On September 14, 2026, IRCC ran round #442 of Express Entry, a round for candidates holding a provincial nomination (PNP). It issued 576 invitations to apply (ITAs), and the lowest-ranked candidate invited held a CRS score of 734.
The numbers
| Date | September 14, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Round number | #442 |
| Round type | Provincial Nominee Program |
| Invitations to apply (ITAs) | 576 |
| CRS cut-off | 734 |
| Change vs. previous round of the same type | +37 points |
| Days since the previous round of the same type | 14 days |
How it compares
That is 37 points above round #438 (August 31, 2026), whose cut-off stood at 697. That is 14 days after the previous one, where the recent average across 10 rounds under this program is 16 days. 14 more invitations went out than in that round, which issued 562.
That is a typical figure for the set — the last 10 rounds under this program run from 697 to 805, with an average of 754. The volume is mid-table for the set, which averages 527 invitations per round (334 to 955). Counting this one, 18 rounds under this program have been held in 2026, for 8,537 invitations in total. Across the last 10 rounds of any kind, the cut-offs sat between 198 and 760.
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 September 14, 2026 with a CRS score of 734 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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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.