Published on : September 16, 2021
Key Highlights:
On Wednesday, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 521 candidates to apply for permanent residence in the country under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
The invited candidates had received a nomination from a particular province or territory under PNP, which automatically added 600 additional points to their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score.
As a result, the CRS cut-off score for PNP candidates is always higher than the other programs. The latest draw had a CRS score requirement of at least 732 points.
After receiving the Invitation to Apply (ITA), the candidates now have 60 days to apply for a permanent residence in Canada.
In the previous PNP draw held on September 1, Canada sent ITAs to 635 immigration candidates with a CRS score above 764 points.
Since the beginning of 2021, the Canadian government has held only PNP-only draws and CEC-only draws, conducting 17 CEC-only and 18 PNP-only draws to date.
The IRCC generally holds a PNP draw on Wednesday, followed by a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw on Thursday. However, it did not conduct the expected CEC draw on September 2 but held one this Tuesday.
The first time IRCC broke the pattern in 2021 was when the famous February 13 draw invited a whopping 27,332 CEC candidates, i.e. every CEC candidate that was eligible and in the Express Entry pool.
This draw also set a record for the lowest CRS score requirement of just 75 out of 600 points.
The IRCC has now invited a total of 108,935 immigration candidates, nearly double the number of ITAs issued last year at the same point in time. Here is a chart showing the number of ITAs issued:
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