Posted on April 01 2023

Canada PNP Immigration results for March 2023, issued 8,804 invitations

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated February 24 2024

Highlights of Canada PNP draws held in March 2023

Canada PNP draws in March 2023 invited 8,804 candidates.
Eight provinces of Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, PEI, New Brunswick & Quebec) held 21 PNP draws in March 2023.
Ontario stands top as the province issued 3,906 invitations.
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List of Canadian provinces that held PNP draws in March 2023

In March 2023, eight provinces in Canada held 21 PNP draws and invited 8,804 candidates globally.

Here is the list of provinces that held PNP draws in March 2023.

Alberta
BC
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Ontario
PEI
Quebec
Saskatchewan

Outlook of Canada PNP draws held in March 2023

The details of the Canada PNP draws held in March 2023 are given below:

Canadian Province	No. of draws held in March	No. of Invitations issued
Alberta	1	134
BC	4	968
Manitoba	2	1163
New Brunswick	1	144
Ontario	6	3,906
PEI	3	303
Quebec	2	1636
Saskatchewan	2	550
Total	21	8,804

Canada PNP Draws held in 1^st week of March 2023

In the first week of March, four provinces namely British Columbia, PEI, Quebec and Saskatchewan held 4 draws and invited 1391 candidates. Details of the each draw is mentioned in the below table:

PNPs	Date	No. of candidates
Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)	March 02, 2023	54
Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI-PNP)	March 02, 2023	46
Quebec Immigration Program	March 02, 2023	1017
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP)	March 07, 2023	274

Canada PNP Draws held in 2^nd week of March 2023

Second week of March hiked in issuing invitations. Five provinces namely Alberta, BC, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick held seven draws and invited 3,655 candidates. Details of the each draw is given in the below table:

PNPs	Date	No. of candidates
Alberta Immigration Nominee Program (AINP)	March 09, 2023	134
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)	March 09, 2023	597
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)	March 08^th- 10^th & 14^th	2545
New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program	March 09, 2023	144
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP)	March 14, 2023	235

British Columbia issued 235 Skills Immigration invitations under 2 streams

Ontario invited 908 candidates under two streams

Alberta issued 134 NOIs with a cut-off score of 301

Canada PNP Draws held in 3^rd week of March 2023

In the third week of March, 6 provinces held 6 PNP draws and invited 3,444 candidates. Information is given in the below table:

PNPs	Date	No. of candidates
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)	March 16^th & 23^rd	1,361
Quebec Immigration Program	March 16, 2023	619
Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI-PNP)	March 16, 2023	144
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP)	March 21, 2023	258
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)	March 23, 2023	566
Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)	March 23, 2023	496

OINP invited 615 candidates under Ontario’s French-Speaking Skilled Worker streamCanada PNP Draws held in 4^th week of March 2023

In fourth week of March, two provinces held 2 draws and issued 329 candidates. Detailed information is given in the below table:

PNPs	Date	No. of candidates
Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI-PNP)	March 30, 2023	113
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP)	March 30, 2023	216