Four Canadian provinces held PNP draws this week. Read on to get a full breakdown of PNP results. 

PNP Draws & Results

Here are the provinces wherein PNP draws were held, along with their results from July 29 to August 3. Take a look!

  • Ontario

The OINP held PNP draws under three different nomination streams: 

The most significant draw occurred under the Skilled Trades Stream, wherein the province issued over 2,855 NOIs. In addition, the OINP is equivalent to ITA for an applicant with a CRS score between 250-516. 

Moreover, Ontario also invited 755 applicants with a minimum OINP points score of 48 and above under the Master’s Graduate stream. Furthermore, over 84 applicants with a CRS score of 39 or more were invited under the PhD Graduate stream. 

  • British Columbia 

BCPNP held two PNP on August 1. Under the Skilled Worker International Graduate option, the province had targeted draws for in-demand professions, thus issuing: 

  • 132 invitations to tech professionals with at least a CRS score of 88
  • 23 invitations to healthcare professionals with a score of 60
  • 39 invitations to early childhood educators as well as assistants with a score of 60
  • At least one invitation to applicants in targeted occupations with a score of 60

The BCPNP also held a draw for applicants on Entrepreneur Immigration Stream, targeting at least one invitation under the base Entrepreneur immigration stream & one under the Regional Pilot stream. 

  • Alberta 

On August 1, the AAIP issued invitations under two streams. 

Under the priority sector, the Agriculture profession stream, the AAIP issued over 32 NOIs to applicants with a minimum score of 322. 

In addition, over 11 NOIs were sent to Dedicated Healthcare Pathway applicants with a minimum score of 317. 

  • Prince Edward Island 

On August 3, PEI PNP held a PNP draw under the Labor & Express Entry stream. The PEI PNP issued over 58 invitations to applicants in Healthcare, Construction, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Food Processing, Accommodation sectors, etc. No lowest CRS score was declared for this draw. 

About PNP

The PNP is Canada’s prominent pathway for economic immigration. The program was initially started to spread the advantages of immigrants throughout the nation. 

Recently, Provincial Nominee Program has become a significant fixture of Canada’s immigration policy, specifically as provinces/ areas look to address their demographic & labor shortages more closely through immigration. 

Moreover, provinces have another alternative of nominating applicants in the federal Express Entry pool, also known as Enhanced Provincial Nomination. This enhanced nomination offers the applicants an additional 600 CRS points, guaranteeing they will obtain an ITA. 

Between 2023-26, the PNP is expected to welcome over 333,000 immigrants/ newcomers to Canada.