Express Entry draw #403: Provincial Nominee Program
On March 16, 2026, IRCC invited 362 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 742.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #403 |
| Date | March 16, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 362 |
| CRS cutoff | 742 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 742 submitted before October 05, 2025 at 20:35:25 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #399 on March 2, 2026, cut off at 710 with 264 invitations. This round was 32 points higher, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #402 (Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience, Mar 5, 2026), with a cutoff of 429.
Of the 49 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 24 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 15th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 45,224 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on March 15, 2026: 231,362 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 360 |
| 501–600 | 13,039 |
| 451–500 | 72,558 |
| 401–450 | 64,638 |
| 351–400 | 53,565 |
| 301–350 | 18,903 |
| 0–300 | 8,299 |
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.