Canadian provinces issued PNP invitations last week, including Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Ontario. Provincial nomination significantly differs from permanent residence and is often the foremost step toward attaining permanent residence from IRCC.
Canadian provinces issued PNP invitations
A majority of Canadian provinces and territories, excluding Quebec and Nunavut, function through their own set of Provincial Nominee Programs. Additionally, these programs allow aspiring candidates to receive a provincial nomination. However, Quebec’s immigration programs vary from Canadian immigration programs, and Quebec governs its own immigration programs.
The PNP came into existence in 1998 and there are almost 105,000 permanent residents arriving annually. Since its launch, the number of admissions has continued to rise. The Federal and Provincial governments believe that PNPs effectively contribute to economic growth outside the urban centers.
PNP invitations issued by Canadian provinces- their outcomes between December 9 to December 16
Ontario
On December 13, Express Entry candidates under the French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream received 160 invitations of interest through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. However, these candidates had to exist in the Express Entry pool with scores between 341 to 490 under the Comprehensive Ranking System. Moreover, the draw focused on targeted candidates who possessed considerable work experience under the specific NOC codes.
Also, to gain eligibility in the above stream, candidates must also remain in the pool under the Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Worker Program. These candidates must have language ability in all four aspects of French with a CLB of seven or beyond that.
British Columbia
British Columbia invited eligible candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on December 13. It sent over 212 invitations. On the other hand, in a general draw including tech occupations, candidates received invitations under the Skilled Worker and International Graduates categories, along with Express Entry candidates.
Additionally, Entry-Level and Semi-Skilled candidates also received invitations. SIRS is similar to the CRS, but only British Columbia’s PNP uses the SIRS.
British Columbia also conducted invitation rounds for candidates involved in the following occupations:
- Nineteen Early Childhood Educators and Assistants have minimum scores of 60.
- Thirteen Healthcare Workers in categories, such as Express Entry, Skilled Worker, and International Graduate- minimum score of 60.
- Priority occupations with the least scores of 60.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan conducted its first draw after a month on December 15. It invited 348 Express Entry candidates, and also issued 285 invites to candidates under the stream Occupation In-Demand of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. Overall, 633 invitations had been sent. Both categories demanded the candidates obtain the least score of 82 points.
Ukraine residents having scores of 62 also received two invitations.
Manitoba
The Skilled Workers Overseas stream of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program also issued invitations to 1,030 candidates. However, to receive these invitations candidates must fulfill all essential criteria with respect to each specific program. Overall, 656 candidates had their Express Entry profiles out of all the candidates received the Expression of Interest.
