occupations in this category
- · Aircraft pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
- · Air traffic controllers
- · Deck officers and engineer officers, water transport
- · Railway traffic controllers
- · Transport truck drivers
- · Aircraft assemblers and inspectors
- · Experience within the last three years, in Canada or abroad.
- · IRCC has revised this category’s occupation list between versions — confirm the current one.
Common questions
- Who qualifies for transport occupations draws?
- At least six months of continuous experience in an eligible transport occupation.
- What was the lowest transport occupations cutoff?
- CRS 430, in the round on 13 March 2024, which issued 975 invitations.
- How often does IRCC hold transport occupations draws?
- Over the last 4 transport occupations rounds, IRCC has held one every 91 days on average. The gap has ranged from 84 to 877 days.
Alert me about transport occupations rounds
We check every new round of invitations and email you the same day one lands.
Note: IRCC reviews its categories periodically and has revised, added and dropped them. Nothing here predicts which categories will be drawn from next.
Source: Express Entry rounds of invitations; IRCC — Category-based selection. Data current as of 7 August 2026.