Canada immigration update: All draws in January 2021

As per the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan of Canada, more than 4 lakh immigrants are to be welcomed by Canada annually. Of the 401,000 overall planned permanent resident admissions in 2021, a majority – that is, 108,500 – are to be federal skilled that are to be inducted via the federal Express Entry system. Another 80,800 are expected to gain their Canadian permanent residence in 2021 through the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP]. Quebec, on the other hand, will be welcoming around 47,500 newcomers in 2021. In January 2021, regular draws – provincial as well as federal – were held throughout the month. The province of Quebec too held an Arrima draw towards the end of the month. [I] Federal Draws in January 2021 A total of 4 Express Entry draws were held by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] in January 2021. No all-program Express Entry draw was held this month. IRCC held program-specific draws instead, alternating between those with a provincial nomination through any of the Express Entry linked PNP streams and those with Canadian experience [that is, eligible for the Canadian Experience Class or CEC]. Express Entry Draws held in January 2021 – 4 Total ITAs issued by IRCC in January 2021 – 10,000 

Sl. No.	Draw No.	Invited	Date of Draw	CRS cut-off	ITAs issued	For details
1	#171	PNP	January 6, 2021	CRS 813	250	Canada holds first Express Entry draw of 2021
2	#172	CEC	January 7, 2021	CRS 461	4,750	Express Entry: 4,750 invited with Canadian experience
3	#173	PNP	January 20, 2021	CRS 741	374	Express Entry: 374 invited with a PNP nomination
4	#174	CEC	January 21, 2021	CRS 454	4,626	Canada holds second Express Entry draw within 2 days

[II] Provincial Draws in January 2021 Each of the provincial pathways to Canada PR specifically targets a specific class of immigrants. As per IRCC, the PNP is for workers that have –

The education, work experience and skills required for being able to contribute to the economy of a particular province or territory,

The intention of living within that province or territory, and

An intention of taking up Canada PR.

Provinces and territories that operate a PNP can nominate individuals through either – [1] paper-based application process for ‘base’ nominations, or [2] electronic application [e-application] process for Express Entry linked ‘enhanced’ nominations. A provincial nomination fetches an Express Entry candidate 600 additional points towards their Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] score. Hence, a PNP nomination is a guarantee of the individual being invited to apply for Canada PR in the subsequent Express Entry draw. [II] Provincial invitations  [A] By Quebec Quebec has invited a total of 95 immigration candidates in Arrima draw held on January 26, 2021. This is the 14th Arrima draw to be held by Quebec.

Date of Arrima draw	Total invitations issued
January 26, 2021	95

Quebec is the only Canadian province that is not a part of the PNP of Canada. [B] Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] invitations in January 2021 Number of PNP invitations issued, by province – 

PNP Province/Territory	Total invitations in January 2021
Alberta	150
British Columbia	523
Manitoba	490
New Brunswick	0
Newfoundland and Labrador	0
Northwest Territories	0
Nova Scotia	Not disclosed
Ontario	484
Prince Edward Island	211
Saskatchewan	887
Yukon	0

 Details of the provincial draws held in January 2021 – 

PROVINCE / TERRITORY	CATEGORY / STREAM	STATUS	DRAW INFORMATION
Alberta	Express Entry	2 draw held	January 28 – invitations issued: 100, CRS required 360 January 8 – invitations issued 50, CRS required 406
British Columbia	Skills Immigration, Express Entry BC	4 draws held	January 26 [Tech Pilot draw] – invitations issued: 81
			January 19 – invitations issued: 195
			January 12 [Tech Pilot draw] – invitations issued: 80
			January 5 – invitations issued: 168
Manitoba	Skilled Workers in Manitoba, International Education Stream, Skilled Workers Overseas	2 draws held	January 14 [EOI Draw #106] – invitations issued: 272
			January 28 [EOI Draw #107] – invitations issued: 218
New Brunswick	Express Entry	No update for this month	Postponed
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	Express Entry	1 draw held	January 19 [NOC 1114 invited] – invitations issued: not disclosed
Ontario	Skilled Trades Stream, French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream	1 draw held	January 13 – total invitations: 484
Prince Edward Island	Labour & Express Entry, Business Work Permit	1 draw held in December	January 21 – total invitations: 211
Saskatchewan	Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand	2 draws held in December	January 7 – total invitations issued: 385
			January 21 – total invitations issued: 502
Yukon	-	-	-

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