Express Entry in 2026 So Far: What Nine Months of Draws Tell You About Your PR Plans

Canada has already issued more Express Entry invitations this year than in all of 2025. Here is where they went, what the pattern suggests, and why the invitation is now the easy part.Every few weeks, the same questions fill our inbox. Is Express Entry slowing down? Is it about to pause? Which draws are actually inviting people? Should I wait, or should I file now?The best way to answer those questions is not to guess. It is to look at what Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has 

Canada has already issued more Express Entry invitations this year than in all of 2025. Here is where they went, what the pattern suggests, and why the invitation is now the easy part.Every few weeks, the same questions fill our inbox. Is Express Entry slowing down? Is it about to pause? Which draws are actually inviting people? Should I wait, or should I file now?The best way to answer those questions is not to guess. It is to look at what Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has