Express Entry draw #435: Provincial Nominee Program
On August 17, 2026, IRCC invited 442 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 760.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #435 |
| Date | August 17, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 442 |
| CRS cutoff | 760 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 760 submitted before August 07, 2026 at 18:01:56 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #431 on August 4, 2026, cut off at 768 with 507 invitations. This round was 8 points lower, 13 days later.
The round before it overall was #434 (Transport Occupations, Aug 7, 2026), with a cutoff of 470.
Of the 59 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 36 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 47th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 113,865 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on August 16, 2026: 226,859 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 439 |
| 501–600 | 18,657 |
| 451–500 | 73,554 |
| 401–450 | 60,631 |
| 351–400 | 48,600 |
| 301–350 | 17,269 |
| 0–300 | 7,709 |
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.