Express Entry draw #431: Provincial Nominee Program
On August 4, 2026, IRCC invited 507 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 768.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #431 |
| Date | August 4, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 507 |
| CRS cutoff | 768 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 768 submitted before May 15, 2026 at 15:58:19 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #427 on July 20, 2026, cut off at 744 with 511 invitations. This round was 24 points higher, 15 days later.
The round before it overall was #430 (Skilled Military Recruits, Jul 23, 2026), with a cutoff of 368.
Of the 58 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 38 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 43rd of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 105,123 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on August 3, 2026: 229,100 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 500 |
| 501–600 | 19,705 |
| 451–500 | 73,099 |
| 401–450 | 60,905 |
| 351–400 | 50,107 |
| 301–350 | 17,101 |
| 0–300 | 7,683 |
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.