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August 2, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

On July 25, 2024, the latest Quebec Arrima draw issued 1,560 invitations for permanent residency applications. These invitations were extended under the Regular Skilled Worker Program (RSWP), aiming to attract skilled workers to the province.

The specifics of this Quebec Arrima draw were made public by the Minister of Immigration, Francization, and Integration (MIFI). This official announcement provided crucial information regarding the selection process and the number of invitations distributed.

The publication date of these details was August 1, 2024. By releasing this information, MIFI ensures transparency and keeps prospective applicants informed about the latest developments in the immigration process.

Arrima profiles that were valid as of July 22, 2024 were taken into consideration for this draw, provided they met the following criteria:

  • Level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French or its equivalent
  • A score equal to or greater than 579 points with occupation listed below:
  1. 0213 Computer and information systems managers
  2. 2131 Civil engineers
  3. 2132 Mechanical engineers
  4. 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
  5. 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
  6. 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
  7. 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
  8. 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
  9. 2173 Software engineers and designers
  10. 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
  11. 2175 Web designers and developers
  12. 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
  13. 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
  14. 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
  15. 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
  16. 2281 Computer network technicians
  17. 2282 User support technicians
  18. 2283 Information systems testing technicians
  19. 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
  20. 3233 Licensed practical nurses
  21. 3413 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
  22. 4031 Secondary school teachers
  23. 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
  24. 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
  25. 5223 Graphics technicians
  26. 5225 Audio and video recording technicians
  27. 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators

Individuals with a valid job offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal were also addressed by these invitations.

See below all Quebec Arrima draws of 2024

Date Number of Invitations Cut-off score Notes
July 25, 2024 1,560 579 Targeted draw for 27 occupations.
June 27, 2024 1,528 581 General draw with level 7 oral French proficiency
June 20, 2024 1,470 585 General draw with level 7 oral French proficiency
June 6, 2024 1,281 587 General draw with level 7 oral French proficiency
May 30, 2024 1,441 591 General draw with level 7 oral French proficiency
May 23, 2024 1,350 593 General draw with level 7 oral French proficiency
April 25, 2024 1,415 598 General draw with level 7 oral French proficiency
April 11, 2024 1,036 536 and 606 Two targeted draws for 47 occupations
March 21, 2024 1,357 596 General draw with level 7 oral French proficiency
March 7, 2024 1,136 603 General draw with level 7 oral French proficiency
February 22, 2024 1,007 608 General draw with level 7 oral French proficiency
February 8, 2024 1,034 613 General draw with level 7 oral French proficiency
January 24, 2024 1,007 I’m Targeted draw for 28 occupations for individuals with level 7 in oral French proficiency
Total 12,064

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August 1, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

In an Express Entry draw announced on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, IRCC invited 5,000 candidates to apply for permanent residency. This brings the total number of invitations issued for Canada Express Entry this week to 5,964, including the 964 candidates invited at the beginning of the week.

The latest Express Entry draw targeted all candidates in the pool with a CRS score of 686 or higher.

See below details of the Express Entry draws this week

Specifics July 31 July 30
Category Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Provincial Nominee Program
Invitations 5,000 964
CRS Cutoff 510 686
Tie-breaking rule June 30, 2024 May 27, 2024

See below latest CRS Score distribution in the pool

CRS score range Number of candidates
601-1200 105
501-600 12,455
451-500 60,511
491-500 10,172
481-490 12,015
471-480 14,994
461-470 12,656
451-460 10,674
401-450 51,969
441-450 10,137
431-440 11,183
421-430 9,798
411-420 10,506
401-410 10,345
351-400 54,320
301-350 25,553
0-300 5,608
Total 210,521

