Round #361 — August 18, 2025. IRCC issued 192 ITAs holding a provincial nomination (PNP); the CRS cut-off for that round was 800.
The numbers
| Date | August 18, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #361 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 192 |
| CRS cut-off | 800 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | +61 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 12 days |
How it compares
Against round #358 (August 6, 2025), where the cut-off was 739, the minimum score climbed by 61 points. 12 days separate the two rounds, against an average of 14 days across the last 8 rounds under this program. 33 fewer invitations went out than in that round, which issued 225.
No round among the last 8 rounds under this program closed higher; those rounds span 706 to 800 points. The volume is mid-table for the set, which averages 299 invitations per round (125 to 511). Across the last 10 rounds of any kind, the cut-offs sat between 475 and 800.
What it means for your profile
If your profile was in the pool and qualifying under Provincial Nominee Program on August 18, 2025 with a CRS score of 800 or more, this round would have reached you. A score below the cut-off does not remove your profile: an Express Entry profile stays in the pool for twelve months and is automatically considered in every round it qualifies for. We do not use these numbers to predict the next round. What a round closes at depends on the pool on that date and on the instructions in force, so this figure describes what happened and nothing more.
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What this round selects
A Provincial Nominee Program round inside Express Entry invites only profiles that already hold a nomination from a province. A nomination adds 600 points to the CRS, so these rounds move in a range of their own and do not compare with the rest.
Source: the rounds of invitations IRCC publishes, read automatically through our data service. GerCanada is a private consultancy and is not part of the Government of Canada.