Express Entry draw #448: Provincial Nominee Program
On October 13, 2026, IRCC invited 752 candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program round. The lowest score invited, the cutoff, was 772.
Key facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Round | #448 |
| Date | October 13, 2026 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations | 752 |
| CRS cutoff | 772 |
| Tie-break | Profiles at 772 submitted before July 15, 2026 at 13:57:33 |
| Programs | Provincial Nominee Program |
How it compares
The previous Provincial Nominee Program round, #445 on September 28, 2026, cut off at 725 with 733 invitations. This round was 47 points higher, 15 days later.
The round before it overall was #447 (Trades Occupations, Oct 1, 2026), with a cutoff of 476.
Of the 63 Provincial Nominee Program rounds since 2023 up to that date, 43 had a lower cutoff.
It was round 60th of 2026. By then IRCC had issued 135,967 invitations that year.
The pool at the time
IRCC's snapshot of the pool on October 12, 2026: 229,456 profiles in total.
| CRS score | Profiles |
|---|---|
| 601–1200 | 749 |
| 501–600 | 21,638 |
| 451–500 | 71,612 |
| 401–450 | 63,528 |
| 351–400 | 47,167 |
| 301–350 | 17,123 |
| 0–300 | 7,639 |
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.