The Canada PNP program draws that made news in July 2021

Here’s a summary of every Canada PNP program draw that was held in the month of July 2021.

July 27, 2021 – Manitoba issues 1,140 invitations to skilled Express Entry candidates

Manitoba issued 1,140 invitations to Express Entry candidates in a Manitoba PNP held on July 27, 2021. The draw created a new record in the number of invitations issued in a single PNP draw ever.

The minimum score required by candidates was 557.

July 27, 2021 – Ontario conducts a PNP draw issuing 1,031 NOIs

On July 27, 2021, Ontario issued 1,031 NOIs in a PNP draw. The NOIs were issued to candidates involved with 18 specific occupations. The draw was held through the Human Capital Priorities Stream of the Express Entry.

The NOIs were issued to candidates whose CRS scores ranged between 458 and 467. The candidates had to have submitted their Express Entry profiles between July 27, 2020, and July 27, 2021, to be qualified.

July 27, 2021 – British Columbia issued 59 invitations to immigration candidates

On July 27, 2021, British Columbia held a BC PNP draw that issued invitations to international graduates and skilled workers. The draw was a tech draw which means that the candidates were highly skilled in tech jobs.

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Date	Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations
27-July-21	SI – Skilled Worker	80	Total: 59
	SI – International Graduate	80
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	80
	EEBC – International Graduate	80

July 21, 2021 – Saskatchewan issues 280 invitations in an EOI draw

On July 21, 2021, Saskatchewan conducted an EOI draw that issued invitations to 280 immigration candidates. The candidates were invited across 2 immigration streams namely:

Category	Min. score	No. Of Invites
Occupations In-Demand	77	196
Express Entry	77	84

July 21, 2021 – Ontario holds a French-Speaking Skilled Worker draw. issues 115 NOIs

On July 21, 2021, Ontario conducted a French-Speaking Skilled Worker draw that issued NOIs to 115 immigration candidates. The CRS scores of candidates ranged between 461 and 467.

The eligible candidates had to submit their Express Entry profiles on dates between July 21, 2020, and July 21, 2021. They also required a minimum CLB ranking of 6 for English and 7 for French.

July 20, 2021 – British Columbia invites 383 immigration candidates in 2 immigration draws

On July 20, 2021, BC PNP held 2 immigration draws, one general and one targeted.

The general draw went like this:

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations
SI – Skilled Worker	91	323
SI – International Graduate	82
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	75
EEBC – Skilled Worker	90
EEBC – International Graduate	81

Targeted draw (for NOC 0631 and NOC 0621)

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations
SI – Skilled Worker	107	60
SI – International Graduate	107
EEBC – Skilled Worker	107
EEBC – International Graduate	107

July 15, 2021 – Prince Edward Island issues invitations to 127 skilled immigration candidates

On July 15, 2021, PEI PNP conducted a provincial draw that invited 127 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. The candidates were from Skilled Worker and Entrepreneur categories.

The invitations were issued as follows:

Category	No. Of Invitations Issued	Min. Score
Express Entry/Labour Impact	118	N/A
Business Impact	9	75

July 15, 2021 – Ontario issues invitations via the stream of Employer Job Offer: In-demand Skills

On July 15, 2021, for the first time ever, Ontario issued invitations through the stream namely Employer Job offer: In-demand Skills. The draw issued invitations for candidates from Regional Immigration Pilot.

The draw focused on 13 NOC classified occupations in health and agriculture. It also featured occupations in manufacturing outside GTA.

The following were the targeted occupations:

Health & Agriculture

• NOC 3413 – nurse aides, patient service associates, and orderlies
• NOC 8432 – nursery and greenhouse workers
• NOC 4412 – home support workers and related occupations, barring housekeepers
• NOC 8611 – harvesting laborers
• NOC 8431 – general farmworkers
• NOC 9462 – poultry preparers, industrial butchers & meat cutters, and related workers

Manufacturing (outside GTA)

