A Yet Another PNP Draw has been Declared in a Raw for the Month of September

The IRCC has declare 2^nd draw of the month on 15^th September 2021 for Provincial Nominee Program, invited 521 candidates with the lowest ranked candidate invited CRS cut-off was 732 points. Since the express entry came into existence this is the draw #205 whereas, for the year this is the draw #34 and for the Provincial Nominee Program this is the draw #18.

Key Points of the Draw

• This is the lowest draw of the year for the Provincial Nominee Program with the cut-off of 732 CRS Points.
• This is second in a raw draw for the month, first PNP draw was held on 1^st September 2021 with the cut-off of 764 CRS points that was invited 635 candidates.
• The Tie-breaking rule for the draw is February 24, 2021 at 10:46:54 UTC which means the candidates who have applied after the said date & time and if their CRS is 732 points, are not getting an invitation.
• With the this recent draw, the total Express Entry draws for month is now 3 and total number of candidates invited reached up to more than 3100.
• The invited candidates first got received nomination from any of the province that added additional 600 CRS points in their Express Entry profile.
• Now the candidates have the 60 days to submit their final application along with medicals, police clearance and other educational as well as work related documents.

About the Provincial Nominee Program

Almost all the province of the country has their own program to attract migrants to their place. Here is the list of the provincial nominee programs of all the provinces.

• Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP)
• British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)
• Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)
• New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)
• Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP)
• Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)
• Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
• Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)
• Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)
• Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP)
• Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)

Recently, in this month 5 provinces have declared their individual nomination draws and especially provinces such as Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia have declared 2 draws whereas, Saskatchewan and Ontario has declared 1 draw for the month. Apart from this, Quebec has also declared the latest draw for the month and invited 517 candidates. However, the province is not a part of Federal Skilled, Canadian Experience Class or Provincial Nominee Program.

Conclusion

Due to the Wuhan Virus (COVID 19) pandemic Canadian government has focused on the two category draws, Provincial Nominee Program and Canadian Experience Class. So far in this year the IRCC has declared 18 Provincial Nomination Draws and 17 Canadian Experience Class Draws. In these 35 number of draws more than 100,000(+) candidate got invitation from the Express Entry. Both the categories are targeting their typical group of candidates. As a result, the average cut-score remains low as compare to the Federal Skilled Worker Category. CEC class has more focus on the on shore applicants who are carrying a valid Canadian experience. On the other end, PNP class is focusing more on the strong tie-up with the province as well as the on-demand occupation.