IOS9.2 said:
Draw size is dependent on the score, recent ones have been hovering around 480 - 485 mark... with nominations from pnp and addition of 600 points, every one would be above 1000 pts and therefore will get ITA... so with same draw size or with slight increase all pnp candidates can be accommodated over a 2 -3 month period
I think it's the other way around, i.e : scores are dependent on draw size, as the 1st point in ministerial instruction is always about the number of invitations to send.
Heres my guessing how it works : The officials pick the number of nominations to be sent for each draw, dependending on this number they would now pick the cutoff score. eg:
1. no. of nomination is set to 800
2. score of 480 has 780 nominations and score has 479 has 820 nominations.
3. in this case CIC would go with 480 cut off score and send out 780 nominations.
Again this is just my thinking based on the trends of nominations issued and ministerial instructions.