Express Entry draw #391: Provincial Nominee Program
On January 20, 2026, IRCC invited 681 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 746.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #391 |
| Date | January 20, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 681 |
| CRS cutoff | 746 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 746 submitted before November 19, 2025 at 04:09:11 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #389 on January 5, 2026, cut off at 711 with 574 invitations. This round was 35 points higher, 15 days later.
The round before it overall was #390 (Canadian Experience Class, Jan 7, 2026), with a cutoff of 511.
Of the 45 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 25 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 3rd of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 9,255 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on January 19, 2026: 237,120 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 677 |
| 501–600 | 16,341 |
| 451–500 | 72,714 |
| 401–450 | 66,836 |
| 351–400 | 53,221 |
| 301–350 | 19,062 |
| 0–300 | 8,269 |
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.