British Columbia issues more ITAs to PNP candidates, whereas Manitoba puts an end to its open work permit policy.
Well, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program declared that they will end their commitment to the policy facilitating open work permits to some PNP candidates in the coming days.
Summary Of Provincial Immigration Results: December 6 – 13
British Columbia issues more ITAs to PNP candidates, whereas Manitoba puts an end to its open work permit policy. Below are the results for the same!
1. British Columbia
On December 10, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program held two draws for candidates.
The first was a general draw under the Skilled Worker (including the Express Entry British Columbia option) and the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled streams.
Note that the EEBC option signifies that the Skilled Worker stream is connected to Canada’s federal Express Entry system and can consider eligible candidates within the Express Entry pool when issuing ITAs.
The draw issued six ITAs in total, with differing minimum scores for each stream:
| Stream | Minimum Score | Number Of ITAs Issued |
| Skilled Worker | 148 | 6 |
| Skilled Worker EEBC Option | 148 | |
| Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 121 |
The second draw took place under the Skilled Worker stream and invited candidates based on their professional experience within priority sectors of the British Columbian economy.
This draw issued a minimum of four ITAs in total, with differing cut-off scores based on the sectors that candidates worked in:
| Stream | Draw Type | Minimum Score | Number of ITAs Issued |
| Skilled Worker (Including EEBC Option) Stream | Childcare | 101 | <5 |
| Construction | 112 | <5 | |
| Healthcare | 121 | <5 | |
| Veterinary Care | 80 | <5 |
2. Manitoba
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program declared on December 6 that it will soon cease accepting applications under the ‘Temporary public policy for work permits aimed at prospective PNP candidates.’
This temporary public policy was initially instituted in August of 2024 and allows provincial immigration authorities to issue support letters to PNP candidates presently in an Express of Interest (EOI) pool or application inventory process in a province’s Provincial Nominee Program. candidates could further use this support letter to apply to IRCC for an open work permit.
The MPNP will continue to accept applications under this policy until 11:59 pm CST on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. After this date, the online submission form will close, and IRCC will not accept any new applications for support letters.
Individuals who meet the eligibility requirements can apply for a support letter from Manitoba by completing the online submission form before December 19, 2024.
IRCC will continue to accept applications for open work permits under this policy until December 31, 2024.
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