On January 19, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 1,036 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-targeted draw. In round #214, the cut-off score was 745 points, 63 points fewer compared to the previous PNP draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was July 5, 2021, at 13:12:05 UTC. As of January 17, 2022, there were 196,685 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool, 3,537 more compared to the previous update. In 2022, in total, Canada issued 1,428 invitations.

New Express Entry applications will be processed in 6 months
Until the epidemic, the Canadian government sought to complete the majority of Express Entry immigration