IRCC releases the 6th draw of 2022 for the provincial nominee program stream. A total of 934 candidates have received invitations to apply for permanent residency. These candidates will now have 60 days to apply online. The comprehensive ranking system score remained 754. The successful candidates had already scored 600 score due to PNP nominations.
Provincial Nominee Program
- Tie-breaking rule: February 10, 2022 at 14:35:27 UTC
- Number of invitations issued: 924
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 754
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 924th or above
- Date and time of round: March 16, 2022 at 14:59:09 UTC
CRS score distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool as of March 14, 2022
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 948 |
| 501-600 | 5,840 |
| 451-500 | 48,027 |
| 491-500 | 3,130 |
| 481-490 | 6,357 |
| 471-480 | 14,853 |
| 461-470 | 13,333 |
| 451-460 | 10,354 |
| 401-450 | 47,569 |
| 441-450 | 9,796 |
| 431-440 | 10,293 |
| 421-430 | 7,701 |
| 411-420 | 9,319 |
| 401-410 | 10,460 |
| 351-400 | 58,456 |
| 301-350 | 30,768 |
| 0-300 | 5,084 |
| Total | 196,692 |
Canada has been unable to invite CEC candidates since September 2021 and FSWP candidates since December 2020. According to the new immigration of Canada, there will be soon nominations for these programs. Most of the candidates applying from outside of Canada fall under the Federal Skilled Worker Program. So it simply means many have not been able to apply for long. Though no date has been announced when the invitations will be issued, it seems like the time is near when it is going to happen finally.
Canada has also been able to overcome the big backlog of immigration applications. Canada’s economic class immigration backlog stands at 231,187 people waiting on decisions for their applications, according to February 28 data provided by IRCC.
Express Entry Round of invitations in 2022
| # | Date | Immigration program | Invitations issued | CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited |
| 218 | March 16, 2022 | Provincial Nominee Program | 924 | 754 |
| 217 | March 2, 2022 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1047 | 761 |
| 216 | February 16, 2022 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1082 | 710 |
| 215 | February 2, 2022 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1070 | 674 |
| 214 | January 19, 2022 | Provincial Nominee Program | 1036 | 745 |
| 213 | January 5, 2022 | Provincial Nominee Program | 392 | 808 |