Express Entry draw #427: Provincial Nominee Program
On July 20, 2026, IRCC invited 511 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 744.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #427 |
| Date | July 20, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 511 |
| CRS cutoff | 744 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 744 submitted before May 26, 2026 at 18:11:36 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #423 on July 6, 2026, cut off at 708 with 534 invitations. This round was 36 points higher, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #426 (Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience, Jul 10, 2026), with a cutoff of 392.
Of the 57 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 29 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 39th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 97,612 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on July 19, 2026: 231,533 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 511 |
| 501–600 | 18,133 |
| 451–500 | 72,579 |
| 401–450 | 63,877 |
| 351–400 | 51,107 |
| 301–350 | 17,490 |
| 0–300 | 7,836 |
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.