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March 2026 Provincial Nominee Program draw: CRS 710, 264 invited

IRCC invited 264 candidates at CRS 710 on 2 March 2026 — down 79 points.

Published 2 March 2026

On 2 March 2026, IRCC held round #399 — a provincial nominee program round — inviting 264 candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System score of 710 or higher. Candidates sitting exactly on 710 were invited only if their profile was submitted before 7 August 2025.

The round at a glance

CRS cutoff
710
down 79 from the previous provincial nominee program round
Invitations
264
previously 279
Days since the last
14
typically 14

What it means

The cutoff fell 79 points from the previous provincial nominee program round on 16 February 2026, which normally follows a larger round or a thinner pool above the line. The lowest this category has ever gone is 663, on 19 June 2024.

At the time of the round, 211 candidates in the pool scored 710 or higher, out of 232,534 in total — so this round reached roughly the top 0% of the pool.

Recent cutoffs

Cutoffs for the last 10 provincial nominee program rounds up to 2 March 2026.
The last 10 provincial nominee program rounds as a table
Cutoffs for the last 10 provincial nominee program rounds up to 2 March 2026.
RoundDateCRS cutoffInvitations
#37427 October 2025761302
#37710 November 2025738714
#38025 November 2025699777
#3838 December 20257291,123
#38615 December 2025731399
#3895 January 2026711574
#39120 January 2026746681
#3933 February 2026749423
#39516 February 2026789279
#3992 March 2026710264
Before anyone tells you what comes next: Nothing about this round predicts the following one. IRCC decides each round’s timing, size and category as a policy matter and has changed all three without notice.

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Note: Every number in this post is read from the draw table when the page loads, so it reflects the most recent round IRCC has published rather than the day it was written.

Source: Express Entry rounds of invitations. Data current as of 7 August 2026.