The Express Entry pool saw a slight decline of 186 profiles between August 16 and August 30, with a notable drop in the 351–400 CRS band, as per the recent data from Canada’s immigration department.

Conversely, the number of high-scoring Express Entry profiles rose from 19,096 to 20,101 over the same two-week period, primarily due to an increase in the 501–600 score band.

The comparison table below illustrates the composition changes in the Express Entry pool as of August 30 compared to August 16:

CRS score range	August 30	August 16	Difference
0–300	7,735	7,709	+26
301–350	17,495	17,269	+226