Express Entry draw #389

Express Entry draw #389, held on January 5, 2026, invited 574 candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program with a minimum CRS score of 711.

Source: IRCC, data as of .

Round details

Round
#389
Date
(all 2026 rounds)
Round type (as published)
Provincial Nominee Program
Category
Provincial Nominee Program
Invitations issued
574
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
711
Tie-breaking rule
October 06, 2025 at 01:54:31 UTC When several candidates had the minimum score, those who submitted their Express Entry profile before this date and time were invited.

Change from the previous Provincial Nominee Program round

Round #389 compared with the previous Provincial Nominee Program round
Measure#389#386Change
DateJanuary 5, 2026December 15, 202521 days later
Minimum CRS score711731−20
Invitations issued574399+175

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Pool distribution published with this round

CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of January 4, 2026
CRS score rangeCandidatesDec 15, 2025Change
601-1200559390+169
501-60021,01321,792−779
451-50070,52368,700+1,823
of which 491-50012,87312,315+558
of which 481-49012,49912,149+350
of which 471-48015,43514,859+576
of which 461-47014,88114,535+346
of which 451-46014,83514,842−7
401-45065,12066,948−1,828
of which 441-45014,13913,992+147
of which 431-44014,28514,244+41
of which 421-43012,81612,750+66
of which 411-42012,44212,367+75
of which 401-41011,43813,595−2,157
351-40052,46952,574−105
301-35018,74518,829−84
0-3008,1258,069+56
Total236,554237,302−748

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