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March 2026 Provincial Nominee Program draw: CRS 742, 362 invited

IRCC invited 362 candidates at CRS 742 on 16 March 2026 — up 32 points.

Published 16 March 2026

On 16 March 2026, IRCC held round #403 — a provincial nominee program round — inviting 362 candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System score of 742 or higher. Candidates sitting exactly on 742 were invited only if their profile was submitted before 5 October 2025.

The round at a glance

CRS cutoff
742
up 32 from the previous provincial nominee program round
Invitations
362
previously 264
Days since the last
14
typically 14

What it means

The cutoff rose 32 points from the previous provincial nominee program round on 2 March 2026. A higher cutoff usually means either a smaller round or a pool that has grown at the top. The lowest this category has ever gone is 663, on 19 June 2024.

At the time of the round, 275 candidates in the pool scored 742 or higher, out of 231,362 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 16 March 2026.
The last 10 provincial nominee program rounds as a table
Cutoffs for the last 10 provincial nominee program rounds up to 16 March 2026.
RoundDateCRS cutoffInvitations
#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
#40316 March 2026742362
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.