Canada has invited 932 candidates in the Express Entry pool to apply for permanent residence on June 8th. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued these invitations to candidates who had secured nomination from any of Canada’s provinces through the Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs. Recent statistic shows that Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs have become the prime immigration pathway for skilled professionals from all over the world.
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off score for this draw was 796. This score is relatively high because Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) candidates get an automatic 600 additional points added to their human capital score when they receive nomination from a Canadian province. Invitees must apply for Permanent Residence in 60 days post receipt of invitation.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has so far invited 10,152 PNP applicants via Express Entry (EE) in 2022. Canada plans to accept 431,645 new immigrants in 2022 and 447,055 new immigrants in 2023, under the Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. PNP streams are an important aspect of Canada’s immigration strategy, with almost 83,500 applicants likely to receive permanent residence in 2022.
The following chart shows the CRS Cut-off scores for the last 10 EE draws:
Since November 2021, IRCC hosted Express Entry (EE) draws for candidates in the Express Entry pool who secured a provincial nomination. According to IRCC & internal briefing material, Canada plans to resume Federal Skilled Workers Class (FSWC) & Canadian Experience Class (CEC) specific Express Entry draws by July-mid.
Individuals who would like to apply for a provincial nomination through an enhanced PNP stream must first create their Express Entry profile. Many, though not all, PNP streams are aligned with Canada’s Express Entry (EE) system. PNP draws have a higher CRS cut-off score requirement due to the automatic addition of 600 points to the candidate’s Express Entry profile on receiving a nomination from the province.
Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) are fast-track Canadian immigration programs and provide a unique pathway to immigrate to Canada. There are two types of provincial nomination programs:
Base nominations: these streams work outside of the Express Entry system and are managed by the provinces themselves. Base nominations are subject to streams and processing standards. The candidates opting for base nomination should meet the criteria for a PNP pathway, then apply and if successful receive a nomination certificate. Once the nomination certificate is received the candidate can apply for permanent residence status with the IRCC.
Enhanced nominations: these streams are linked with the Express Entry system suitable candidates are searched by the provincial immigration officials who match specific criteria. These provinces then invite the eligible candidates to apply for provincial nomination.
Express Entry is an electronic selection system used by the Federal as well as Provincial governments of Canada [to select], as well as designated Canadian employers [to nominate] candidates for Canadian permanent residence under three of its popular economic [skilled] immigration programs:
Candidates eligible for any of the above programs are given a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in the Express Entry Pool. It is based on their Core/Human capital factors such as age, work experience, education, and language ability in English and/or French, etc. And, based on scores, candidates are periodically invited (or nominated) for permanent residence.
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