Express Entry draw #391 was held on January 20, 2026, under the Provincial Nominee Program: 681 invitations to apply and a minimum CRS score of 746.
The numbers
| Date | January 20, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #391 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 681 |
| CRS cut-off | 746 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | +35 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 15 days |
How it compares
That is 35 points above round #389 (January 5, 2026), whose cut-off stood at 711. 107 more invitations went out than in that round, which issued 574. That is 15 days after the previous one, where the recent average across 10 rounds under this program is 14 days.
It sits inside the usual range for these rounds: the last 10 rounds under this program span 699 to 855 points, averaging 749. In volume terms it lands mid-range: those rounds average 543 invitations, between 228 and 1,123. So far in 2026 there have been 2 rounds under this program, adding up to 1,255 invitations including this round. Widening out to the last 10 Express Entry rounds of every kind, cut-offs ran from 399 to 746.
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.
What it means for your profile
Getting an invitation in this round took a CRS score of 746 or above, in the pool and qualifying under Provincial Nominee Program on January 20, 2026. Scoring under the cut-off changes nothing about a profile — it remains in the pool for twelve months and enters every round it is eligible 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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