Express Entry draw #438: Provincial Nominee Program
On August 31, 2026, IRCC invited 562 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 697.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #438 |
| Date | August 31, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 562 |
| CRS cutoff | 697 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 697 submitted before April 12th, 2026 at 04:32:26 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #435 on August 17, 2026, cut off at 760 with 442 invitations. This round was 63 points lower, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #437 (French-Language proficiency, Aug 19, 2026), with a cutoff of 382.
Of the 60 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 8 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 50th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 120,427 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on August 30, 2026: 226,673 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 559 |
| 501–600 | 19,542 |
| 451–500 | 74,105 |
| 401–450 | 60,413 |
| 351–400 | 46,824 |
| 301–350 | 17,495 |
| 0–300 | 7,735 |
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.