Category-based selection
Education occupations draws
2 rounds on record, 3,500 invitations issued. At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
Most recent round
462CRS cutoff
2,500 invitations on 17 September 2025, round #367.
- Lowest ever
- 462
- 17 September 2025
- Typical gap
- 139 days
- Rounds held
- 2
Cutoff history
The last 2 education occupations rounds as a table
| Round | Date | CRS cutoff | Invitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| #344 | 1 May 2025 | 479 | 1,000 |
| #367 | 17 September 2025 | 462 | 2,500 |
Who qualifies
At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
Occupations in this category
- · Early childhood educators and assistants
- · Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
- · Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- · Instructors of persons with disabilities
- · Secondary school teachers
- · Experience gained in Canada or abroad, within the past 3 years.
- · Full-time, or an equal amount of part-time. It does not have to be continuous, but it must all be in one occupation on the list.
Common questions
- Who qualifies for education occupations draws?
- At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.
- What was the lowest education occupations cutoff?
- CRS 462, in a round on 17 September 2025, which issued 2,500 invitations.
- How often does IRCC hold education occupations draws?
- Over the last 2 education occupations rounds, IRCC has held one typically every 139 days. The gap has ranged from 139 to 139 days.
Alert me about education 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.