Express Entry draw #395: Provincial Nominee Program
On February 16, 2026, IRCC invited 279 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 789.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #395 |
| Date | February 16, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 279 |
| CRS cutoff | 789 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 789 submitted before September 05, 2025 at 0:59:13 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #393 on February 3, 2026, cut off at 749 with 423 invitations. This round was 40 points higher, 13 days later.
The round before it overall was #394 (French-Language proficiency, Feb 6, 2026), with a cutoff of 400.
Of the 47 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 38 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 7th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 24,457 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on February 15, 2026: 235,695 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 280 |
| 501–600 | 16,559 |
| 451–500 | 73,609 |
| 401–450 | 64,305 |
| 351–400 | 53,650 |
| 301–350 | 19,009 |
| 0–300 | 8,283 |
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.