See below all Express Entry Draws in 2024

Date Round type Invitations issued CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
July 30, 2024 Provincial Nominee Program 964 686
July 18, 2024 French language proficiency (Version 1) 1,800 400
July 17, 2024 Canadian Experience Class 6,300 515
July 16, 2024 Provincial Nominee Program 1,391 670
July 8, 2024 French language proficiency (Version 1) 3,200 420
July 5, 2024 Healthcare occupations (Version 1) 3,750 445
July 4, 2024 Trade occupations (Version 1) 1,800 436
July 2, 2024 Provincial Nominee Program 920 739
June 19, 2024 Provincial Nominee Program 1,499 663
May 31, 2024 Canadian Experience Class 3,000 522
May 30, 2024 Provincial Nominee Program 2,985 676
April 24, 2024 French language proficiency (Version 1) 1,400 410
April 23, 2024 General 2,095 529
April 11, 2024 STEM occupations (Version 1) 4,500 491
April 10, 2024 General 1,280 549
March 26, 2024 French language proficiency (Version 1) 1,500 388
March 25, 2024 General 1,980 524
March 13, 2024 Transport occupations (Version 1) 975 430
March 12, 2024 General 2,850 525
February 29, 2024 French language proficiency (Version 1) 2,500 336
February 28, 2024 General 1,470 534
February 16, 2024 Agriculture and agri-food occupations (Version 1) 150 437
February 14, 2024 Healthcare occupations (Version 1) 3,500 422
February 13, 2024 General 1,490 535
February 1, 2024 French language proficiency (Version 1) 7,000 365
January 31, 2024 General 730 541
January 23, 2024 General 1,040 543
January 10, 2024 General 1,510 546

Selected candidates now have 60 days to send a complete application for permanent residency to IRCC. Currently, IRCC processes Express Entry applications in about 5 months on average.

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July 26, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

On Thursday, July 25, 2024, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) sent out 209 invitations to apply for permanent residency in an Express Entry draw targeting profiles under the Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream.

Express Entry profiles interested in living in Ontario that have at least six months of experience in the primary occupation listed under NOC 31102: general practitioners and family physicians, were considered in this round of invitation.

Profiles created between July 25, 2023, and July 25, 2024, that met these eligibility criteria and had a CRS score between 395 and 444 were invited to apply for provincial nominations in this draw.

See below full details of OINP Express Entry Draw of July 25

Invitations CRS score range Profiles created in IRCC Express Entry system Description
209 395-444 July 25, 2023–July 25, 2024 Targeted draw for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC code: 31102)

See below all OINP HCP Draws of 2024

So far, 10,038 notifications of interest have been issued in 6 OINP HCP rounds of invitations. Candidates with CRS scores as low as 352 that met the eligibility criteria have been invited this year.

Date NOIs issued Number of NOIs issued CRS score range Profiles created in IRCC Express Entry system Notes
July 25, 2024 209 395-444 July 25, 2023:
July 25, 2024
Targeted draw for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC code: 31102)
July 18, 2024 1,240 425-444 July 18, 2023
July 18, 2024
Targeted draw for 43 healthcare-related occupations
March 21, 2024 2,281 468-480 March 21, 2023:
March 21, 2024
Targeted draw for 15 Tech occupations
March 7, 2024 2,104 352-421 March 7, 2023:
March 7, 2024
Targeted draw for 43 healthcare occupations
February 8, 2024 2,118 471–480 February 8, 2023:
February 8, 2024
Targeted draw for 15 Tech occupations
February 6, 2024 2,086 379-430 February 6, 2023:
February 6, 2024
Targeted draw for 42 healthcare occupations

The candidates invited in this draw will receive an additional 600 points to their CRS scores which will increase their scores to between 995 and 1,044. They also have forty-five days to get their provincial nominations by submitting a fully completed application.

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July 17, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

In latest BC PNP draw of July 16, over 67 candidates were invited for permanent residency in both general and targeted rounds of invitations.

See below details of latest BC PNP Draw

Date Draw type Stream Minimum
Score
Number of invitations
July 16, 2024 Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202) Skilled Worker, International Graduate
(includes EEBC option)
94 9
Targeting 25 Construction occupations 95 10
Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations 104 14
Targeting 35 tech occupations 122 34
Veterinary care 80 <5

The BC PNP processing timeframe for post-nomination requests and skills immigration remain 3 months respectively. Processing only commences after BC PNP receives completed application.

Congratulations to everyone that received an invitation!

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July 8, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

On July 4, 2024, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) sent out 126 invitations for permanent residency under the International Education Stream and the Skilled Worker Overseas category.

