On February 16, 2026, IRCC ran round #395 of Express Entry, a round for candidates holding a provincial nomination (PNP). It issued 279 invitations to apply (ITAs), and the lowest-ranked candidate invited held a CRS score of 789.
The numbers
| Date | February 16, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #395 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 279 |
| CRS cut-off | 789 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | +40 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 13 days |
How it compares
The cut-off rose 40 points against round #393 (February 3, 2026), which closed at 749. 13 days separate the two rounds, against an average of 14 days across the last 10 rounds under this program. Invitations went down by 144 (from 423).
No round among the last 10 rounds under this program closed higher; those rounds span 699 to 789 points. It is the smallest of those rounds by volume — they range from 279 to 1,123 invitations. Counting this one, 4 rounds under this program have been held in 2026, for 1,957 invitations in total. Across the last 10 rounds of any kind, the cut-offs sat between 399 and 789.
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
This round reached every profile that was in the pool and qualifying under Provincial Nominee Program on February 16, 2026 and scored 789 CRS or higher. Profiles below the line are not removed: they stay in the pool for twelve months and are counted again in each subsequent round they qualify 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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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.