The latest PNP invitation rounds occurred for three Canadian provinces, including British Columbia, Ontario, and Manitoba. Excluding Quebec and Nunavut, all Canadian provinces function through their separate PNPs. These provinces use the Provincial Nominee Programs to choose the economic class candidates. They try to select candidates who have greater chances of establishing economically in that particular province. The candidates must be able to contribute to economic growth.
Apart from this, Quebec consists of a unique agreement with the federal government, offering complete authority to the province concerning all immigration programs.
PNP has marked its reputation in immigration as a leading pathway for newcomers arriving in Canada. The immigration levels plan has a specific target of welcoming 117,500 new Canadian Permanent Residents annually using the PNP by 2025.
This figure is evidently more in number than the Express Entry target of 114,000.
Proving their potential to become established economically
Once a PNP candidate obtains a provincial nomination, they must proceed to apply to IRCC to gain Permanent Residency status.
According to IRCC, there are primarily three ways to assess the Canadian Permanent Residency application. This implies that the candidate must fulfill the following conditions:
- They must become economically independent in Canada.
- Their name must be present in a government’s nomination certificate of a province or territory.
- They must demonstrate their intention to stay in the province or territory that nominated them.
Usually, a provincial nomination is sufficient proof of a candidate’s potential to be economically independent. This is primarily because both the provincial nomination and permanent residence applications have the same information. However, there might be situations when IRCC feels the need to question the candidate. For instance, they might not be convinced that their skills align well with their employment offer. In another circumstance, they might have issues if they find out the candidate depends on a family member for financial assistance.
The above situations can significantly impact the candidate’s proven intention to live in that specific province. Every PNP candidate must be able to demonstrate a clear-cut intention of residing in the specific nomination for which they’ve received a nomination. They must live and work in the province of nomination. Additionally, if IRCC still has any doubts regarding the candidate, they would call them to explain and provide more clarity.
Latest PNP invitation rounds from April 8 to 14
Ontario
Ontario issued ITAs to 295 candidates on April 11 under the Employer Job Offer- In-Demand Skills Stream. Candidates required a minimum score of 30; the draw didn’t target a specific occupation.
The province also declared that it would soon be welcoming at least twice as many skilled immigrants through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. It will be investing nearly $25 million over the next three years. The province’s strategy is to combat the existing labor shortages and improve provincial economic growth.
The province of Ontario will be welcoming 18,000 newcomers through PNP by 2025.
British Columbia
British Columbia issued invitations to 99 candidates on April 11 through the skilled worker and international graduate streams of the British Columbia PNP. The draw targeted tech occupations, and the candidates required a least score of 85.
The province of British Columbia states that targeted invitations to the Skills Immigration streams must be based on the following factors:
- Language Proficiency
- Occupation
- Work experience’s skill level and duration
- Education- the education field and the education level
- Job offer- wage or skill level
- Intention to live, work and settle in a particular region
- Factors influencing certain Canadian labor market requirements in British Columbia. These must support pilot projects and the various measures associated with them.
Besides this, there were two other draws held on April 11, and the first draw issued 25 Early Childhood Educators, with the least score of 60. The second draw issued 8 ITAs under the healthcare occupations and required the least score of 60.
Latest PNP invitation rounds in Manitoba
Manitoba issued 566 invitations to candidates on April 6 through the streams of the Manitoba PNP. Out of these, 157 were Express Entry candidates. Also, there were two other separate draws under the Skilled Workers Stream. The first draw was occupation-specific: the retail sales and service supervise.
225 candidates received invitations, and the least score was 615. The second draw under the Skilled Worker Stream issued invitations to 226 candidates from all occupations. The least score was 670.
The province of Manitoba issued ITAs to 61 candidates through the International Education Stream. Meanwhile, 54 candidates under the Skilled Worker Overseas received invitations through a Strategic Recruitment Initiative. The least score requirement was 708.
