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Canada Express Entry Biggest PNP Draw Ever Released

IRCC Canada has on December 10 released the biggest ever provincial nominee program draw. To apply for permanent residency, 1032 candidates have been invited to apply. The successful candidates had to score a minimum of 698. Since IRCC uses a comprehensive ranking system (CRS) to identify the eligible candidates, the PNP stream gives them an edge to secure 600 extra points. This is the seventh consecutive PNP draw since September 2021.

The details of the latest Provincial Nominee Program draw:

Express Entry system #211– December 10, 2021

  • Number of invitations issued: 1032
  • Rank required to be invited to apply: 1032nd or above
  • Date and time of round: December 10, 2021, at 13:53:48 UTC
  • CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 698
  • Tie-breaking rule: September 10, 2021 at 16:43:17 UTC

Canada has so far issued the following draws in 2021 under these streams:

Date DrawNumber of ITA’sLowest CRS Scores
6/1/2021 (PNP)1250813
7/1/2021 (CEC)24,750461
20/1/2021 (PNP)3374741
21/1/2021 (CEC)44,626454
10/2/2021 (PNP)5654720
13/2/2021 (CEC)627,33275
08/3/2021 (PNP)7671739
17/03/2021 (PNP)8183682
18/03/2021 (CEC)95,000449
31/03/2021 (PNP)10284778
01/04/2021 (CEC)115,000432
14/04/2021 (PNP)12266753
16/04/2021 (CEC)136,000417
28/04/2021 (PNP)14381717
29/04/2021 (CEC)156,000400
12/05/2021 (PNP)16557752
13/05/2021 (CEC)174,147401
20/05/2021 (CEC)181,842397
26/05/2021 (PNP)19500713
31/05/2021 (CEC)205,956380
09/06/2021 (PNP)21940711
10/06/2021 (CEC)226,000368
23/06/2021 (PNP)231,002742
24/06/2021 (CEC)246,000357
07/07/2021 (PNP)25627760
08/07/2021 (CEC)264,500369
21/07/2021 (PNP)27462734
22/07/2021 (CEC)284,500357
04/08/2021 (PNP)29512760
05/08/2021 (CEC)303,000404
18/08/2021 (PNP)31463751
19/08/2021 (CEC)323,000403
01/09/2021 (PNP)33635764
14/09/2021 (CEC)342,000462
15/09/2021 (PNP)35521732
29/09/2021 (PNP)36761742
13/10/2021 (PNP)37681720
27/10/2021 (PNP)38888744
10/11/2021 (PNP)39775685
24/11/2021 (PNP)40613737
10/12/2021 (PNP)411032698

Canada runs its immigration system also through its provinces named as provincial nominee programs. There are 10 Canadian provinces, with three territories to the north. The provinces are Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. The three territories are Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon.  PNP currently has about 80 unique streams in the participating provinces and territories.