The following is a monthly summary of PNP activity across Canada, provided to you by CIC News.
In July, Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) issued over 6,000 invitations to apply for provincial nominations.
Canadian provinces and territories, except Quebec and Nunavut, operate their own Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP). Each province adopts its own criteria for selecting foreign workers eligible for Canadian permanent residence under its respective PNP. Having their own immigration programs allows provincial governments to select individuals who are best suited to meet their local labour market needs.
These programs alone are expected to result in over 80,000 immigrants per year becoming permanent residents between now and 2023.
Most participating provinces and territories have at least one PNP stream that is aligned with the federal Express Entry system, which is Canada’s principal source of economic immigration.
July 2021 PNP-Focused Express Entry highlights
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been holding PNP-specific Express Entry draws, on average, every two weeks since the beginning of the year.
In July, IRCC conducted two Express Entry draws targeting PNP candidates, issuing 627 ITAs on July 7 and another 462 on July 21. While the number of Express Entry invitations issued this past month was down compared to the month of June, the sizes of draws have reached record highs and cut-off scores have been falling throughout the year. IRCC has now issued almost 100,000 ITAs this year.
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