An overview of Canada’s PNP immigration results for October 2021
The high level of activity in Canada’s provincial nominee programs provides a good reminder that PNPs occupy a key position in Canada’s immigration process.
Nearly every Canadian province and territory, except Quebec and Nunavut, operates its own
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Having their own immigration programs allows provincial governments to select the most suitable candidates to meet their local labour market needs and to manage the regional settlement of the immigrant population within their jurisdiction. Each province adopts its own criteria for selecting foreign workers eligible for Canadian permanent residence under its respective PNP.
While the federal government oversees main
immigration pathways,
immigration levels, and all aspects of
permanent residence and
citizenship regulations, Canada’s provinces have a key role to play, through the PNP, in selecting immigrants.
Since its launch in 1998, the PNP has become the second most important route to permanent residence in Canada. Between now and 2023, PNPs alone are expected to result in more than 80,000 immigrants per year being admitted as permanent residents.
October 2021 PNP-Focused Express Entry Highlights
Most participating provinces and territories have at least one PNP stream that is aligned with the federal
Express Entry system—Canada’s principal source of economic immigration.
So far this year,
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been holding
PNP–specific Express Entry draws, on average, every two weeks.
In October, IRCC conducted two Express Entry draws targeting PNP candidates, issuing 681 ITAs on
October 13, and another 888 on
October 27.
For almost two months now, IRCC has been holding draws under the PNP categories only. There have been
21 PNP-specific draws so far this year and the
number of invitations to apply via Express Entry far exceeds the numbers at this time last year.
Ontario
The province held a total of seven draws last month through the
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
After a two-month hiatus, Ontario held a new
Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP) stream draw on
October 6 and invited 486 immigration candidates to apply for provincial nomination.
A day later, on
October 7, the province invited 162 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination through the
French-Speaking Skilled Worker (FSSW) stream. Candidates needed to have a profile in the Express Entry System with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 461 and 467.
On
October 21, Ontario held a round of invitations for the
Masters Graduate,
PhD Graduate, and
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker streams. The province invited a total of 546 immigration candidates through those streams.
More recently, on
October 27, the province held another
Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP) stream draw and invited a record 1,406 immigration candidates. Candidates needed to have job offers in sectors listed as targeted.
Ontario also held an
Entrepreneur stream draw on October 28, issuing 20 invitations with a minimum score of 147.
In total, the province of Ontario invited 2,620 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in October, significantly more than the previous month.
British Columbia
Over the past month, British Columbia held a total of six draws and invited 960 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination through the
Express Entry British Columbia and
Skills Immigration streams closely matching the number of invitations issued every month since the beginning of the year.
Manitoba
The province of Manitoba held two draws through the following three streams:
Skilled Workers in Manitoba,
International Education Stream, and
Skilled Workers Overseas this past month. The draws were held on
October 7 and
October 21 with a total of 885 Letters of Advice to Apply issued of which 179 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile.
Alberta
So far in October, the
Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP)’s
Express Entry Stream held only one invitation round. The AINP held the draw on
October 12 and invited 293 candidates with CRS scores of at least 300.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island held a large pre-scheduled draw on
October 21 and issued a combined 204 invitations to immigration candidates. Most of the invitations, 195, were issued to
Express Entry and
Labour Impact candidates. The remaining nine invitations went to
Business Impact candidates who had a minimum point threshold of 72. PEI held 10 draws so far this year, bringing the total number of invitations issued to 1,541.
