Name of the draw: Express Entry
Programs involved: Provincial Nominee Program
No. of invitations: 1,002
CRS score required: 742
The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited 1,002 candidates in the latest Express Entry Invitation Round. Invited immigration candidates belong to the PNP class. They can now apply for a Canadian Permanent Residency. It is the second express entry draw of this month that has invited PNP candidates only.
The requirement for Comprehensive Ranking System score was 742 points. In this draw, the CRS score requirement was relatively higher than compared to the previous draw. The score required has increased by 31 points. In the last PNP-specific draw, the cut-off score was 711 only.
Tie-break rule
IRCC publishes tie-break date and time in each express entry draw even when there is no actual tie. So, candidates who had the required cut-off score and who submitted their profiles before February 18, 2021, at 04:04:56 UTC were eligible to receive an ITA.
Eligibility for Express Entry-PNP
- You must have a valid express entry profile;
- You must have a provincial nomination;
- You have to meet the eligibility requirements for one of the three EE programs: FSW, FST, or CEC.
Express Entry 2021 The number of invitations issued by IRCC so far this year is double compared to those in 2020 by the same time. Canada has already invited 82,715 candidates this year. The tremendous increase in the number of invitations is primarily because the largest draw held in February issued over 20,000 invitations.
