Posted on January 02 2022
411,000 are to be welcomed by Canada as permanent residents in 2022, followed by another 421,000 in 2023. Economic immigration remains the primary route to permanent residence in Canada for a majority of migrants. In 2022, a total of 241,500 will find their way into Canada through the economic stream. Of these, 81,500 will be granted permanent resident status as nominees. |
Canadian provinces/territories and their PNPs |
· Alberta: Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) · British Columbia: British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) · Manitoba: Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) · Ontario: Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) · Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) · New Brunswick: New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) · Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) · Prince Edward Island: Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) · Northwest Territories: Northwest Territories Provincial Nominee Program · Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) · Yukon: Yukon Nominee Program (YNP) |
Those successful in securing a PNP nomination will have to apply to the federal government of Canada for permanent residence. The decision to grant permanent residence is the sole prerogative of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). |
Number of PNP invitations issued in 2021, by provinces part of the PNP | ||||||||||||
PNP Province/Territory | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Alberta | 150 | 359 | 500 | 400 | 500 | 375 | 329 | 396 | 1,335 | 541 | 300 | 150 |
British Columbia | 523 | 871 | 1,514 | 984 | 914 | 974 | 885 | 926 | 994 | 975 | 950 | 643 |
Manitoba | 490 | 503 | 634 | 1,009 | 382 | 1,300 | 1,792 | 275 | 1,252 | 885 | 849 | 787 |
New Brunswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 260 | 0 | 0 |
Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nova Scotia | Not disclosed | 43 | Not disclosed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 0 | 0 |
Ontario | 484 | 1,469 | 880 | 528 | 479 | 2,509 | 2,907 | 875 | 1,758 | 2,602 | 0 | 1,186 |
Prince Edward Island | 211 | 121 | 150 | 156 | 155 | 113 | 127 | 161 | 143 | 204 | 188 | 125 |
Saskatchewan | 887 | 840 | 666 | 548 | 528 | 255 | 575 | 948 | 919 | 0 | 633 | 0 |
Yukon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Province / Territory | PNP program | Category/Stream | Status | Information of draw(s) |
Alberta | Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) | Express Entry | No update for this month | December 14 – invitations issued: 150 |
British Columbia | British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) | Skills Immigration (SI), Express Entry BC (EEBC), Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) | 6 draws held | December 21 – SI & EEBC – invitations issued: 194 December 21 – SI & EEBC – invitations issued: 49 (only to NOC 0621, NOC 0631) December 14 – Tech Draw – invitations issued: 71 December 7 – SI & EEBC – invitations issued: 267 December 7 – SI & EEBC – invitations issued: 51 (only to NOC 0621, NOC 0631) December 15 – EI Base Category – 11 |
Manitoba | Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) | Skilled Workers in Manitoba, International Education Stream, Skilled Workers Overseas | 2 draws held | December 16 (EOI Draw #132) –invitations issued: 349 December 2 (EOI Draw #131) – invitations issued: 438 |
New Brunswick | New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) | Express Entry | No update for this month | - |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) | Express Entry & Other Programs | No update for this month | - |
Northwest Territories | Northwest Territories Provincial Nominee Program | - | - | - |
Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) | Labour Market Priorities, Express Entry Express Entry & Other Programs | No update for this month | - |
Ontario | Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) | Employer Job Offer (EJO): Masters Graduate, PhD Graduate, EJO: In-Demand Skills, EJO: International Student stream, EJO: Foreign Worker stream | 6 draws held | December 7 – EJO: Foreign Worker stream – invitations issued: 470 December 7 – EJO: Foreign Worker stream – invitations issued: 33 (Targeted draw for Regional Immigration Pilot candidates.) December 7 – EJO: International Student stream – invitations issued: 583 December 7 – EJO: International Student stream – invitations issued: 37 (Targeted draw for Regional Immigration Pilot candidates.) December 7 – EJO: In-Demand Skills Stream – invitations issued: 53 (Targeted draw for health, manufacturing and agricultural occupations.) December 7 – EJO: In-Demand Skills Stream – invitations issued: 10 (Targeted draw for Regional Immigration Pilot candidates.) |
Prince Edward Island (PEI) | Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) | Labour & Express Entry, Business Work Permit | 1 draw held | December 16 – invitations issued: 125 |
Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) | Express Entry, Occupation In-Demand | No update for this month | - |
Yukon | Yukon Nominee Program (YNP) | - | - | - |
Tags:
Canada PNP Draws
Share
Get it on your Mobile
Get News Alerts
Contact Y-Axis