Posted on September 30 2021

Canada immigration update: All PNP draws in September 2021

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated May 10 2023

Canada is the most popular country for migrate overseas. With a welcoming immigration policy, Canada leads the list of the Top 10 most-accepting countries for migrants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZzHZK7aCvs Canada also is among the Top 3 countries for immigration post COVID-19. Canada’s Express Entry is the most sought-after immigration programs worldwide. There are 3 immigration pathways under the federal Express Entry system. The Provincial Nominee Program [PNP], on the other hand, has as many as 80 immigration pathways. Many of the Canadian PNP pathways are linked with the federal Express Entry system that comes under Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC].

9 provinces [with the exception of Quebec] and 2 territories [with the exception of Nunavut] are part of Canadian PNP.

401,000 newcomers are to be welcomed by Canada in 2021. Of these, 80,800 will acquire Canadian permanent residence in 2021 through Canadian PNP. Here, we shall be seeing all the provincial draws held in September 2021. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RELATED

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quebec is not a part of Canadian PNP. With a greater autonomy – under Canada-Quebec Accord – Quebec has its own immigration programs. Draws by Quebec are also referred to as Arrima draws. This month, Quebec invited a total of 1,053 candidates – 536 invitations on September 30, and 517 invited on September 2 – in the 2 Arrima draws held this month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of PNP invitations issued in 2021, by provinces part of the PNP
PNP Province/Territory	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	March 2021	April 2021	May 2021	June 2021	July 2021	Aug 2021	Sep 2021
Alberta	150	359	500	400	500	375	329	396	1,610
British Columbia	523	871	1,514	984	914	974	885	926	994
Manitoba	490	503	634	1,009	382	1,300	1,792	275	1,252
New Brunswick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nova Scotia	Not disclosed	43	Not disclosed	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ontario	484	1,469	880	528	479	2,509	2,907	875	1,758
Prince Edward Island	211	121	150	156	155	113	127	161	143
Saskatchewan	887	840	666	548	528	255	575	948	919
Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

PNP draws held in September 2021 –

Province / Territory	PNP program	Category/Stream	Status	Information of draw[s]
Alberta	Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program [AINP]	Express Entry	4 draws held	September 30 – invitations issued: 275 September 21 – invitations issued: 450 September 14 – invitations issued: 385 September 7 – invitations issued: 500
British Columbia	British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program [BC PNP]	Skills Immigration [SI], Express Entry BC [EEBC]	6 draws held	September 28 – invitations issued: 386 September 28 – invitation issued: 36 [only to NOC 0621, NOC 0631] September 21 – Tech draw – invitations issued: 74 September 14 – invitations issued: 365 September 14 – invitations issued: 99 [only to NOC 0621, NOC 0631] September 7 – Tech draw – invitations issued: 34
Manitoba	Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program [MPNP]	Skilled Workers in Manitoba, International Education Stream, Skilled Workers Overseas	2 draws held	September 23 [EOI Draw #126] - invitations issued: 650 September 2 [EOI Draw #125] - invitations issued: 602
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	No invitations issued so far this year. A new stream – Priority Skills Newfoundland and Labrador – launched in January 2021.
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	8 EOI draws held	September 22 – EJO In-Demand Skills stream – invitations issued: 65 [Targeted draw for health, manufacturing and agricultural occupations.] September 22 – EJO In-Demand Skills stream – invitations issued: 7 [Targeted draw – for Regional Immigration Pilot] September 21 – EJO Foreign Worker stream – invitations issued: 406 [General draw] September 21 – EJO Foreign Worker stream – invitations issued: 36 [Targeted draw – for Regional Immigration Pilot] September 21 – EJO International Student stream – invitations issued: 523 [General draw] September 21 – EJO International Student stream – invitations issued: 30 [Targeted draw – for Regional Immigration Pilot] September 14 – Masters Graduate stream – invitations issued: 627 September 14 – PhD Graduate – invitations issued: 64
Prince Edward Island [PEI]	Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program [PEI PNP]	Labour & Express Entry, Business Work Permit	1 draw held	September 16 – invitations issued: 143 The next draw is to be on October 21, as per PEI PNP draw schedule for 2021.
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program [SINP]	Express Entry, Occupation In-Demand	2 draws held	September 27 – invitations issued: 391 September 8 – invitations issued: 528
Yukon	Yukon Nominee Program [YNP]	-	-	-

Note. NOC: National Occupational Classification matrix. NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers. NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers. If you are looking to Study, Work, Visit, Invest or Migrate Overseas, talk to Y-Axis, the World’s No. 1 Immigration & Visa Company. If you found this blog engaging, you may also like … How to get your Canada PR Visa application banned?

Apply Now

Tags: