IRCC issued 562 ITAs in Express Entry Draw #438 on August 31, 2026. The PNP CRS cut-off dropped to 697, the lowest of 2026, with an effective base score of just 97 points. What it means for advisor files in the PNP Entrepreneur stream.

IRCC issued a PNP-only Express Entry round on August 4, 2026: 507 ITAs at CRS 768. What the draw means for entrepreneur nomination files, C11/ICT bridges, and provincial capacity planning.

Province-by-province PNP entrepreneur business plan standards for 2026: eight sections assessors weight hardest, H2 capacity signals (BC Base 117, AAIP Table 8), and what our files show.

Mid-2026 data confirms AAIP has 60-70% of its entrepreneur allocation still available, BC PNP has gone 27 days without a draw, and OINP Phase 2 has no launch date. Here is the H2 capacity picture every business immigration advisor needs before August.