Canada conducted a new PNP draw under Express Entry and invited 733 candidates

On September 28, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held Express Entry draw #445 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Government of Canada issued 733 Invitations to Apply (ITAs), and the round’s cut-off score was 725 points, nine points fewer than in the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was September 17, 2026, at 01:36:17 UTC. As of September 27, 229,904 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. This was the 19th PNP-targeted draw of 2026, bringing total invitations issued to provincial nominees this year to 9,270. Overall, the Government of Canada has issued 129,715 Express Entry invitations across 57 draws in 2026.#express_entry, #ircc, #ita #immigration_to_canada, #pnp