The end year EE draw drops CRS to 468 and PNP updates for you

This post reflects the latest updates on federal and provincial immigration invitations.

Express Entry draw #170 for everyone

IRCC invited 5,000 people to apply in their latest Express Entry draw on December 23, 2020. They didn’t limit the invitations to a specific program. Therefore, people who had applied under CEC, FSWC and FSTC could receive invitations. The lowest CRS score was 468, which was slightly lower than the previous score of 469. If you are not familiar with these concepts, visit the following pages:

Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) updates

We visited the PNP websites to explore which province is active in inviting immigrants. Of course, some provinces lag in reporting online. Therefore, our report is as accurate as their websites. If you are not familiar with the concept of PNP, please visit the following page:

Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) – Alternative Immigration to Canada

Province	Latest Activity	Remarks
British Columbia	December 22, 2020	A total of 230 invitations under five categories, namely: SI – Skilled Worker (minimum score 95) SI – International Graduate (minimum score 95) SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (minimum score 77) EEBC – Skilled Worker (minimum score 99) EEBC – International Graduate (minimum score 99)
Alberta	N/A	No updates!
Saskatchewan	N/A	No updates!
Manitoba	December 17, 2020	They issued letters of Advice to Apply as follows: Skilled Workers in Manitoba: a total of 239 candidates with the lowest score of 375 International Education Stream: a total of 40 candidates Skilled Workers Overseas: a total of 50 candidates with the lowest score of 706
Ontario	December 15, 2020	A total of 668 Notice of Invitations (NOI) under Targeted draw – Tech Draw (CRS score range 460-468) They also invited 19 Entrepreneur applicants on December 15, 2020, with the lowest score of 140.
Quebec	December 16, 2020	223 invitations under the following criteria: persons who met the following criteria: they had a validated offer of employment; persons mentioned in Section 26 of the Québec Immigration Regulation (CQLR, chapter I-0.2.1, r. 3).
New Brunswick	N/A	We contacted them and asked for updates. We will update this post if they reply to us.
Nova Scotia	December 9, 2020	They invited 34 Entrepreneur stream applicants with the lowest score of 122.
Prince Edward Island	Dec 17, 2020	Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Invitations: 21 applicants with a minimum point of 85 Labour & Express Entry Invitations: 174 applicants with a minimum point of 195
Newfoundland and Labrador	N/A	We contacted them and asked for updates. We will update this post if they reply to us.
Northwest Territories	N/A	We contacted them and asked for updates. We will update this post if they reply to us.
Yukon	N/A	We contacted them and asked for updates. We will update this post if they reply to us.

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Al Parsai is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) in Toronto, Canada. He also teaches the official immigration consulting courses at Ashton College in Vancouver, Canada. Al who holds a Masters degree from Yorkville University is a member of ICCRC and CAPIC organizations. Al, the CEO of Parsai Immigration Services, has represented hundreds of applicants from more than 30 countries to the immigration authorities since January 2011.

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