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On March 3, a new draw was held by Ontario through which French-speaking Express Entry candidates were invited to apply for provincial nomination.

There are 126 aspiring permanent residents invited in the second draw through the French-Speaking Skilled Worker (FSSW) stream under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Earlier on January 13, the province invited 146 candidates through the FSSW draw. With two draws held by Ontario so far in 2021, the province has invited more than 250 candidates through the same stream under OINP.

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.