Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released the latest Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw on 12 November. A total of 733 candidates were issued invitations to apply under the round of invitations. The comprehensive ranking system score to be scored remained minimum at 812 which is the highest ever of this year.
Provincial Nominee Program Draw Details
- Number of invitations issued: 733
- Rank required to be invited to apply: 733 or above
- Date and time of round: November 12, 2024 at 16:12:30 UTC
- CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 812
- Tie-breaking rule: March 02. 2024 at 01:58:34 UTC
The Provincial Nominee Program allows candidates to either get nominated by the provinces directly or through an Express Entry profile. Successful candidates will get 60 days to apply for the permanent residence.
As per the new policies of Canada, more and more candidates from inside the country will be considered to settle permanently. This will also reduce the number of temporary residents according to the targets of IRCC till 2026 (from 7 percent to 5 percent).
Canada has announced 55,000 annual admissions of the PNP stream for the immigration level plan 2025-2027. The allocation is as follows:
- 2025 Target: 55,000 (down from 120,000 last year).
- 2026 Target: 55,000 (down from last year’s 120,000).
- 2027 Target: 55,000.
Express Entry Round of Invitations in 2024
| Date of issue | Draw Category | Number of ITAs issued | Minimum CRS |
| November 13 | Canada Experience Class | 400 | 547 |
| November 12 | Provincial Nominee Program | 733 | 812 |
| October 23 | Trade occupations | 1,800 | 433 |
| October 22 | Canada Experience Class | 400 | 539 |
| October 21 | Provincial Nominee Program | 648 | 791 |
| October 10 | French language proficiency | 1,000 | 444 |
| October 9 | Canada Experience Class | 500 | 539 |
| 7 October | Provincial Nominee Program | 1,613 | 743 |
| 19 September | Canada Experience Class | 4,000 | 509 |
| 13 September | French Language Proficiency | 1,000 | 446 |
| 09 September | Provincial Nominee Program | 911 | 732 |
| 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 |