Express Entry round #435 took place on August 17, 2026. IRCC invited 442 candidates holding a provincial nomination (PNP), with the cut-off landing at 760 CRS points.
The numbers
| Date | August 17, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #435 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 442 |
| CRS cut-off | 760 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | −8 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 13 days |
How it compares
The cut-off fell 8 points against round #431 (August 4, 2026), which closed at 768. Invitations went down by 65 (from 507). The gap was 13 days; the last 10 rounds under this program have averaged 16 days apart.
It sits inside the usual range for these rounds: the last 10 rounds under this program span 708 to 805 points, averaging 770. In volume terms it lands mid-range: those rounds average 482 invitations, between 324 and 955. So far in 2026 there have been 16 rounds under this program, adding up to 7,399 invitations including this round. Widening out to the last 10 Express Entry rounds of every kind, cut-offs ran from 368 to 768.
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
If your profile was in the pool and qualifying under Provincial Nominee Program on August 17, 2026 with a CRS score of 760 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. This page does not forecast where the next cut-off will land. Each round depends on how many profiles are in the pool at the time and on the instructions in force that day, so a past cut-off is a record, not a target.
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