Express Entry draw #399: Provincial Nominee Program
On March 2, 2026, IRCC invited 264 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 710.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #399 |
| Date | March 2, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 264 |
| CRS cutoff | 710 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 710 submitted before August 07, 2025 at 18:02:56 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #395 on February 16, 2026, cut off at 789 with 279 invitations. This round was 79 points lower, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #398 (Healthcare and Social Services Occupations, Feb 20, 2026), with a cutoff of 467.
Of the 48 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 11 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 11th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 35,112 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on March 1, 2026: 232,534 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 258 |
| 501–600 | 14,031 |
| 451–500 | 71,680 |
| 401–450 | 65,868 |
| 351–400 | 53,727 |
| 301–350 | 18,694 |
| 0–300 | 8,276 |
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.