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Category-based selection

Trade occupations draws

6 rounds on record, 10,350 invitations issued. At least 12 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation, accumulated within the past 3 years.

Most recent round

477CRS cutoff

3,000 invitations on 2 April 2026, round #408.

Lowest ever
388
3 August 2023
Typical gap
196 days
Rounds held
6

Cutoff history

Over the last 6 trade occupations rounds, IRCC has held one typically every 196 days. The gap has ranged from 111 to 330 days.
The last 6 trade occupations rounds as a table
Over the last 6 trade occupations rounds, IRCC has held one typically every 196 days. The gap has ranged from 111 to 330 days.
RoundDateCRS cutoffInvitations
#2613 August 20233881,500
#27619 December 20234251,000
#3004 July 20244361,800
#32123 October 20244331,800
#36818 September 20255051,250
#4082 April 20264773,000

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

  • · Bricklayers
  • · Butchers - retail and wholesale
  • · Cabinetmakers
  • · Carpenters
  • · Concrete finishers
  • · Construction estimators
  • · Construction managers
  • · Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
  • · 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.

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Common questions

Who qualifies for trade 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 trade occupations cutoff?
CRS 388, in a round on 3 August 2023, which issued 1,500 invitations.
How often does IRCC hold trade occupations draws?
Over the last 6 trade occupations rounds, IRCC has held one typically every 196 days. The gap has ranged from 111 to 330 days.

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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.