IRCC issues July’s first Express Entry Draw under the Provincial Nominee Program. In total, 920 candidates were issued invitations to apply for permanent residence in Canada.
The successful candidates from PNP had to score 739 to be invited. They now have 60 days to apply for the PR. This is the PNP draw which has the highest CRS score requirements compared with the first two draws from the same category.
This is overall the third PNP draw in this year as IRCC took about a year when it first issued the first draw in 2024 from this stream. This was released on 30 May in which 2,985 candidates were chosen. The second PNP draw was held on 19 June in which 1,499 candidates got invitations to apply. The CRS scores remained at 676 and 633 respectively.
Draw Details PNP 2 July
| 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 (PNP) | 920 | July 2, 2024 at 15:12:05 UTC | 739 | February 02, 2024 at 11:38:43 UTC |
CRS score distribution as of 2 July 2024 under EE Pool
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 940 |
| 501-600 | 16,521 |
| 451-500 | 64,761 |
| 491-500 | 10,295 |
| 481-490 | 12,447 |
| 471-480 | 16,371 |
| 461-470 | 13,883 |
| 451-460 | 11,765 |
| 401-450 | 54,148 |
| 441-450 | 11,031 |
| 431-440 | 11,342 |
| 421-430 | 9,947 |
| 411-420 | 10,876 |
| 401-410 | 10,952 |
| 351-400 | 54,902 |
| 301-350 | 25,752 |
| 0-300 | 5,523 |
| Total | 222,547 |
What is PNP?
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. The chosen candidates through this category get 600 CRS extra points.
To apply under the PNP program, the candidates either directly apply through immigration of the provinces and are nominated or they apply directly under the Express Entry program and choose the desired provinces they want to settle in to be nominated.
Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024
| Date of issue | Draw Category | Number of ITAs issued | Minimum CRS |
| 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 |