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Express Entry: Canada invites 746 in new PNP draw

On 22 December, IRCC has issued the 8th consecutive provincial nominee program draw. There have been issued invitations to apply for permanent residency to 746 candidates. The complete details of PNP latest details are as follows:

  • Number of invitations issued: 746
  • Rank required to be invited to apply: 746th or above
  • Date and time of round: December 22, 2021, at 16:27:24 UTC
  • CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 720
  • Tie-breaking rule: November 24, 2021, at 16:56:42 UTC

PNP candidates get automatically 600 comprehensive ranking scores. This helps them score easily for the qualification requirements. Since September 2021, Canada has only been inviting the PNP candidates to overcome the backlog of FSWP and CEC program candidates. On the other hand, it has been a year since Canada invited candidates for other immigration programs. IRCC has not invited Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) nor Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) candidates since December 23, 2020.

IRRC ranks candidates in the pool using a points-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). It selects the highest-ranking candidates from the pool and invites them to apply for permanent residence.

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
22/12/2021 (PNP)42746720