Canada immigration update: All draws in April 2021

Canada remains the most popular country for migrate overseas.

With a streamlined immigration process and friendly welcoming policies, Canada leads among the Top-10 most-accepting countries for migrants.

Regular draws – both federal as well as provincial – have continued to be held despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Canadian immigration target for 2021 is set at 401,000 newcomers. Of these, 105,800 are to gain their Canada PR through the Express Entry system.

Another 47,500 are expected to take up permanent residence in Canada as provincial nominees via the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] route.

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• Canada immigration update: All draws in March 2021
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 [I] Federal Draws in April 2021

A total of 5 federal Express Entry draws were held this month.

While no all-program Express Entry draws were held, the federal draws held this month alternated between inviting provincial nominees and those with Canadian experience.

By the term “provincial nominees” is implied those with a nomination through any of the provincial or territorial governments [PT] under the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP].

Those with Canadian experience, on the other hand, are those eligible for the Express Entry’s Canadian Experience Class [CEC].

	In 2020	In 2021
Invitations issued by date [April 29]	30,989	61,771

Express Entry Draws held in April 2021 – 5

Total ITAs issued by IRCC in April 2021 – 17,647

 

Sl. No.	Draw No.	Invited	Date of Draw	CRS cut-off	ITAs issued	For details
1	#181	CEC	April 1, 2021	CRS 432	5,000	Express Entry: 5,000 CEC candidates invited in first draw of April
2	#182	PNP	April 14, 2021	CRS 753	266	Express Entry: Second draw of April 2021 invites 266
3	#183	CEC	April 16, 2021	CRS 417	6,000	Express Entry: 6,000 receive ITAs by IRCC in latest draw
4	#184	PNP	April 28, 2021	CRS 717	381	Express Entry: Latest federal draw invites 381 PNP nominees
5	#185	CEC	April 29, 2021	CRS 400	6,000	--

[II] Provincial Draws in April 2021

With nearly 80 Canada immigration pathways or ‘streams’ available, Canadian PNP offers a diverse range in options for those interested in taking up Canadian PR, while settling within a specific province or territory in Canada.

600 CRS points are automatically added to the ranking score of an Express Entry candidate that is able to secure a PNP nomination through any of the Express Entry linked PNP streams.

A PNP nomination is, therefore, regarded to offer an expedited pathway to Canadian permanent residence to an individual.

A provincial nomination is a guarantee of that Express Entry candidate receiving an invitation to apply in the next federal draw to be held.

It is the highest-ranked, as per the Comprehensive Ranking System or the CRS, that are issued Invitations to Apply [ITAs] by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] in the federal draws that are held from time to time.

[A] By Quebec

1 provincial draw, also referred to as Arrima draws, was held by Quebec in the month of April 2021.

Date of Arrima Draw	Invitations issued
April 29, 2021	83

The only Canadian province that is not a part of the PNP, Quebec has its own immigration programs.

Quebec has announced announced 3 new permanent immigration pilot programs.

All of the 3 immigration pilot programs are now open and accepting applications.

Quebec’s 3 New Permanent Immigration Pilot Programs
Pilot Program	Effective Date
For workers in food processing	From March 24, 2021 until January 1, 2026.
For orderlies [as per NOC 3413]	From March 31, 2021 until January 1, 2026.
For workers in the artificial intelligence, information technologies and visual effects sectors	From April 22, 2021 until January 1, 2026.

Note. NOC: National Occupational Classification matrix.

 

[B] Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] invitations in April 2021

 Number of PNP invitations issued, by province –

 

PNP Province/Territory	Total invitations in January 2021	Total invitations in February 2021	Total invitations in March 2021	Total invitations in April 2021
Alberta	150	359	500	400
British Columbia	523	871	1,514	984
Manitoba	490	503	634	1,009
New Brunswick	0	0	0	0
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0
Nova Scotia	Not disclosed	43	Not disclosed	0
Ontario	484	1,469	880	528
Prince Edward Island	211	121	150	156
Saskatchewan	887	840	666	548
Yukon	0	0	0	0

 

Details of the PNP draws held in April 2021 –

Province/Territory	Category/Stream	Status	Information of draw[s]
Alberta	Express Entry	2 draws held	·       April 20 – invitations issued: 200 ·       April 6 – invitations issued: 200
British Columbia	Skills Immigration [SI], Express Entry BC [EEBC], Entrepreneur Immigration [EI]	8 draws held	·       April 27 – invitations issued: 384 ·       April 27 – invitations issued: 14 [only to NOC 0621, NOC 0631] ·       April 20 [Tech Pilot draw]: invitations issued: 90 ·       April 13 – invitations issued: 420 ·       April 13 – invitations issued: 21 [only to NOC 0621, NOC 0631] ·       April 13 – invitations issued: 6 [EI – Base category] ·       April 13 – invitations issued: 5 [EI – Regional Pilot] ·       April 6 [Tech Pilot draw] – invitations issued: 80
Manitoba	Skilled Workers in Manitoba, International Education Stream, Skilled Workers Overseas	3 draws held	·       April 26 [EOI Draw #114]: invitations issued: 367 ·       April 19 [EOI Draw #113]: invitations issued: 399 ·       April 8 [EOI Draw #112: invitations issued: 243
New Brunswick	Express Entry	No update for this month	-
Newfoundland and Labrador	Express Entry & Other Program	No update for this month	No invitations issued so far this year   A new stream – Priority Skills Newfoundland and Labrador – launched in January 2021.
Northwest Territories	-	-	-
Nova Scotia	-	-	-
Ontario	Human Capital Priorities [HCP] stream	1 draw	April 13 – invitations issued: 528   Ontario PNP has introduced an EOI system for 5 OINP streams.
Prince Edward Island [PEI]	Labour & Express Entry, Business Work Permit	1 draw held	April 15 – invitations issued: 156
Saskatchewan	Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand	2 draws held	·       April 22 – invitations issued: 269 ·       April 8 – invitations issued: 279
Yukon	-	-	-

 *National Occupational Classification [NOC] matrix.

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