A look back at Canada immigration draws that took place in March 2022

Here’s a summary of Canada immigration draws conducted in March 2022.

Canada Express Entry draws

March 30, 2022: 919 invitations issued to potential immigrants The invited candidates were already provincially nominated via a Canada PNP draw. The minimum CRS points expected of the candidates were 785. March 16, 2022: 924 invitations issued to Canada immigration candidates The invited candidates were already provincially nominated via a Canada PNP draw. The minimum CRS points expected of the candidates were 754. March 2, 2022: 1,047 Canada immigration candidates got invited via the EE draw The invited candidates were already provincially nominated via a Canada PNP draw. The minimum CRS points expected of the candidates were 761.

Canada PNP draws

Ontario PNP draw: 618 invitations issued on March 30, 2022

Date	No. of invitations	Profiles creation Date	Range of Scores	Notes
March 30, 2022	155	April 28, 2021, to March 30, 2022	At least 23 points	Targeted draw for candidates in occupations in skilled trades
	65	April 28, 2021, to March 30, 2022	At least 21 points	Targeted draw for candidates in manufacturing, health, and agricultural occupations and select occupations in trades
	398	April 28, 2021, to March 30, 2022	At least 39 points	General draw

  British Columbia PNP: 210 invitations issued on March 29, 2022

Category	Minimum Score	Invitations Issued	Description
International Graduate, Skilled Worker	87	161	Targeted draw: Tech
International Graduate, Skilled Worker, Entry Level, and Semi-Skilled	75	12	Targeted draw: Healthcare
International Graduate, Skilled Worker	75	37	Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators (NOC 4214)
International Graduate, Skilled Worker	75	<5	Targeted draw: Other priority occupations (NOC 3114, NOC 3213)

  Manitoba PNP draw: 191 invitations issued on March 24, 2022

Stream	Sub-Stream	No. Of LAAs	Lowest score
Skilled Workers in Manitoba	-	102	769
International Education Stream	-	25	–
Skilled Workers Overseas	Strategic Recruitment Initiative	64	712

  Ontario PNP draw: 471 invitations issued on March 24, 2022

No. Of NOIs	Range of CRS Scores	Express Entry profile submission date
471	350-600	March 24, 2021 – March 24, 2022

  Alberta PNP draw: 350 invitations issued on March 22, 2022

Date of draw	No. of NOIs sent	Lowest CRS score
March 22, 2022	350	325

  British Columbia PNP draw: 200+ invitations issued on March 22, 2022

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations	Description
Skilled Worker	112	132	General draw (includes tech occupations)
Skilled Worker – EEBC	128
International Graduate	100
International Graduate – EEBC	114
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	77

 

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations	Description
Skilled Worker, International Graduate	78	47	Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators (NOC 4214)
Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level, and Semi-Skilled	78	11	Targeted draw: Healthcare
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	63	<5	Targeted draw: Health care assistants (NOC 3413)
Skilled Worker, International Graduate	78	9	Targeted draw: Other priority occupations (NOCs 3114, 3213)

  Manitoba PNP draw: 16 Ukrainian candidates invited on March 18, 2022

Stream	Sub-Stream	No. Of LAAs	Lowest Score
Special Immigration Measure – Ukraine	-	16	60

  Prince Edward Island: 142 invitations issued on March 17, 2022

Category	Invites Issued	Minimum Score
Labour Impact/Express Entry	130	N/A
Business Impact	11	62

British Columbia PNP draw: 170 invitations issued on March 14, 2022

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations	Description
Skilled Worker, International Graduate	85	123	Targeted draw: Tech
Skilled Worker, International Graduate	85	27	Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators (NOC 4214)
Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level, and Semi-Skilled	85	21	Targeted draw: Healthcare
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	63	<5	Targeted draw: Healthcare: Healthcare assistants (NOC 3413)

  Quebec immigration draw: 506 invitations issued on March 10, 2022

Date of invitations	No. Of Invitations	Min. Score	Date of extraction from Arrima bank
Mar 10, 2022	506	577	March 7, 2022 at 6.30 am

  Manitoba PNP draw: 191 LAAs issued on March 9, 2022, and March 10, 2022 March 9 Manitoba Draw

Stream	Sub-Stream	No. Of LAAs	Lowest Score
Special Immigration Measure – Ukraine		71	60

March 10 Manitoba Draw

Stream	Sub-Stream	No. Of LAAs	Lowest Score
1) Skilled Workers in Manitoba		50	781
2) International Education Stream		36	–
3) Skilled Workers Overseas	Strategic Recruitment Initiative	34	718

  Alberta PNP draw: 350 Canada Express Entry candidates invited on March 8, 2022

NOI Letters Sent	CRS Score of Lowest-Ranked Candidate
350	318

  Saskatchewan PNP draw: 85 invitations issued on March 8, 2022

Category	Min. score	No. Of Invitations	Other Details
Occupations In-Demand	87	43	NOCs included: 0014, 0121, 0421, 0621, 0911, 1122, 1123, 1213, 1214, 1221, 1222, 1241, 1243, 1252, 2142, 2253, 2263, 3143, 3211, 3215, 4033, 4151, 4153, 4162, 4164, 4166, 4212, 7246, 7295, 8222, 9212
Express Entry	87	39
Occupations In-Demand and Express Entry	61	3	All invited candidates listed country of residence as Ukraine.

British Columbia PNP draw: 204 invitations issued on March 8, 2022 General draw

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations
SI – Skilled Worker	112	191
SI – International Graduate	100
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	77
EEBC – Skilled Worker	128
EEBC – International Graduate	114

  Draw targeting NOC 0621 and NOC 0631

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations
SI – Skilled Worker	128	13
SI – International Graduate	128
EEBC – Skilled Worker	128
EEBC – International Graduate	128

  Ontario PNP draw: 21 invitations issued on March 4, 2022

No. Of Invitations	Min. score range
21	152-169

  Saskatchewan PNP draw: 36 invitations issued to Ukrainian candidates on March 4, 2022

Category	Min. score	No. Of Invitations	Other Details
Occupations In-Demand	60	22	All invited candidates were residents of Ukraine.
Express Entry	61	14

  Saskatchewan PNP draw: 58 invitations issued on March 3, 2022

Lowest score	Average score	Highest score	No. of invitations
80	90	135	58

  British Columbia PNP draw: 136 invitations issued on March 1, 2022

Category	Min. Score	No. Of Invitations
SI – Skilled Worker	85	136
SI – International Graduate	85
EEBC – Skilled Worker	85
EEBC – International Graduate	85

  Ontario PNP draw: 1,320 invitations issued on March 1, 2022 Masters Graduate Stream Expression of Interest Draw

No. of invitations	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
238	April 28, 2021 – March 1, 2022	41 and above	General draw

  Ontario Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream Expression of Interest Draw

No. of invitations	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
456	April 28, 2021 – March 1, 2022	39 and above	General draw

  Ontario Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream Expression of Interest Draw

No. of invitations	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
411	April 28, 2021 – March 1, 2022	72 and above	General draw
215	April 28, 2021 – March 1, 2022	42 and above	Targeted draw for skilled trades occupations.

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