In the latest Round of Invitation, the Canadian immigration department IRCC issued a new draw under the Provincial Nominee Program stream. Overall, 1,121 invitations have been sent to the chosen candidates. The lower-ranked candidate had to score 694 as per CRS.
Under the Express Entry Program, IRCC has been releasing continuous draws this year. Furthermore, this is the 7th PNP draw ( issued on 26 August) of the year and till now under this stream, a total of 9,643 candidates have been invited.
Provincial Nominee Program
- Number of invitations issued: 1,121
- Date and time of round: August 26, 2024 at 14:46:49 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 694
- Tie-breaking rule: August 03, 2024 at 18:54:27 UTC
What is the Provincial Nominee Program?
The “Provincial Nominee Program” is an integral part of Canada’s other immigration programs. These programs run through provinces in Canada and territories. Canadian provinces are doors to its immigration system which helps one more to settle in Canada permanently.
Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024
| Date of issue | Draw Category | Number of ITAs issued | Minimum CRS |
| 27 August | Canada Experience Class | 3,300 | 507 |
| 26 August | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,121 | 694 |
| 15 August | French Language Proficiency | 2,000 | 394 |
| 14 August | Canada Experience Class | 3,200 | 509 |
| 13 August | Provincial Nominee Program | 763 | 690 |
| 31 July | Canada Experience Class | 5,000 | 510 |
| 30 July | Provincial Nominee Program | 964 | 686 |
| 18 July | French Language Proficiency | 1,800 | 400 |
| 17 July | Canada Experience Class | 6,300 | 515 |
| 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 |