Summary of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program draws in February 2022!
The Provincial Nominee Program is the second leading immigration pathway to Canada. Every month nearly all the provinces held the PNP draws to welcome skilled workers from all over the world.
Similarly, in February 2022, 7 provinces held 18 PNP draws and invited 5848 candidates.
List of provinces that held draws in February 2022
Here is the list of seven provinces that held PNP draws in the valentines month in 2022.
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
Complete details of PNP draws held inFebruary 2022
The details of all the PNP draws in February 2022 are given below:
All PNP draws in February 2022
Total no. of draws: 18 Total draws: 5848 |
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Sl. No | Date of Draw | Province | Invitations Issued |
1 | February 28, 2022 | Ontario | 173 |
2 | February 24, 2022 | Manitoba | 278 |
3 | February 24, 2022 | Ontario | 818 |
4 | February 22, 2022 | Ontario | 8 |
5 | February 22, 2022 | Ontario | 773 |
6 | February 22, 2022 | British Columbia | 160 |
7 | February 17, 2022 | Prince Edward Island | 123 |
8 | February 15, 2022 | British Columbia | 140 |
9 | February 10, 2022 | Manitoba | 273 |
10 | February 10, 2022 | #Quebec | 523 |
11 | February 09, 2022 | Ontario | 476 |
12 | February 09, 2022 | Ontario | 107 |
13 | February 09, 2022 | Ontario | 166 |
14 | February 08, 2022 | Ontario | 206 |
15 | February 08, 2022 | Ontario | 622 |
16 | February 08, 2022 | Nova Scotia | 278 |
17 | February 08, 2022 | British Columbia | 198 |
18 | February 01, 2022 | British Columbia | 126 |
19 | February 01, 2022 | Alberta | 400 |
Total | 5848 |
Let us have a look at the PNP draw results of each province.
Alberta
Alberta Immigration Nominee Program (AINP) held only one PNP draw on 01 February 2022 and invited 400 candidates with a CRS score of 340 under Alberta Express Entry stream. Below are the details of the draw.
AINP draws in February 2022
Total Invitations: 400 |
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Invitation Dates | Number of Invitations issued | CRS score of lowest ranked candidate |
February 01, 2022 | 400 | 340 |
British Columbia
The Pacific province held 4 draws in February every Tuesday and invited 624 candidates under Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC categories (Skilled Worker, International Graduate).
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held draws on February 01, 08, 15, and 22, i.e., every Tuesday, without any delay. It held 2 Tech draws and invited 266 Tech workers in February 2022.
The details of the BC PNP draws listed below:
BC PNP draws in February 2022
Total Invitations: 624 |
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Sl. No | Date | Categories | CRS Score | Invitations issued |
1 | February 22, 2022 | SI and EEBC | Ranging from 77-125 | 160 |
2 | February 15, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 85 | 140 |
3 | February 08, 2022 | SI and EEBC | Ranging from 77-120 | 198 |
4 | February 01, 2022 | SI and EEBC | 80 | 126 |
Total | 624 |
Manitoba
Manitoba issued 551 invitations under three streams, namely
- Skilled Workers in Manitoba
- Skilled Workers Overseas
- International Education Stream
The Keystone State held two Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) draws in February 2022, i.e., the first one on February 10 and the second on February 26. Out of these 551 LAAs, 134 were sent to candidates who had a valid Express Entry profile.
MPNP Draws in February 2022
Total Invitations: 551 |
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Draw | Date of Draw | Total LAAs sent | Of these, invitations issued to Express Entry candidates |
EOI Draw #136 | February 24, 2022 | 273 | 68 |
EOI Draw #137 | February 13, 2022 | 278 | 66 |
Total | 551 | 134 |
Nova Scotia
The province is popularly known as “New Scotland” held one Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)draw in February 2022 and invited 278 nurses. The draw was held on February 8, under Nova Scotia’s Labour Market Priorities Stream, and National Occupational Classification (NOC) 3012.
NSNP draws in February 2022
Total Invitations: 278 |
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Sl. No. | Invitation Date | Stream | Total number of Invitations |
1 | February 08, 2022 | Labour Market Priorities Stream | 278 |
Ontario
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 3349 invitations in February. The province is very active in February and issued notifications of interest under the following streams:
- Ontario’s French-Speaking Skilled Worker
- Express Entry Human Capital Priorities
- Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream
- Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream
- Ph.D. Graduate stream
- Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades stream
- Entrepreneur stream
On February 8: Ontario held two draws and invited 206 FSSW and 622 HCP, workers.
On February 9: The province held 3 draws and invited 749 candidates from the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker and In-Demand Skills streams.
On February 22: Ontario has again issued NOIs to 773 candidates under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker and In-Demand Skills streams.
On February 24: Ontario issued 818 invitations to candidates who may qualify for Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades stream.
On February 28: Lastly, the province invited 173 immigration candidates under Ph.D. Graduate stream.
In total, Ontario invited 3349 candidates in February 2022 to apply for a provincial nomination and contributed much to the Immigration Target of 2022.
Ontario PNP draws in February 2022
Total Invitations: 3349 |
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Sl.no | Date of round of invitations | Stream | NOIs / ITAs issued |
1 | February 28, 2022 | PhD Graduate stream | 173 |
2 | February 24, 2022 | ST | 818 |
3 | February 22, 2022 | HCP | 773 |
4 | February 22, 2022 | EJO: Foreign Worker stream | 8 |
5 | February 09, 2022 | EJO: Foreign Worker stream | 476 |
6 | February 09, 2022 | EJO: Foreign Worker stream | 166 |
7 | February 09, 2022 | EJO: In-Demand Skills stream | 107 |
8 | February 08, 2022 | HCP | 622 |
9 | February 08, 2022 | FSSW | 206 |
Prince Edward Island
The province has scheduled the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI-PNP) draws of 2022 and followed exactly without any delay in the first two months of the year. In February 2022, the PEI held one draw and invited 123 candidates, in which 117 candidates from the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams and 6 from the Business Impact stream.
PEI PNP draws in February 2022
Total Invitations: 123 |
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Invitation Date | Invitations sent to Business Impact Category | Invitations sent to Express Entry and Labour Impact categories | Total invitations in draw |
February 17, 2022 | 6 | 117 | 123 |
#Quebec Immigration Program
Quebec follows special Immigration Path which is neither Express Entry ot PNP program. In February it held only one draw and invited 523 candidates through Quebec Arrima draw.
Quebec – Invitations through Arrima in February 2022
Total Invitations: 523 |
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Invitation Dates | Number of Invitations issued |
February 10, 2022 | 523 |
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Why PNP to migrate to Canada?
This program is an option for candidates who do not get qualifies in Express Entry System. The PNP gives extra 600 points for candidates who get qualified in the two-tier application process. The Provincial Nomination Program has two categories:
- Enhanced PNPs – Use Express Entry System to draw candidates
- Base PNPs – Operates independently without Express Entry
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