Alright, IRCC finally releases the biggest PNP draw of 2021 so far. A total of 1,002candidates have been invited to apply for permanent residency. The CRS score cut has been 742. The candidates who are nominated by a province get 600 extra points. So the candidates had to score only 142 points to get the nomination.
Details of latest “Express Entry” PNP round of invitations
Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system number 193 – June 23, 2021:
- A number of invitations issued: 1,002
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 1,002nd or above
- Date and time of round: June 23, 2021, at 15:41:38 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 742
- Tie-breaking rule: February 18, 2021, at 04:04:56 UTC (If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.)
This is the 12th draw of the provincial nominee program this year. IRCC has so far issued 23 express entry draws in 2021 which allowed about 82,715 total candidates from PNP and CEC streams to apply for PR.
Canada has set the target of 108,500 candidates through express entry this year. On the other hand, the total number of immigrants to be accepted in 2021 is 401,000.
CRS score distribution of candidates in the Express Entry pool as of June 21, 2021
| CRS score range | Number of candidates |
| 601-1200 | 778 |
| 501-600 | 2,013 |
| 451-500 | 33,372 |
| 491-500 | 1,179 |
| 481-490 | 3,449 |
| 471-480 | 9,421 |
| 461-470 | 10,020 |
| 451-460 | 9,303 |
| 401-450 | 40,328 |
| 441-450 | 8,341 |
| 431-440 | 8,554 |
| 421-430 | 6,416 |
| 411-420 | 7,770 |
| 401-410 | 9,247 |
| 351-400 | 53,416 |
| 301-350 | 30,951 |
| 0-300 | 5,388 |
| Total | 166,246 |
Express Entry Draws for 2021 so far:
| 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 |
The biggest news comes out from the IRCC on 21 June 2021 where approved candidates can now travel to Canada (having approved COPR valid certificate). Many candidates of permanent residency programs having approved PR status will now be able to travel to Canada from 21 June 2021.
Check here for more details about the provincial Nominee programs of Canada.
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.
How Express Entry System for PNP works?
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