Three provinces in Canada invite candidates in latest PNP draws. Ontario and British Columbia have done so through their respective Provincial Nominee Programs. PNPs first came into being in 1998 to help spread the benefits of immigration throughout parts of Canada that historically did not attract many immigrants/ newcomers.
IRCC shares responsibility for immigration with Canada’s provincial governments. Through the PNP, IRCC allocates a certain number of nominations to every participating province and territory. The provinces further select the economic immigration applicants who will integrate into Canada’s economy.
Being nominated by a province doesn’t grant the candidate permanent resident status. Nomination implies that candidates have a much stronger application when they submit their final permanent residency application to IRCC. In fact, Express Entry candidates who also obtain a provincial nomination benefit from an additional 600 CRS points, thus making it almost guaranteed they will obtain an ITA in a forthcoming Express Entry Draw.
Quebec doesn’t have a PNP because it has a separate agreement with the federal government that grants it autonomy over the selection of all its economic immigration candidates. It also sets its own level plan for the number of immigrants/ newcomers it plans to admit every year.
Provincial Immigration Results From September 14 – 20
Three provinces in Canada invite candidates in latest PNP draws. Below are the results for the same.
1. Ontario
On September 17, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program issued invitations to candidates in the Master’s Graduate as well as PhD graduate streams.
Of these, 1,249 invitations were issued to Master’s Graduate candidates with a score of 53 or higher, and 194 went to PhD Graduate candidates with a score of 45 or higher.
The province held another draw on September 19 for those in the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream of the OINP. It was a targeted draw for 1,424 candidates in ‘other priority occupations.’
They needed a CRS score in the range of 505 -528 to be considered.
2. British Columbia
The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program also held draws on September 17, inviting more than 163 candidates.
The largest draw was general, and applicants were selected from the BC PNP’s Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry-Level, and semi-skilled streams. Skilled Workers and International Graduate candidates are required to have a minimum score of 128.
Those in the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker stream required a score of at least 110 in order to be considered.
Another three draws for Skilled Workers and International Graduates targeted for candidates in specific professions:
- Childcare Professions: 43 applicants with a score of 83
- Construction Professions: 29 applicants with a score of at least 89
- Healthcare Professions: 29 applicants with a minimum score of 99
3. Quebec
Three provinces in Canada invite candidates in latest PNP draws, out of which Quebec was the last.
Quebec published the results of a provincial selection draw for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program that occurred on September 5. Quebec usually posts selection draw results retroactively.
The province invited around 1,417 candidates to apply for permanent selection. The minimum score required was 575 points.
In addition, all applicants were required to demonstrate a level 7 oral proficiency/ higher in French as per the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français(Québec’s scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent.
Applicants might also have been considered if they had a job or employment offer outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal.
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