Express Entry draw #445: Provincial Nominee Program
On September 28, 2026, IRCC invited 733 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 725.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #445 |
| Date | September 28, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 733 |
| CRS cutoff | 725 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 725 submitted before September 17, 2026 at 01:36:17 UTC |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #442 on September 14, 2026, cut off at 734 with 576 invitations. This round was 9 points lower, 14 days later.
The round before it overall was #444 (Senior managers with Canadian Work Experience, Sep 16, 2026), with a cutoff of 389.
Of the 62 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 15 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 57th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 129,715 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on September 27, 2026: 229,904 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 728 |
| 501–600 | 21,070 |
| 451–500 | 73,131 |
| 401–450 | 62,611 |
| 351–400 | 47,298 |
| 301–350 | 17,359 |
| 0–300 | 7,707 |
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.