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The CEC Cut-Off Climbed 16 Points Since March: What Express Entry Actually Looks Like in September 2026

September 2, 2026September 2, 2026 by Canadianupdates

Express Entry CEC cut-off climbs to 521 in September 2026

The Canadian Experience Class cut-off went from 507 in March to 523 in August. The draws got smaller, not the pool — and 74,105 candidates are stuck one band below the line.

The OINP Was Rebuilt in 2026: What Replaced Ontario’s Nine Streams

September 2, 2026 by Canadianupdates

Ontario closed every OINP stream in 2026 and replaced them with the Ontario Workforce Priority stream. Here’s what changed, who qualifies, and how the new EOI process works.