Five Canadian provinces revealed their PNP immigration results, including British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec.
Through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), provinces can propose applicants for economic immigration. A candidate’s application for permanent residency with IRCC is stronger if they receive a PNP nomination.
Depending on their qualifications, individuals may qualify for several PNP paths. For instance, the majority of provinces offer routes for recent graduates of international schools or for applicants who already hold a work offer in Canada.
Because the IRCC and the provinces share responsibility for immigration in Canada, each province may choose and nominate a set number of economic immigrants annually. The most compatible candidates with the local labor and economy can be selected by provincial governments and integrated with ease.
Almost every province and territory, with the exception of Nunavut and Quebec, takes part in the PNP. Quebec and the federal government have a distinct agreement that gives Quebec complete control over the choice of its economic immigrants. For those chosen by Quebec, the IRCC still has the final say for permanent residency.
The yearly Immigration Levels Plan lays out the general goal for PNP permanent residence admissions. Through the PNP, Canada will accept 110,000 new immigrants in 2024 and 120,000 annually in 2025. The IRCC then allocates these targets across the provinces by population and economic need.
Five Canadian provinces revealed their PNP immigration results – from December 9 to 15
Ontario
On December 14, Ontario sent 2,359 invitations to candidates through the Express Entry. The streams include the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program and the Human Capital Priorities Stream. All these candidates possessed Express Entry profiles and a minimum CRS score between 473 and 480.
The draw emphasized candidates in the following tech occupations:
Computer and information systems managers
- Data Scientists
- Cybersecurity specialists
- Business system analysts
- Information systems specialists
- Database analysts and data administrators
- Computer systems developers and programmers
- Software engineers and designers
- Software developers and programmers
- Web designers
- Web developers and programmers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- Computer network technicians
- User support technicians
- Information systems testing technicians
British Columbia
On December 12, British Columbia issued ITAs to over 192 candidates through five draws under the British Columbia PNP. The largest draw issued invitations to 73 candidates and didn’t emphasize a particular occupation.
The Skilled Worker and International Graduate streams required a minimum score of 116 to become eligible. On the other hand, the candidates under Entry-Level and Semi-Skills required a score of 95.
The remaining four draws focused on candidates in certain professions, including the following:
- Construction occupation – 31 candidates, with a score requirement of 75.
- Early Childhood Educators and Assistants – 61
- Healthcare Occupation – 27
- Other Priority Occupations – below five
The above three occupations had a score requirement of 60.
Quebec
On December 7, Quebec held a draw for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program candidates. The province invited 1,187 individuals to proceed with the PR application in a general draw. This implies that the draw didn’t target occupations or human capital characteristics. The minimum score requirement was 604.
Those who received an invitation can further apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate and then proceed to apply for Canadian PR to IRCC directly.
Manitoba revealed its PNP immigration results
On December 14, Manitoba conducted three draws of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The province issued invitations to 160 Skilled Workers. These candidates had completed their post-secondary education in Manitoba. In addition, the candidates had to display a score of 774. Candidates under this specific category demonstrated that they or their spouse had completed their post-secondary education in Manitoba.
62 candidates from the International Education Stream received invitations. The Skilled Worker Overseas Category had candidates receiving 61 invitations with a minimum score requirement of 714.
Alberta
The results of a lottery for 19 Express Entry applicants who satisfied the Alberta job offer stream requirements of the Dedicated Healthcare Pathway under the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program were recently released by Alberta. For consideration, a CRS score of 300 or higher was necessary.
The government projects that it may take up to three months to process applications.
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