Express Entry draw #409: Provincial Nominee Program
On April 13, 2026, IRCC invited 324 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 786.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #409 |
| Date | April 13, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 324 |
| CRS cutoff | 786 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 786 submitted before November 19, 2025 at 18:53:59 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #406 on March 30, 2026, cut off at 802 with 356 invitations. This round was 16 points lower, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #408 (Trades Occupations, Apr 2, 2026), with a cutoff of 477.
Of the 51 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 39 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 21st of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 59,154 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on March 29, 2026: 230,186 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 351 |
| 501–600 | 11,648 |
| 451–500 | 73,445 |
| 401–450 | 64,782 |
| 351–400 | 52,655 |
| 301–350 | 19,007 |
| 0–300 | 8,298 |
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.