Express Entry: Latest federal draw invites 381 PNP nominees

The federal government of Canada has held its fourth round of invitations in April 2021 – through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] – under the Express Entry system.

On April 28, 2021, in the Express Entry draw #184, as many as 381 provincial nominees have been invited from the pool of candidates.

Those invited can now proceed to submitting their application to IRCC for their Canadian permanent residence.

This is the fourth Express Entry draw to be held this month. The previous draws of the month were held on – April 16, April 14, and April 1.

A provincial nominee is an individual that has been nominated, by any of the provincial or territorial [PT] governments, under the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] of Canada.

As this was a PNP-only Express Entry draw, the ranking score of the lowest-ranked candidate was that of CRS 717.

A PNP nomination in itself fetches an Express Entry 600 ‘additional’ points towards their ranking score as per the Comprehensive Ranking System.

An Overview of Express Entry Draw #184
Date and Time of round	April 28, 2021 at 11:00:02 UTC
Number of invitations issued	381
Candidate invited from	Provincial Nominee Program [PNP]
Minimum CRS cut-off	717 [PNP nomination = CRS 600]
Tie-breaking rule applied	March 16, 2021 at 21:20:50 UTC
Invitations issued by date [April 28]	30,400 [in 2020] | 55,771 [in 2021]

A tie-breaking rule is applied by IRCC to Express Entry profiles that have the lowest score required as per that federal draw. As per IRCC, “If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.”

Simply put, Express Entry profiles created at an earlier date get priority over profiles that have been entered into the pool of candidates at a later date.

No all-program Express Entry draws have been held so far by IRCC in 2021. However, for a skilled worker, eligible for the Federal Skilled Worker Program [FSWP], awaiting all-program draws to resume, a recommended course of action in the present scenario would be that of securing a PNP nomination.

With a CRS 600 boost gained through a PNP nomination, an Express Entry candidate is guaranteed an invitation to apply [ITA] by IRCC in the subsequent Express Entry draw to be held.

So far in 2021, a total of 55,771 ITAs have been issued in the 14 IRCC Express Entry draws held so far this year.

For 2021, the Express Entry admissions target, as per the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan, is that of 108,500.

Express Entry Draws in 2021   Total draws so far: 14 ITAs issued so far: 55,771
Sl. No.	Draw No.	Invited	Date of Draw	Time of Draw	CRS cut-off	ITAs issued	Tie-breaking rule applied	For details
1	#171	PNP	January 6, 2021	14:39:02 UTC	CRS 813	250	November 2, 2020 at 11:11:52 UTC	Canada holds first Express Entry draw of 2021
2	#172	CEC	January 7, 2021	14:15:32 UTC	CRS 461	4,750	September 12, 2020 at 20:46:32 UTC	Express Entry: 4,750 invited with Canadian experience
3	#173	PNP	January 20, 2021	14:13:12 UTC	CRS 741	374	September 5, 2020 at 19:39:04 UTC	Express Entry: 374 invited with a PNP nomination
4	#174	CEC	January 21, 2021	14:22:20 UTC	CRS 454	4,626	July 23, 2020 at 17:32:00 UTC	Canada holds second Express Entry draw within 2 days
5	#175	PNP	February 10, 2021	14:31:18 UTC	CRS 720	654	August 14, 2020 at 06:51:00 UTC	Express Entry: 654 PNP candidates invited in the latest draw
6	#176	CEC	February 13, 2021	11:56:56 UTC	CRS 75	27,332	September 12, 2020 at 15:31:40 UTC	Express Entry: A historic 27,332 invited in a single draw
7	#177	PNP	March 08, 2021	13:53:21 UTC	CRS 739	671	February 16, 2021 at 19:10:25 UTC	Canada invites 671 PNP candidates in latest EE draw
8	#178	PNP	March 17, 2021	11:49:48 UTC	CRS 682	183	March 04, 2021 at 16:56:20 UTC	Express Entry: 183 ITAs issued in latest draw by IRCC
9	#179	CEC	March 18, 2021	11:30:56 UTC	CRS 449	5,000	February 19, 2021 at 15:59:57 UTC	Express Entry: Another draw held in 2 days, CEC invited
10	#180	PNP	March 31, 2021	11:21:22 UTC	CRS 778	284	March 16, 2021 at 16:09:32 UTC	Express Entry: 284 PNP candidates invited in 4th draw of March
11	#181	CEC	April 1, 2021	11:04:53 UTC	CRS 432	5,000	February 16, 2021 at 09:51:22 UTC	Express Entry: 5,000 CEC candidates invited in first draw of April
12	#182	PNP	April 14, 2021	11:01:51 UTC	CRS 753	266	March 01, 2021 at 15:22:18 UTC	Express Entry: Second draw of April 2021 invites 266
13	#183	CEC	April 16, 2021	21:35:52 UTC	CRS 417	6,000	March 01, 2021 at 19:53:46 UTC	Express Entry: 6,000 receive ITAs by IRCC in latest draw
14	#184	PNP	April 28, 2021	11:00:02 UTC	CRS 717	381	March 16, 2021 at 21:20:50 UTC	--

Note. PNP: Provincial Nominee Program, CEC: Canadian Experience Class [CEC].

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