Canada welcomed a record breaking 166,999 candidates via Express Entry and Provincial Nominee in 2023

Highlights: 166,999 ITAs issued in 2023 so far!

• The IRCC issued Record-breaking ITAs to eligible candidates from January to October 2023.
• Canada Immigration programs, Express Entry, and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) collectively sent 166,999 invitations.
• The Express Entry program of Canada issued 95,221 invites in 2023 so far.
• 71,778 candidates were given ITAs via the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

 

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Canada Immigration 2023 Stats

Canada issued 166,999 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to eligible candidates via Express Entry and PNP Immigration programs. 34 Express Entry draws were held by the IRCC from January to October 2023, with invitations issued to 95,221 candidates. The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) granted 71,778 ITAs to candidates looking to migrate to Canada.

The table given below has the Immigration numbers from January to 31st October 2023:

Invitations issued from 1st January to 31st October 2023
Program/Category	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	Total
Express Entry	11000	4892	21667	7000	5389	9600	9600	8600	8300	9173	95221
Alberta	200	100	284	405	327	544	318	833	476	318	3805
British Columbia	1112	897	983	683	874	707	746	937	839	878	8656
Manitoba	658	891	1163	1631	1065	1716	1744	1526	2250	542	13186
New Brunswick	0	144	186	86	93	121	259	175	161	Yet to be declared	1225
Ontario	3579	3182	3906	1184	6890	3177	1904	9906	2667	1117	37512
Prince Edward Island	216	222	297	180	278	305	97	218	153	122	2088
Saskatchewan	0	426	496	1067	2076	500	0	642	0	99	5306
Total	16765	10754	28982	12236	16992	16670	14668	22837	14846	12249	166999
Total Invitations issued in 2023 so far											166999

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