See below full details of the latest MPNP Draw of July 4

International Education Stream

Profiles that meet the eligibility requirements for the International Education Stream:
– Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 85

Skilled Worker Overseas

Profiles directly invited by the MPNP under a Strategic Recruitment Initiative:
– Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 41
– Ranking score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited: 709

Nineteen of the invited candidates in this MPNP draw had a valid Express Entry profile and a job seeker validation code.

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July 3, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, 920 candidates received invitations for permanent residency in the first Express Entry draw of July.

This draw targeted profiles with a provincial nomination and a CRS score of 739 or higher. Since the provincial nomination adds 600 points, the invited candidates likely had a CRS score of around 139 without the nomination.

See below details of Express Entry draw of July 2

  • Category: Provincial Nominee Program
  • Number of invitations issued: 920
  • Rank required to be invited to apply: 920 or above
  • Date of round: July 2, 2024
  • CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 739
  • Tie-breaking rule: February 2, 2024

See below recent CRS score distribution in pool

CRS score range Number of candidates

601-1200

940
501-600 16,521
451-500 64,761
491-500 10,295
481-490 12,447
471-480 16,371
461-470 13,883
451-460 11,765
401-450 54,148
441-450 11,031
431-440 11,342
421-430 9,947
411-420 10,876
401-410 10,952
351-400 54,902
301-350 25,752
0-300 5,523
Total 222,547

See below all Express Entry Draws in 2024

Date Program/Category Invitations CRS score cutoff
June 19, 2024 Provincial Nominee Program 1,499 663
May 31, 2024 Canadian Experience Class 3,000 522
May 30, 2024 Provincial Nominee Program 2,985 676
April 24, 2024 Targeted Draw for French Speakers 1,400 410
April 23, 2024 General 2,095 529
April 11, 2024 STEM Targeted Draw 4,500 491
April 10, 2024 General 1,280 549
March 26, 2024 Targeted Draw for French Speakers 1,500 388
March 25, 2024 General 1,980 524
March 13, 2024 Transport-targeted draw 975 430
March 12, 2024 General 2,850 525
February 29, 2024 Targeted Draw for French Speakers 2,500 336
February 28, 2024 General 1,470 534
February 16, 2024 Agriculture and Agri-food draw 150 437
February 14, 2024 Healthcare Targeted Draw 3,500 422
February 13, 2024 General 1,490 535
February 1, 2024 Targeted Draw for French Speakers 7,000 365
January 31, 2024 General 730 541
January 23, 2024 General 1,040 543
January 10, 2024 General 1,510 546

Candidates who receive an invitation must submit their completed applications within sixty days, supporting the data in their EE profiles.

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June 20, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

In the first Express Entry Draw of June 2024, IRCC sent out 1,499 invitations to apply for permanent residency. This draw focused on Express Entry profiles with provincial or territorial nominations. The CRS cutoff score decreased by 13 points to 663 compared to previous PNP-only draws.

See below full details of the Express Entry draw of June 19

  • Category/Program: Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
  • Number of invitations issued: 1,499
  • Rank required to be invited to apply: 1,499 or above
  • Date of round: June 19, 2024
  • CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 663
  • Tie-breaking rule: January 19, 2024

See below latest CRS score distribution in the pool

CRS score range Number of candidates
601-1200 3,002
501-600 14,330
451-500 63,451
491-500 8,880
481-490 12,132
471-480 16,800
461-470 13,840
451-460 11,799
401-450 54,200
441-450 11,026
431-440 11,086
421-430 9,989
411-420 10,927
401-410 11,172
351-400 57,086
301-350 27,247
0-300 5,624
Total 224,940

