Express Entry draw #393: Provincial Nominee Program
On February 3, 2026, IRCC invited 423 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 749.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #393 |
| Date | February 3, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 423 |
| CRS cutoff | 749 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 749 submitted before December 16, 2025 at 22:30:36 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #391 on January 20, 2026, cut off at 746 with 681 invitations. This round was 3 points higher, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #392 (Canadian Experience Class, Jan 21, 2026), with a cutoff of 509.
Of the 46 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 28 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 5th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 15,678 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on February 2, 2026: 238,920 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 423 |
| 501–600 | 14,911 |
| 451–500 | 74,811 |
| 401–450 | 68,262 |
| 351–400 | 53,276 |
| 301–350 | 18,949 |
| 0–300 | 8,288 |
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.