Monthly Archives: March 2021

Even though Canada faced many obstacles in reaching its immigration targets due to global pandemic, 2020 was still the biggest year in the Express Entry system’s history. In 2020, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada issued 107,350 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to aspiring candidates who submitted their profiles in the Express Entry Pool. 

The year 2020 holds both biggest and smallest draws, breaking all records of the previous years. There were 36 rounds of invitations held by IRCC in 2020. In the early months of the COVID 19 outbreak, the IRCC targeted Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates to issue invitations to those who are already staying in Canada. 

As of February 16, 2021, draw details from Alberta, immigrants aspiring for permanent residency in the province are likely to get their dream fulfilled soon. The AINP (Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program) has invited 159 total candidates having at least 352 CRS (Comprehensive Ranking Score) to make an application under Alberta Express Entry Stream. The candidates invited through Alberta’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw already had their profiles submitted in the Express Entry pool.

Having received Alberta’s provincial nomination, the invited candidates will have the advantage of getting an additional 600 CRS points to their existing overall CRS points. Thus, Alberta’s provincial nomination will help invited candidates to raise their ranking in the Express Entry pool.