See below all Express Entry draws in 2024

Date Program/Category Invitations CRS score cutoff
June 19, 2024 Provincial Nominee Program 1,499 663
May 31, 2024 Canadian Experience Class 3,000 522
May 30, 2024 Provincial Nominee Program 2,985 676
April 24, 2024 Targeted Draw for French Speakers 1,400 410
April 23, 2024 General 2,095 529
April 11, 2024 STEM Targeted Draw 4,500 491
April 10, 2024 General 1,280 549
March 26, 2024 Targeted Draw for French Speakers 1,500 388
March 25, 2024 General 1,980 524
March 13, 2024 Transport-targeted draw 975 430
March 12, 2024 General 2,850 525
February 29, 2024 Targeted Draw for French Speakers 2,500 336
February 28, 2024 General 1,470 534
February 16, 2024 Agriculture and Agri-food draw 150 437
February 14, 2024 Healthcare Targeted Draw 3,500 422
February 13, 2024 General 1,490 535
February 1, 2024 Targeted Draw for French Speakers 7,000 365
January 31, 2024 General 730 541
January 23, 2024 General 1,040 543
January 10, 2024 General 1,510 546

Candidates have 60 days to submit complete applications supporting their EE profiles.

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June 12, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, British Columbia invited 66 candidates for permanent residency in general and targeted rounds of invitation.

British Columbia has been consistent in weekly draws, however recently the total number of invitations have reduced.

See below full details of latest BC PNP Draw

Date Draw type Stream Minimum
Score
Number of invitations
June 11, 2024 General Skilled Worker 131 39
Skilled Worker – EEBC option 131
International Graduate 131
International Graduate – EEBC option 131
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 110
Childcare 93 6
Construction 93 9
Healthcare 102 12

The BC PNP processing timeframe for post-nomination requests and skills immigration remain 3 months respectively. Processing only commences after BC PNP receives completed application.

Congratulations to everyone that received an invitation!

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June 3, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

For the first time since September, 2021, an Express Entry Draw for Canadian Experience Class (CEC), inviting 3,000 candidates to apply for PR was announced on Friday, May 31, 2024.

The CRS cutoff score for this draw was high at 522.

See below details  of the Express Entry Draw of May 31

  • Category: Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
  • Number of invitations issued: 3,000
  • Rank required to be invited to apply: 3,000th or above
  • Date of round: May 31, 2024
  • CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 522
  • Tie-breaking rule: March 19, 2024

See below summary of Express Entry Draws in 2024

Immigration Program No. of Draws Total
Invitations
Average
CRS Score
Lowest
CRS Score
Highest
CRS Score
General or No Program Specified 9 14,445 536 524 549
Targeted Draw for French Speakers 4 12,400 375 336 410
Agriculture and Agri-food draw 1 150 437 437 437
Transport-targeted draw 1 975 430 430 430
STEM Targeted Draw 1 4,500 491 491 491
Healthcare Targeted Draw 1 3,500 422 422 422
Canadian Experience Class (CEC) 1 3,000 522 522 522
Trades Targeted Draw 0
Provincial Nominee Program 1 2,985 676 676 676

See below latest CRS Score Distribution in the Pool and Comparison

CRS score range Number of candidates
601-1200 1,093
501-600 12,051
451-500 62,073
491-500 9,167
481-490 11,246
471-480 16,933
461-470 13,429
451-460 11,298
401-450 51,694
441-450 10,454
431-440 10,485
421-430 9,461
411-420 10,640
401-410 10,654
351-400 56,015
301-350 27,831
0-300 5,410
Total 216,167

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May 23, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

Canadian Immigration Minister, Marc Miller introduced a new Canadian citizenship by descent legislation called the Bill C-71 today, May 23, 2024.

This bill aims to extend citizenship by descent beyond the first generation while preserving the value of Canadian citizenship. It would immediately give Canadian citizenship to those born abroad to a Canadian parent who was also born abroad before the Act takes effect.

Children born overseas and adopted by Canadian parents beyond the first generation will also be granted citizenship directly.

After the law takes effect, parents born in another country who have or adopt children born outside Canada must have been in Canada for at least 1,095 days before their child is born or adopted to pass on citizenship.

Bill C-71, a law to change the Citizenship Act (2024), would bring back citizenship for “Lost Canadians” who lost it or never got it because of old rules in past citizenship laws. Before the law starts, Bill C-71 would also give citizenship to the children and grandchildren of “lost Canadians,” and to anyone born outside Canada to a Canadian parent in later generations.

More update on this information as it unfolds but definitely exciting news in many quarters.

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