Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) are a key part of Canada’s immigration policy, with more than 200,000 people expected to obtain Canadian permanent residence through a Provincial Nominee Program between 2020 and 2022.
Provincial Nominee Programs are the fastest-growing economic Canadian immigration pathway. Over recent years, the federal government has gradually increased provinces’ annual allocations for their respective PNPs, showing the increasing importance of these programs within the overall Canadian immigration landscape.
October 2021 updates of Canada’s PNP program
|
Date of Draw |
Province |
Invitations Issued |
|
October 27, 2021 |
Ontario |
1,408 |
|
October 26, 2021 |
British Columbia |
358 |
|
October 21, 2021 |
Manitoba |
459 |
|
October 21, 2021 |
Prince Edward Island |
204 |
|
October 20, 2021 |
Ontario |
546 |
|
October 19, 2021 |
British Columbia |
85 |
|
October 12, 2021 |
Alberta |
293 |
|
October 12, 2021 |
British Columbia |
641 |
|
October 7, 2021 |
Manitoba |
426 |
|
October 7, 2021 |
Ontario |
162 |
|
October 6, 2021 |
Ontario |
486 |
|
October 5, 2021 |
British Columbia |
108 |
September 2021 updates of Canada’s PNP program
|
Date of Draw |
Province |
Invitations Issued |
|
September 28, 2021 |
British Columbia |
422 |
|
September 27, 2021 |
Saskatchewan |
391 |
|
September 23, 2021 |
Manitoba |
650 |
|
September 22, 2021 |
Ontario |
72 |
|
September 21, 2021 |
Alberta |
450 |
|
September 21, 2021 |
British Columbia |
74 |
|
September 21, 2021 |
Ontario |
995 |
|
September 16, 2021 |
Prince Edward Island |
143 |
|
September 14, 2021 |
Alberta |
385 |
|
September 14, 2021 |
British Columbia |
464 |
|
September 14, 2021 |
Ontario |
691 |
|
September 8, 2021 |
Saskatchewan |
528 |
|
September 7, 2021 |
Alberta |
500 |
|
September 7, 2021 |
British Columbia |
34 |
|
September 2, 2021 |
Manitoba |
602 |
August 2021 updates of Canada’s PNP program
| Date of Draw | Province | Invitations Issued |
| August 26, 2021 | Ontario | 20 |
| August 25, 2021 | Ontario | 326 |
| August 24, 2021 | British Columbia | 74 |
| August 19, 2021 | Prince Edward Island | 161 |
| August 19, 2021 | Saskatchewan | 496 |
| August 18, 2021 | Ontario | 479 |
| August 17, 2021 | British Columbia | 427 |
| August 12, 2021 | Manitoba | 275 |
| August 11, 2021 | Ontario | 48 |
| August 10, 2021 | Alberta | 396 |
| August 10, 2021 | British Columbia | 51 |
| August 6, 2021 | Ontario | 2 |
| August 5, 2021 | Saskatchewan | 452 |
| August 3, 2021 | British Columbia | 374 |
July 2021 updates of Canada’s PNP program
| Date of Draw | Province | Invitations Issued |
| July 29, 2021 | Manitoba | 375 |
| July 27, 2021 | Alberta | 148 |
| July 27, 2021 | British Columbia | 59 |
| July 27, 2021 | Ontario | 1,031 |
| July 27, 2021 | Manitoba | 1,140 |
| July 21, 2021 | Ontario | 115 |
| July 21, 2021 | Saskatchewan | 280 |
| July 20, 2021 | British Columbia | 383 |
| July 15, 2021 | Ontario | 55 |
| July 15, 2021 | Prince Edward Island [PEI] | 127 |
| July 14, 2021 | Alberta | 181 |
| July 13, 2021 | British Columbia | 56 |
| July 13, 2021 | Ontario | 1,685 |
