Four Canadian provinces issue provincial immigration nominations. Except for Quebec and Nunavut, all territories and provinces have their own Provincial Nominee Programs to select a number of skilled economic immigration applicants who the local government believes are best suited to help the region address its local labor market challenges and demographic needs.
Note: Quebec does not operate a PNP because its government has a special agreement with the federal government. This agreement enables Quebec to maintain authority over its economic immigration.
Provincial Immigration Results: July 20 to July 26
Four Canadian provinces issue provincial immigration nominations. Below are the results. Take a look!
1. Ontario
Ontario conducted one PNP draw this week, issuing 209 Notifications of Interest through the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream of its Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.
These invitations were issued on July 25, 2024.
This draw targeted general practitioners as well as family physician applicants who met the following criteria:
- Created an Express Entry profile between July 25, 2023 and July 25, 2024
- Had a Comprehensive Ranking System score between 395 and 444
2. British Columbia
Four Canadian provinces issue provincial immigration nominations, wherein British Columbia is next.
On July 23, British Columbia conducted two more British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draws.
The first was a general draw, wherein the province issued over 35 invitations to immigration applicants from the following five BC PNP streams:
- Skilled Worker
- Skilled Worker – Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) Option
- International Graduate
- International Graduate – EEBC Option
- Entry Level and Semi-Skilled
Note: Eligible applicants from all streams except one needed a minimum score of 134 in order to receive an invitation through the July 23 general draw. Meanwhile, Entry level and Semi-Skilled applicants needed a minimum score of 110.
Moreover, the province also conducted a targeted draw on July 23. During this draw, the province issued more than 73 total invitations to applicants in four occupational categories. The invitations broke down as follows:
- Childcare Applicants: 37 Invitations with a minimum score of 91
- Construction Applicants: 17 invitations with a minimum score of 92
- Healthcare Applicants: 19 invitations with a minimum score of 104
- Veterinary Care Applicants: Less than five invitations with a minimum score of 80
3. Quebec
Quebec has retroactively released the results of a draw it conducted on June 27, 2024.
Note: The draw of extraction from the Arrima bank for this draw was June 25, 2024, two days prior to the draw.
On June 27, Quebec invited 1,528 applicants who met the following criteria in order to apply for permanent selection.
- A level of oral proficiency in French that equaled a level 7 or higher according to Quebec’s French proficiency scale for adult immigrants or its equivalent
- A score equal to or above 581 points
- A valid job offer outside Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
Any foreign nationals who obtained an invitation from the province can now apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate.
4. Alberta
Alberta is one of two Canadian provinces that retroactively releases its provincial immigration draw results.
This week, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program posted the results of a July 2 provincial draw. The Alberta government issued 37 Notifications of Interest letters to applicants in the ‘dedicated healthcare pathway with Alberta job offer’ category for those with a CRS score above 300.
All applicants who were invited in this AAIP draw had a minimum CRS score of 301.
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