Round #448 was limited to provincial nominees
On October 13, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada issued 752 invitations to apply in a program-specific Express Entry round for candidates eligible under the Provincial Nominee Program. The Comprehensive Ranking System score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited was 772.
A CRS score of 772 by itself did not make a candidate eligible for this round. The candidate also had to be eligible under the Provincial Nominee Program grouping used for the round.
Tie-breaking rule
IRCC published a tie-breaking timestamp of July 15, 2026 at 13:57:33. If more than one eligible candidate had a CRS score of 772, the earlier Express Entry profile ranked ahead of a later profile at the same score.
The official data lists the round time as October 13, 2026 at 10:25:58 and the invitation period as October 13 to October 14, 2026. The data does not label a time zone for either timestamp, so none is added here.
What an invitation means
An invitation to apply allows the candidate to submit a permanent-residence application through Express Entry. It is not an approval. The applicant must still meet the requirements of the provincial nomination and the federal permanent-residence program and provide the required evidence within the deadline stated in the invitation.
This article is not legal advice. Immigration rules and program instructions can change, and the result depends on the facts of each case.