Express Entry draw #242: Provincial Nominee Program
On March 1, 2023, IRCC invited 667 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 748.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #242 |
| Date | March 1, 2023 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 667 |
| CRS cutoff | 748 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 748 submitted before December 12, 2022, at 10:48:12 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #241 on February 15, 2023, cut off at 791 with 699 invitations. This round was 43 points lower, 14 days later.
Of the 3 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 1 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 6th of 2023. By then IRCC had issued 16,559 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on March 1, 2023: 243,374 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 606 |
| 501–600 | 2,129 |
| 451–500 | 65,187 |
| 401–450 | 61,086 |
| 351–400 | 71,529 |
| 301–350 | 37,131 |
| 0–300 | 5,706 |
What a Provincial Nominee Program round means
Provincial Nominee Program rounds invite candidates who already hold a provincial or territorial nomination. Their scores include the 600 nomination points, so these cutoffs look high; without the nomination they are usually low. See Express Entry draw types for how the round types differ.
Where does your score stand?
The CRS calculator works out your score from your test results and profile, and shows how far it is from the last Canadian Experience Class cutoff.