| July 9, 2021 | Manitoba | 277 |
| July 8, 2021 | Saskatchewan | 295 |
| July 7, 2021 | Ontario | 21 |
| July 6, 2021 | British Columbia | 387 |
June 2021 updates of Canada’s PNP program
| Date of Draw | Province | Invitations Issued |
| June 23, 2021 | Ontario | 583 |
| June 22, 2021 | Alberta | 184 |
| June 22, 2021 | British Columbia | 395 |
| June 17, 2021 | Manitoba | 141 |
| June 17, 2021 | Prince Edward Island | 113 |
| June 17, 2021 | Quebec | 69 |
| June 16, 2021 | Ontario | 940 |
| June 15, 2021 | British Columbia | 72 |
| June 15, 2021 | Saskatchewan | 255 |
| June 8, 2021 | British Columbia | 373 |
| June 7, 2021 | Manitoba | 142 |
| June 5, 2021 | Alberta | 191 |
| June 1, 2021 | British Columbia | 68 |
| June 1, 2021 | Ontario | 986 |
April 2021 updates of Canada’s PNP program
|
Date of Draw |
Province |
Invitations Issued |
|
April 27, 2021 |
British Columbia |
362 |
|
April 26, 2021 |
Manitoba |
367 |
|
April 22, 2021 |
Saskatchewan |
269 |
|
April 20, 2021 |
British Columbia |
90 |
|
April 20, 2021 |
Alberta |
200 |
|
April 19, 2021 |
Manitoba |
399 |
|
April 15, 2021 |
Prince Edward Island |
156 |
|
April 13, 2021 |
British Columbia |
452 |
|
April 13, 2021 |
Ontario |
528 |
|
April 8, 2021 |
Manitoba |
243 |
|
April 8, 2021 |
Saskatchewan |
279 |
|
April 6, 2021 |
British Columbia |
80 |
|
April 6, 2021 |
Alberta |
200 |
March 2021 updates of Canada’s PNP program
|
Date of Draw |
Province |
Invitations Issued |
|
March 30, 2021 |
British Columbia |
374 |
|
March 26, 2021 |
Alberta |
300 |
|
March 25, 2021 |
Manitoba |
335 |
|
March 24, 2021 |
Saskatchewan |
418 |
|
March 18, 2021 |
Prince Edward Island [PEI] |
150 |
|
March 11, 2021 |
Manitoba |
299 |
|
March 11, 2021 |
Saskatchewan |
248 |
|
March 16, 2021 |
British Columbia |
428 |
|
March 3, 2021 |
Ontario |
126 |
|
March 3, 2021 |
Alberta |
200 |
|
March 2, 2021 |
British Columbia |
418 |
|
March 2, 2021 |
Ontario |
754 |
February 2021 updates of Canada’s PNP program
| Date | Province | Update |
| 18-Feb-21 | Prince Edward Island | 121 |
| 16-Feb-21 | British Columbia | 494 |
| 16-Feb-21 | Ontario | 1,186 |
| 12-Feb-21 | Manitoba | 296 |
| 11-Feb-21 | Saskatchewan | 541 |
| 10-Feb-21 | Alberta | 200 |
| 9-Feb-21 | British Columbia | 74 |
| 2-Feb-21 | Ontario | 283 |
| 2-Feb-21 | British Columbia | 216 |
January 2021 updates of Canada’s PNP program
| Date | Province | Update |
| 21-Jan-21 | Saskatchewan | 502 |
| 19-Jan-21 | British Columbia | 195 |
| 19-Jan-21 | Alberta | 50 |
| 14-Jan-21 | Manitoba | 272 |
| 13-Jan-21 | Ontario | 146 |
| 12-Jan-21 | British Columbia | 80 |
| 07-Jan-21 | Saskatchewan | 385 |
| 05-Jan-21 | British Columbia | 168 |
December updates of Canada’s PNP program
| Date | Province | Update |
| 30-Dec-20 | Manitoba PNP | 188 candidates invited |
| 29-Dec-20 | British Columbia | 58 candidates invited |
| 22-Dec-20 | British Columbia | 230 candidates invited |
| 22-Dec-20 | Quebec | 233 candidates invited |
| 17-Dec-20 | Saskatchewan | 576 candidates invited |
| 17-Dec-20 | PEI PNP | 195 candidates invited |
| 17-Dec-20 | Manitoba | 419 candidates invited |
