IRCC announces the 16th provincial nominee draw of the year on 18 August. A total of 463 candidates have received invitations to apply for permanent residency in the pool. The express entry round of invitations allows every two weeks in months for the candidates of PNP and CEC to apply for the PR of Canada. The eligible candidates had to score a minimum CRS of 751. PNP candidates get extra 600 points for the provincial nominations. In other words, candidates had to score only 151 in order to be eligible. The tie-breaking rule was on April 13th, 2021 at 16:29:29 UTC.
Since Canada has so far invited through express entry a total of 102,779, it is expected that it would reach the target of 108,500 in 2021 till September.
Express Entry Rounds of Invitation in 2021
| 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 |
Courtesy: Canada.ca
How does PNP work?
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.
Each province and territory has its own “streams” (immigration programs that target certain groups) and requirements. For example, in a program stream, provinces and territories may target:
- students
- business people
- skilled workers
- semi-skilled workers
The PNP works for those who:
- want to live in that province
- want to become permanent residents of Canada
- have the skills, education, and work experience to contribute to the economy of a specific province or territory
Check here for more details about the provincial Nominee programs of Canada.
Canada announced exceptional measures for immigrants recently
First of all, IRCC has taken and adapted all possible measures to reach the immigration quota target of this year. For example, the following are some of the steps which have proven it:
- Canada welcomed 39,500 immigrants immigrants in July 2021,whereas as total of 184,000 newcomers so far this year,
- This week, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced a one-year extension to the federal government’s immigration agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador,
- Candidates of permanent residency programs having approved PR status will now be able to travel to Canada from 21 June 2021,
- Fully vaccinated tourists from all countries can enter September 7,
- Meanwhile 9 airports accepting international flights,
- Fully vaccinated U.S. tourists can enter Canada starting August 9,
- Lifting flight ban from the flights from Pakistan,
- Hotel quarantine policy ending August 9.
- Fully vaccinated children of Canadians, and other exempt travellers to have amended quarantine starting August 9,
- Immigrants support Canada is on, as the federal government reserved CAD100 Million for the integration of the newcomers.
Secondly, considering all measures taken by the Canadian government and IRCC, the draws of the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Federal Skilled Trades Program seem to be released in near future.
In conclusion, the immigration programs working on top of their performances. For example, the provincial nominee programs are doing a great job. Ontario holds the first PNP invitation round for Masters and Ph.D. grads and invited 479 international student graduates to apply for a provincial nomination on August 18. Alberta invited 396 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on August 10, the biggest draw of the year. So far this year, it has invited 3,157 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.