With 78,350 ITAs issued up to now, 2020 is a record-breaking year for the amount of invitations to employ issued for Canadian immigration.

A record number of candidates were invited to submit an application for permanent residence through the Express Entry system this summer. This quarter becomes the biggest quarter for express entry for immigration.

It seems that the pandemic hasn’t ceased the sheer number of invitations being issued for candidates to apply for immigration. A total of 28,450 Express Entry candidates were issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) from the third quarter of 2020. That is more ITAs than any previous quarter because the application management system started in January, 2015. It also brings the number of ITAs issued this year to a record high in 78,350. In the next quarter of 2020 throughout the initial wave of coronavirus, Canada nevertheless issued 27,300 ITAs, that has not been seen in one quarter because Q4, 2018.

Nominees at the Federal Skilled Worker Program, who’d been entirely left out in Q2, were finally contained in the July 8th Express Entry draw. Since September 2nd, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has consistently held all-program draws, which don’t discriminate by program type.

The month of August saw four distinct types of Express Entry draws. Observing another all-program draw August 5th, Canada also held a Federal Skilled Trades draw on August 6th, inviting immigration candidates with transactions expertise to apply for permanent residence. Subsequently on August 19th, also 20th, Canada returned into its Q2 habit of holding Express Entry draws that were exclusive to Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Canadian Experience Course candidates. Biggest quarter for express entry for the new immigrants in Canada

Even though the largest Express Entry draw still goes to the February 19 invitation round where 4,500 candidates were encouraged, the previous three draws in September have consistently invited 4,200 principal applicants.

Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP)

PNPs are some of the alternative pathways to permanent residence. Express Entry applicants who don’t have high Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores, over 470, can get a boost of 600 points using a provincial nomination. Or, immigration hopefuls that are not at the Express Entry pool may be able to experience a base PNP should they have ties to a specific state.

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) holds draws every week, inviting skilled tech-industry workers throughout the Tech Pilot. They also encourage other applicants with job offers in the province, based on labor market requirements.

Since July, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has held four invitation rounds, enticing candidates out of its Saskatchewan Express Entry, and Occupation In-Demand streams.

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) held six invitation rounds this past quarter. Candidates were invited from the Skilled Colleges in Manitoba Category, Skilled Worker Overseas Category, and also the International Education Stream.

The most popular province for Canadian immigrants, Ontario, held three draws, encouraging about 2,000 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. Candidates were invited via the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)’s Ontario Entrepreneur, and Ontario Human Capital Priorities Stream, that is aligned with Express Entry.

The Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) held a Labour Market Priorities draw September 24. A total of 47 invitations went to Express Entry candidates with chief jobs listed as motor vehicle body repairers, and automotive service technicians.

Quebec PNP Program

Quebec held its biggest draw since August 2019, encouraging 365 immigration candidates to submit an application for a Quebec Selection Certificate on September 24.

People were invited if they had registered an expression of interest through the Arrima portalsite, which manages immigration applications for Quebec’s Regular Skilled Worker Program.

There were three types of candidates invited by the Ministry of Immigration, Francization, and Integration (MIFI), and one of these was entirely new. Quebec invited Arrima applicants who did not meet the invitation criteria but who, at the Minister’s opinion, would be able to contribute to the province’s prosperity. These invitees didn’t necessarily need to get a job offer from the state.

There was another category of applicants, however, who did need a validated supply of employment established in Quebec so as for an invitation.

And finally, the last group included people who were staying in Quebec as diplomats, consular officers, agents for the United Nations or any intergovernmental organization that carries out operations in the state. The draw could also have included people that are members of their team of these officials.

MIFI did not specify how many of the invitations were issued to applicants in all those classes.

ο Reference taken from CIC News