| 15-Dec-20 | British Columbia | 92 candidates invited |
| 15-Dec-20 | Ontario | 668 candidates invited |
| 08-Dec-20 | British Columbia | 256 candidates invited |
| 01-Dec-20 | Saskatchewan | 564 candidates invited |
| 01-Dec-20 | British Columbia | 68 candidates invited |
| 01-Dec-20 | Nova Scotia | Valid job offer |
November updates of Canada’s PNP program
| Date | Province | Update |
| 24-Nov-20 | British Columbia | 360 Candidates Invited |
| 19-Nov-20 | Saskatchewan | 214 Candidates Invited |
| 19-Nov-20 | Manitoba | 196 Candidates Invited |
| 19-Nov-20 | PEI | 214 Candidates Invited |
| 12-Nov-20 | Ontario | 443 Candidates Invited |
| 10-Nov-20 | British Columbia | 356 Candidates Invited |
| 05-Nov-20 | Manitoba | 205 Candidates Invited |
| 04-Nov-20 | Ontario | 516 Candidates Invited |
| 03-Nov-20 | British Columbia | 76 Candidates Invited |
| 03-Nov-20 | Saskatchewan | 272 Candidates Invited |
October updates of Canada’s PNP program
| Date | Province | Update |
| 27-Oct-20 | Saskatchewan | 618 Invitations |
| 27-Oct-20 | British Columbia | Invited 354 Candidates |
| 27-Oct-20 | Alberta | Launched A New Pnp Stream |
| 26-Oct-20 | Ontario | 21 Invitations |
| 22-Oct-20 | Nova Scotia | Apply Through The Labor Market Priorities Stream. |
| 22-Oct-20 | Manitoba | Invited 206 Candidates |
| 21-Oct-20 | Ontario | Opened The Employer Job Offer |
| 20-Oct-20 | British Columbia | Invited 80 Candidates |
| 20-Oct-20 | Ontario | Accepting Applications To The Employer Job Offer |
| 15-Oct-20 | PEI | Invited 184 Candidates |
| 15-Oct-20 | Ontario | Invited 772 Candidates |
| 13-Oct-20 | British Columbia | Invited 417 Candidates |
| 8-Oct-20 | Manitoba | Invited 192 Candidates |
| 6-Oct-20 | British Columbia | Invited 72 Candidates |
| 1-Oct-20 | Quebec | Invited 365 |
August updates of Canada’s PNP program
| Date | Province | Update |
| 25-Aug-20 | PEI | Invited 293 candidates |
| 25-Aug-20 | British Columbia | invited 72 candidates |
| 19-Aug-20 | Ontario | Opened the Employer Job Offer |
| 18-Aug-20 | British Columbia | Invited 302 candidates |
| 14-Aug-20 | Saskatchewan | Invited 533 candidates |
| 13-Aug-20 | Manitoba | Invited 199 candidates |
| 11-Aug-20 | British Columbia | Invited 52 candidates |
| 07-Aug-20 | British Columbia | Invited 437 candidates |
| 07-Aug-20 | British Columbia | Increased application fees |
July updates of Canada’s PNP program
| Date | Province | Update |
| 30-Jul-20 | Manitoba | Invited 199 candidates |
| 29-Jul-20 | Saskatchewan | Issued 502 invitations |
| 29-Jul-20 | Ontario | Issued 1,288 Notifications |
| 28-Jul-20 | British Columbia | Invited 34 candidates |
| 21-Jul-20 | British Columbia | Invited 62 candidates |
| 21-Jul-20 | Ontario | Opened and then closed the Employer Job Offer |
| 20-Jul-20 | Ontario | Announced Employer Job Offer |
| 16-Jul-20 | PEI | 195 invitations were issued |
| 16-Jul-20 | Manitoba | Invited 174 candidates |
| 15-Jul-20 | Quebec | Invited 7 candidates |
*Please note that Quebec does not operate a Provincial Nominee Program, but instead manages its own provincial immigration program.