The Canadian immigration department Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has released the latest Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw. According to this, overall, 964 candidates have been selected from the Express Entry pool as per the CRS score distribution on 30 July.
To get the “Invitation to Apply” for the PR in Canada, the candidates had to score 686 or above. The further details about the draw are as follows:
The PNP Draw Details
As of the round of invitations from 30 July, the following candidates have been invited to apply for the PR in Canada under the Provincial Nominee Program:
| Draw Program | Number of invitations issued | Date and time of round | CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited | Tie-breaking rule |
| Provincial Nominee Program | 964 | July 30, 2024, at 15:25:21 UTC | 686 | July 30, 2024, at 15:25:21 UTC |
CRS Score Distribution in the Express Entry Pool as of Today
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 1,000 |
| 501-600 | 12,250 |
| 451-500 | 60,312 |
| 491-500 | 10,114 |
| 481-490 | 11,971 |
| 471-480 | 15,004 |
| 461-470 | 12,607 |
| 451-460 | 10,616 |
| 401-450 | 51,793 |
| 441-450 | 10,114 |
| 431-440 | 11,133 |
| 421-430 | 9,768 |
| 411-420 | 10,445 |
| 401-410 | 10,333 |
| 351-400 | 54,274 |
| 301-350 | 25,481 |
| 0-300 | 5,594 |
| Total | 210,704 |
This is the third PNP draw in July with the previous one held on the 2nd and 16th of July. Overall, only 5 draws have been selected from PNP categories this year.
The provincial nominee programs are provinces and territories based on immigration streams in Canada. The applicants nominated by the provinces through their immigration programs get 600 extra CRS points in the Express Entry pool which gives them an extra edge over other candidates. Some of the famous PNP streams in Canada are as follows:
- Quebec “Skilled Worker Program”, The Art Of Settlement In Canada
- Prince Edward Island’s Provincial Nominee Programs
- British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program
- British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program
- Canadian Province Alberta Starts “Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream (FGSVS)”
- Yukon Immigration Programs And Requirements
- Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream
Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024
| Date of issue | Draw Category | Number of ITAs issued | Minimum CRS |
| 30 July | Provincial Nominee Program | 964 | 686 |
| 18 July | French Language Proficiency | 1,800 | 400 |
| 17 July | Canada Experience Class | 6,300 | 515 |
| 16 July | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,391 | 670 |
| 8 July | French proficiency | 3,200 | 420 |
| 5 July | Health Occupations | 3,750 | 445 |
| 4 July | Trade Occupations | 1,800 | 436 |
| 02 July | Provincial Nominee Program | 920 | 739 |
| 19 June | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,499 | 633 |
| May 31 | Canada Experience Class | 3,000 | 522 |
| May 30 | Provincial Nominee Program | 2,985 | 676 |
| April 24 | French language proficiency | 1,400 | 410 |
| April 23 | General | 2,095 | 529 |
| April 11 | STEM occupations | 4,500 | 491 |
| April 10 | General | 1,280 | 549 |
| March 26 | French language proficiency | 1,500 | 388 |
| March 25 | General | 1,980 | 524 |
| March 13 | Transport occupations | 975 | 430 |
| March 12 | General | 2,850 | 525 |
| February 29 | French language proficiency | 2,500 | 336 |
| February 28 | General | 1,470 | 534 |
| February 16 | Agriculture and agri-food occupations | 150 | 437 |
| February 14 | Healthcare occupations | 3,500 | 422 |
| February 13 | General | 1,490 | 535 |
| February 1 | French language proficiency | 7,000 | 365 |
| January 31 | General | 730 | 541 |
| January 23 | General | 1,040 | 543 |
| January 10 | General | 1,510 | 546 |