Express Entry draw #389: Provincial Nominee Program
On January 5, 2026, IRCC invited 574 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 711.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #389 |
| Date | January 5, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 574 |
| CRS cutoff | 711 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 711 submitted before October 06, 2025 at 01:54:31 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #386 on December 15, 2025, cut off at 731 with 399 invitations. This round was 20 points lower, 21 days later.
The round before it overall was #388 (French language proficiency (Version 1), Dec 17, 2025), with a cutoff of 399.
Of the 44 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 11 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 1st of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 574 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on January 4, 2026: 236,554 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 559 |
| 501–600 | 21,013 |
| 451–500 | 70,523 |
| 401–450 | 65,120 |
| 351–400 | 52,469 |
| 301–350 | 18,745 |
| 0–300 | 8,125 |
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.