• NOC 9411 – machine operators, metal and mineral, and processing
• NOC 9437 – machine operators for woodworking
• NOC 9523 – fabricators, electronics assemblers, testers, and inspectors
• NOC 9416 – metalworking and forging machine operators
• NOC 9421 – chemical plant machine operators
• NOC 9446 – machine operators for industrial sewing
• NOC 9526 – inspectors and mechanical assemblers
• NOC 9417 – machining tool operators
• NOC 9422 – machine operators for processing of plastics
• NOC 9461 – processing of food, beverage, and associated products and process control & machine operators
• NOC 9536 – coaters, industrial painters, and process operators for metal finishing
• NOC 9418 – machine operators for other metal products
• NOC 9537 – assemblers, finishers, and inspectors for other products

July 14, 2021 – Alberta issues invitations to 181 Express Entry candidates

On July 14, 2021, Alberta issued invitations to 181 Express Entry candidates in a PNP draw that was connected with the Express Entry system.

This was how the draw went:

No. Of NOI Letters Issued	Lowest CRS score
181	301

July 13, 2021 – British Columbia invites 56 immigration candidates in a BC PNP Tech draw

On July 13, 2021, British Columbia conducted a Tech PNP draw that invited 56 candidates in all comprising international students and tech-skilled workers. The draw featured invitations issued via 4 immigration streams of BC PNP.

This was how the draw went:

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations
SI – Skilled Worker	80	56
SI – International Graduate	80
EEBC – Skilled Worker	80
EEBC – International Graduate	80

July 13, 2021 – Ontario invites 1,685 immigration candidates in 4 EOI draws

On July 13, 2021, Ontario held 4 different EOI draws that in all, invited 1,685 immigration candidates. The candidates belonged to the categories of international students and foreign workers.

The Ontario Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream draw

No. of invitations	Profile creation date	Range of Scores	Other details
24	April 28, 2021, to July 13, 2021	N.A.	Targeted draw aimed at candidates of the Regional Immigration Pilot
1,211		33 and above	General draw

The Ontario Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream draw

No. of invitations	Profile creation date	Range of Scores	Other details
19	April 28, 2021, to July 13, 2021	N.A.	Targeted draw aimed at candidates of the Regional Immigration Pilot.
431		62 and above	General draw

July 9, 2021 – Manitoba issues LAAs to 277 immigration candidates

On July 9, 2021, a Manitoba PNP draw had LAAs issued to 277 immigration candidates. They belonged to the categories of international graduates and skilled workers.

This was how the draw went:

Stream	Sub-Stream	LAAs issued	Lowest Score of Candidates
Skilled Workers in Manitoba	-	201	445
International Education Stream	-	23	–
Skilled Workers Overseas	Strategic Recruitment Initiative	53	703

July 8, 2021 – Saskatchewan issues 295 invitations to immigration candidates

On July 8, 2021, Saskatchewan conducted an EOI PNP draw that invited 295 candidates across the streams of:

• Occupations In-demand, and
• Express Entry

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations
Occupations In-Demand	80	196
Express Entry	80	99

 July 7, 2021 – Ontario issues 21 ITAs via the Entrepreneur Stream

On July 7, 2021, Ontario invited 21 immigration candidates under the Entrepreneurship stream. The candidates who were invited had scores between 146 and 200 points. Eligible candidates had submitted an EOI by June 29, 2021.

July 6, 2021 – British Columbia issues invitations to 387 immigration candidates

On July 6, 2021, British Columbia issued invitations to 387 immigration candidates through 2 BC PNP draws. One was a general draw and the other was targeting candidates with experience in occupations indicated by NOC 0631 and 0621.

Here’s how the General draw went:

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations
SI – Skilled Worker	92	342
SI – International Graduate	83
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	75
EEBC – Skilled Worker	91
EEBC – International Graduate	82

Here’s how the targeted draw went:

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations
SI – Skilled Worker	108	Total: 45
SI – International Graduate	108
EEBC – Skilled Worker	108
EEBC – International Graduate	108

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PR – Permanent Residence/Permanent Resident

CRS – Comprehensive Ranking System

LAA – Letters of Advice to Apply

EOI – Expression of Interest

PNP – Provincial Nominee Program

ITA – Invitation to Apply

IRCC – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

NOC – National Occupational Classification

PEI – Prince Edward Island

SINP – Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program

BC – British Columbia

EEBC – Express Entry BC

SI – Skills Immigration

NOI – Notification of Interest