Key takeaways
- Alberta is the most active right now: 16 draws from August 4 to September 23, 2026
- Ontario’s last invitation rounds were on April 30, 2026; it is moving to a new Ontario Workforce Priority stream
- Saskatchewan has no scheduled skilled worker draws; its last one was September 12, 2024
- BC and Manitoba publish their rounds on their own sites; check the links below
- Provincial scores are not CRS scores. A nomination through Express Entry adds 600 CRS points
How PNP draws work
Most provinces run an expression of interest (EOI) system. You create a profile with the province. The province gives you a score using its own points grid. Then it holds a draw and sends an invitation to apply to the highest-ranked profiles in a stream.
A provincial score is not your Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. Alberta, Ontario, BC, Manitoba and Saskatchewan each count points differently. Compare a draw only with your score in that province’s system.
If the province nominates you through an “enhanced” stream linked to Express Entry, you get 600 extra CRS points. IRCC then invites nominees in its own PNP draws. Learn more in our Provincial Nominee Program guide.
Alberta (AAIP) draws, August to September 2026
Alberta publishes every draw of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). Scores are AAIP EOI scores. “<10” means fewer than 10 invitations, as published.
| Date | Stream or pathway | Lowest score | Invitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Alberta Opportunity Stream | 58 | 113 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry: Accelerated Tech Pathway | 59 | 100 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry: Law Enforcement Pathway | 49 | <10 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry: Priority Sectors (Health Care) | 62 | 100 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry: Priority Sectors (Agriculture) | 60 | 18 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry: Priority Sectors (Manufacturing) | 60 | 48 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Dedicated Health Care Pathway: Express Entry | 60 | 51 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry: Accelerated Tech Pathway | 60 | 96 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Alberta Opportunity Stream | 56 | 575 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Dedicated Health Care Pathway: non-Express Entry | 60 | 24 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Alberta Opportunity Stream | 58 | 743 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Dedicated Health Care Pathway: Express Entry | 60 | 57 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Rural Renewal Stream | 51 | 127 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry: Priority Sectors (Agriculture) | 55 | 38 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry: Accelerated Tech Pathway | 60 | 95 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Alberta Express Entry: Priority Sectors (Health Care) | 66 | 50 |
Alberta says its draws are not on a fixed schedule. They happen “as needed” for sector needs and provincial priorities, and you may be invited to a stream other than the one you chose. Alberta’s nomination allocation for 2026 is 6,603.
Ontario (OINP) draws in 2026
These are the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) rounds in 2026, latest first. Scores are OINP EOI scores.
| Date | Stream | Invitations | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker and International Student (GTA, in Canada with a valid permit) | 1,063 | Foreign Worker 57; International Student 81 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Employer Job Offer streams, Eastern Ontario | 539 | Foreign Worker 63; International Student 87; In-Demand Skills 34 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Employer Job Offer streams, Northern Ontario | 303 | Foreign Worker 60; International Student 87; In-Demand Skills 35 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Employer Job Offer streams, Southwestern Ontario | 886 | Foreign Worker 60; International Student 84; In-Demand Skills 34 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Employer Job Offer streams, Central Ontario (not GTA) | 428 | Foreign Worker 60; International Student 85; In-Demand Skills 34 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate | 674 + 244 | Masters 61; PhD 56 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills (agriculture and other priority jobs) | 1,334 | Agriculture 35; other priority jobs 36 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker (physicians) | 15 | 43 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Employer Job Offer streams, French-speaking candidates (French CLB 5+) | 146 | Foreign Worker 35; International Student 63; In-Demand Skills 25 |
Big change in 2026. On June 26, 2026, Ontario announced it was closing eight streams, including the three Employer Job Offer streams, the Masters and PhD Graduate streams and the three Express Entry streams. It is replacing them with the Ontario Workforce Priority stream for workers with a job offer. The new EOI portal opened on August 4, 2026. We have not seen a published invitation round for the new stream yet.
Saskatchewan (SINP) draws
Saskatchewan’s International Skilled Worker EOI page says: “There are no scheduled EOI draws at this time.” The most recent results Saskatchewan has published are from 2024:
| Date | Subcategory | Invitations | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2024 | Express Entry | 57 | 88 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Occupations In-Demand | 32 | 88 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Express Entry | 88 | 88 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Occupations In-Demand | 32 | 88 |
In these rounds, invited candidates had an educational credential assessment (ECA) or were educated in Canada. Saskatchewan’s healthcare EOI pool works differently: it matches candidates with job postings and does not publish scores.
British Columbia and Manitoba
BC PNP publishes its Skills Immigration invitations, often as targeted draws for jobs such as healthcare, childcare and construction, on WelcomeBC. Manitoba (MPNP) publishes each EOI draw with the number of letters of advice to apply and the lowest score, by stream.
We could not confirm the latest BC and Manitoba rounds on their official pages when we checked on October 5, 2026, so we do not show figures for them here. Use the official links in the sources below, and we will add them in the next update.
IRCC’s Express Entry draws for provincial nominees
After a province nominates you through Express Entry, IRCC must invite you. Recent IRCC PNP-only rounds:
| Date | Invitations | CRS cut-off |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | 733 | 725 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 576 | 734 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 562 | 697 |
Cut-offs are high because they include the 600 nomination points. See every round in our Express Entry draw tracker.
How we collect this data
- We copy each round from the province’s own page: alberta.ca (AAIP), ontario.ca (OINP), saskatchewan.ca (SINP), WelcomeBC (BC PNP) and immigratemanitoba.com (MPNP).
- We show the date, the stream, the number of invitations and the lowest score as the province published them. We do not estimate missing values.
- Provinces sometimes correct or remove past entries. If a figure here differs from the official page, the official page is right.
- Last checked: October 5, 2026.
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