Canada PNP Round Up January 2023

Highlights:  Summary of Canada PNP draws in January 2023

• Canada held 15 PNP draws in January 2023
• The number of invitations issued in these draws was 5,644
• Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island held 1 draw each
• British Columbia held 5 PNP draws while Ontario held 6
• The number of draws held by Manitoba is 2

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Canada PNP draw results

The provinces in Canada hold Provincial Nominee Program draws every month to invite immigrants. The invitations are issued so that candidates can work in the provinces and help to reduce the skills shortage. Canada held 15 draws in January 2023 and invited 5,644 candidates to apply for a Canada PR visa. The number of draws held by different provinces is as follows:

• Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan held 1 draw each
• Number of draws held by Manitoba is 2
• British Columbia held 5 draws
• 6 draws were held by Ontario

List of Provinces that held draws in January 2023

Canada held 15 draws in January 2023. The provinces that held draws are listed below:

• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Saskatchewan

Details of Canada PNP draw in January 2023

Canada held 15 draws in January 2023 and 5,644 candidates were invited to apply for a Canada PR visa. These draws were held by 5 provinces and summary can be found in the table below:

Date of Draw	Province	No. of Candidates
January 4, 2023	British Columbia	211
January 10, 2023		150
January 17, 2023		192
January 24, 2023		285
January 31, 2023		284
January 12, 2023	Manitoba	322
January 26, 2023		336
January 10, 2023	Ontario	404
January 13, 2023		1,252
January 24, 2023		622
January 25, 2023		692
January 27, 2023		10
January 31, 2023		611
January 19, 2023	PEI	223
January 5, 2023	Saskatchewan	50

British Columbia

British Columbia held 5 draws in 2023 in which 1,122 candidates were invited to apply for a Canada PR visa. The draws were held under the Skills Immigration stream of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The dates on which the draws were held are:

• January 4, 2023
• January 10, 2023
• January 17, 2023
• January 24, 2023
• January 31, 2023

The details of the draws can be found in the table below:

Date	Stream	Score	Number of Invitations
January 4, 2023	Skills Immigration	60-105	211
January 10, 2023	Skills Immigration	60-90	150
January 17, 2023	Skills Immigration	60-105	192
January 24, 2023	Skills Immigration/Entrepreneur	60-129	285
January 31, 2023	Skills Immigration	60-85	284

For more information about these draws, visit

BC PNP draw issued 285 Skills immigration and Business streams

BC PNP draw issued192 Skills Immigration invitations

BCPNP draw issued 150 Skills Immigration invitations

BC PNP draw issued 211 ITAs under Skills Immigration

Manitoba

Manitoba held 2 draws in January 2023 and issued 658 invitations to the candidates to apply for a Canada PR visa. The invitations were issued in the following streams of the Manitoba Immigration Nominee Program:

• Skilled Worker in Manitoba
• Skilled Worker Overseas
• International Student Stream

Candidates who have a valid Express Entry profile and a job seeker validation code were also invited in these draws.

The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date of Draw	Total LAAs sent	CRS Score
January 12, 2023	322	713-734
January 26, 2023	336	713-726

For more information about these draws, visit

Manitoba PNP draw issued 336 invitations

165th Manitoba EOI Draw invited 322 candidates

Ontario

Ontario held 6 draws under 5 streams of the Ontario Provincial Nominee Program. These streams are:

• Foreign Worker Stream
• International Student Stream
• Masters Graduate Stream
• Skilled Trades Stream
• Entrepreneur

The total number of candidates invited in these draws is 3,591. The details of the draws can be found in the table below:

Date	Streams	Invitations Issued	Minimum score range
January 10, 2023	Foreign Worker Stream	404	35 and above
January 13, 2023	Skilled Trades Stream	1,252	336-506
January 24, 2023	Foreign Worker Stream/International Student Stream	622	82 and above
January 25, 2023	Masters Graduate Stream	692	44 and above
January 27, 2023	Entrepreneur Stream	10	137-162
January 31, 2023	Foreign Worker Stream	611	53 and above

For more information about these draws, visit

Ontario PNP draw issued 692 invitations under Masters Graduate Stream

Ontario PNP draw issued 622 invitations under two streams

Ontario invited 1,252 candidates under Skilled Trades stream

OINP Foreign Worker stream issued 404 invitations

Ontario Entrepreneur stream draw issued 10 Canada immigration invitations

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island held one draw on January 19, 2023. The streams under which the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program draw was held are:

• Business
• Labour & Express Entry

The number of invitations issued in this draw was 223. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Invitation Date	Invitations sent to Business Impact Category	Invitations sent to Express Entry and Labour Impact categories	Total invitations in the draws
January 19, 2023	7	216	223

For more information about these draws, visit

First PEI-PNP draw of 2023 invited 223 candidates

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan held a draw on January 5, 2023 under Entrepreneur Stream and invited 50 candidates. The invitations were issued under the Entrepreneur Stream of the Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. The score for this draw lie between 80 and 130. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Streams	Number of candidates invited	Score
January 5, 2023	Entrepreneur	50	80-130

For more information about these draws, visit

Saskatchewan Entrepreneur draw invited 50 candidates to apply for Canada PR

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