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 | Draw | Number of ITA’s | Lowest CRS Scores |
| 6/1/2021 (PNP) | 1 | 250 | 813 |
| 7/1/2021 (CEC) | 2 | 4,750 | 461 |
| 20/1/2021 (PNP) | 3 | 374 | 741 |
| 21/1/2021 (CEC) | 4 | 4,626 | 454 |
| 10/2/2021 (PNP) | 5 | 654 | 720 |
| 13/2/2021 (CEC) | 6 | 27,332 | 75 |
| 08/3/2021 (PNP) | 7 | 671 | 739 |
| 17/03/2021 (PNP) | 8 | 183 | 682 |
| 18/03/2021 (CEC) | 9 | 5,000 | 449 |
| 31/03/2021 (PNP) | 10 | 284 | 778 |
| 01/04/2021 (CEC) | 11 | 5,000 | 432 |
| 14/04/2021 (PNP) | 12 | 266 | 753 |
| 16/04/2021 (CEC) | 13 | 6,000 | 417 |
| 28/04/2021 (PNP) | 14 | 381 | 717 |
| 29/04/2021 (CEC) | 15 | 6,000 | 400 |
| 12/05/2021 (PNP) | 16 | 557 | 752 |
| 13/05/2021 (CEC) | 17 | 4,147 | 401 |
| 20/05/2021 (CEC) | 18 | 1,842 | 397 |
| 26/05/2021 (PNP) | 19 | 500 | 713 |
| 31/05/2021 (CEC) | 20 | 5,956 | 380 |
| 09/06/2021 (PNP) | 21 | 940 | 711 |
| 10/06/2021 (CEC) | 22 | 6,000 | 368 |
| 23/06/2021 (PNP) | 23 | 1,002 | 742 |
| 24/06/2021 (CEC) | 24 | 6,000 | 357 |
| 07/07/2021 (PNP) | 25 | 627 | 760 |
| 08/07/2021 (CEC) | 26 | 4,500 | 369 |
| 21/07/2021 (PNP) | 27 | 462 | 734 |
| 22/07/2021 (CEC) | 28 | 4,500 | 357 |
| 04/08/2021 (PNP) | 29 | 512 | 760 |
| 05/08/2021 (CEC) | 30 | 3,000 | 404 |
| 18/08/2021 (PNP) | 31 | 463 | 751 |
| 19/08/2021 (CEC) | 32 | 3,000 | 403 |
| 01/09/2021 (PNP) | 33 | 635 | 764 |
| 14/09/2021 (CEC) | 34 | 2,000 | 462 |
| 15/09/2021 (PNP) | 35 | 521 | 732 |
| 29/09/2021 (PNP) | 36 | 761 | 742 |
| 13/10/2021 (PNP) | 37 | 681 | 720 |
| 27/10/2021 (PNP) | 38 | 888 | 744 |
| 10/11/2021 (PNP) | 39 | 775 | 685 |
| 24/11/2021 (PNP) | 40 | 613 | 737 |
| 10/12/2021 (PNP) | 41 | 1032 | 698 |
| 22/12/2021 (PNP) | 42 | 746 | 720 |