IRCC issued a draw for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in the latest Express Entry round of invitations. Overall, 1,391 candidates in the pool got ITAs to apply for permanent residence in Canada.
The successful candidates had to score 670 under the Comprehensive Ranking System. Applicants in the pool for the PNP program when nominated by the province, get 600 extra points.
This is already the second PNP draw in July. In the previous PNP draw of 2 July, IRCC invited 920 candidates with a score of 739 or above. Overall, this is the fourth provincial nominee program this year.
Latest PNP Draw Details
- Number of invitations issued: 1,391
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 1,391 or above
- Date and time of round: July 16, 2024 at 15:39:40 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 670
- Tie-breaking rule: May 04, 2024 at 13:27:31 UTC
Candidates CRS distribution in Express Entry pool as of July 16, 2024
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 1,407 |
| 501-600 | 16,800 |
| 451-500 | 60,006 |
| 491-500 | 9,947 |
| 481-490 | 11,809 |
| 471-480 | 15,113 |
| 461-470 | 12,620 |
| 451-460 | 10,517 |
| 401-450 | 52,500 |
| 441-450 | 10,047 |
| 431-440 | 10,978 |
| 421-430 | 9,661 |
| 411-420 | 10,880 |
| 401-410 | 10,934 |
| 351-400 | 54,576 |
| 301-350 | 25,621 |
| 0-300 | 5,547 |
| Total | 216,457 |
IRCC’s focus on category-based draws
IRCC has been holding category-based draws most of the time instead of program-based ones. The category-based draws are:
- Health occupations;
- Trade occupations;
- Transport occupations;
- Stem occupations;
- Agriculture and agri-food occupations;
- French proficiency; and or
- General category.
On the other hand, the program-based draws are from:
- Provincial Nominee Program;
- Canada Experience Class;
- Federal Skilled Worker program; and
- Federal Skilled Trades program.
Surprisingly, the immigration department has not held yet any draw for the Federal Skilled Worker program, and Federal Skilled Trade program this year. The overall focus is on bringing temporary residents into the permanent residence net.
Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024
| Date of issue | Draw Category | Number of ITAs issued | Minimum CRS |
| 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 |