IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada), British Columbia, and Quebec held draws this week.
All the Canadian provinces and territories have the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in place to offer economic immigration applicants who are most likely to successfully participate in the labor and economy of their regions, apart from Quebec.
Provinces regularly conduct draws that are designed for candidates having specific, in-demand human capital qualities. Few of the PNP draws, for instance, ask candidates to apply for a nomination based on their occupation or whether they are overseas graduate students from the province.
Read the following lines to know about the draws that were held on this week in detail.
Express Entry
IRCC conducted two draws continuously this week and issued a total of 3,480 invitations. On March 25th, 2024, IRCC held its 290th express entry and invited 1,980 candidates with a CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score of 388 in the general draw. This draw was conducted based on the tie-breaking rule: February 25, 2024, at 14:42:38 UTC.
Likewise, the next draw was conducted on March 26, 2024, and invited 1,500 candidates with a CRS score of 388 in the French language proficiency round. Furthermore, this draw was held based on the tie-breaking rule: March 10, 2024 at 20:06:26 UTC.
| Date | Round Type | No of Invitations | CRS Score |
| March 26, 2024 | French language proficiency (2024-1) | 1,500 | 388 |
| March 25, 2024 | General | 1,980 | 524 |
British Columbia
On 26 March 2024, British Columbia conducted a provincial draw and issued 126+ invitations.
When it comes to the general BC PNP draw, 28 candidates are invited with the lowest score of 85 in the childcare draw. Also, in the construction draw, 21 applicants were invited with the lowest score of 90. Furthermore, 30 invitations were issued to the candidates with a minimum score of 85 in the healthcare round. Apart from that, 47 invitations were issued to the applicants with the lowest score of 114 in the tech draw. Moreover, in veterinary care, less than 5 invitations were issued to the candidates with a minimum score of 85.
| Date | Draw type | Stream | Minimum score | No of invitations |
| March 26, 2024 | Childcare | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) | 85 | 28 |
| Construction | 90 | 21 | ||
| Healthcare | 85 | 30 | ||
| Tech | 114 | 47 | ||
| Veterinary care | 85 | <5 |
Quebec
On 21st March 2024, the Minister of Immigration, Francization, and Integration issued 1357 candidates to apply through the Quebec expression of interest draw. Also, the date and time of extraction from the Arrima bank: March 18, 2023, at 6:25 a.m.
| Date | Issued Invitations | Lowest Score | Date of extraction from Arrima bank |
| 21-03-2024 | 1357 | 596 | March 18, 2024 at 6:25 a.m. |
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