Five Canadian provinces have nominated candidates to apply for nomination under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) this week.
The PNP allows all Canadian provinces and territories (except Quebec and Nunavut) to select the economic immigration candidates they deem most suitable to integrate into the provincial labor force and establish themselves economically within the province.
The program has had significant success since it began in 1998 and is now the most prominent pathway for the admission of economic immigrants into the Immigration Levels Plan. Canada will admit 117,500 candidates through the PNP each year by the end of 2025.
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Provincial governments may hold draws as often or as often as necessary. There is no cap on the number of PNP candidates invited in each draw, as long as the province does not exceed the number of invitations they allocate. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Provincial Immigration Results May 13-19
british columbia
May 16 British Columbia invited 202 candidates in three draws.
There were 162 invited candidates from three streams in a general draw, meaning there was no target occupancy. Candidates in the Skilled Worker Category required a minimum score of 104, international graduates needed a score of 107, and entry-level and semi-skilled candidates required a score of 85.
The remaining two draws targeted 29 early childhood educators and 11 health professionals with minimum scores of 60. Applicants were considered from the Skilled Worker and International Graduate categories and included Express Entry applicants.
Manitoba
Manitoba held a draw on May 18. for candidates in three categories.
Skilled workers in Manitoba were invited in two separate draws. The first was an occupation-specific lottery for 287 candidates with a National Occupational Classification code 7330 – Transportation and transit drivers. They required a minimum score of 610.
The second draw for skilled workers was not occupation-specific and invited 191 candidates with minimum scores of 701.
There were also 27 invited candidates from the Skilled Workers Abroad category with a minimum score of 721 and 21 invited candidates from the International Education stream.
The Government of Manitoba announced this week that the province will now provide $4 million to 24 newcomer service provider organizations whose projects were selected through the Newcomer Community Integration Support (NCIS) program.
ontario
Ontario held a lottery for qualified trades candidates under the Express Entry Skilled Trades stream on May 18. The province invited 1,694 candidates in skilled trades occupations with a Comprehensive rating system (CRS) which ranged from 250 to 482.
Candidates under this stream require one year of full-time work experience that must be:
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island He held his second draw of the month. On May 18, PEI invited 155 candidates under its Labor and Express Entry current and three candidates in the category Entrepreneur with Business Work Permit. These candidates needed a minimum score of 65 to be considered.
Over the past year, the province has moved away from the previous pattern of holding raffles once a month. March of this year saw three draws in the PEI PNP while April had only one.
saskatchewan
Saskatchewan also held its second drawing of the month on May 18. The province invited 260 candidates under its In-Demand Occupations stream and 784 Express Entry candidates. Both categories required candidates to have a minimum score of 67.
All candidates required a Evaluation of educational credentials (RCT).
reference: www.cicnews.com