Six Canadian provinces released PNP draws’ results, including Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, and New Brunswick.
Except for Quebec and Nunavut, all Canadian provinces and territories function through separate Provincial Nominee Programs to choose economic class immigration candidates. Provinces can send nominations to candidates depending on the economic priorities of the areas. This is because both federal and provincial governments have agreed to mutual responsibilities.
Quebec has a special agreement with the federal government, and the province has complete authority in choosing the candidates for permanent selection and deciding their number. Quebec is the only Canadian province with French as its primary official language; hence, it enjoys a special status. It offers a separate society within Canada.
Six Canadian provinces released PNP draw’ results – on September 22 and 29
Ontario
Ontario issued invitations to candidates last week under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. On September 26, the province sent 1,696 notifications of interest to PNP candidates under the Human Capital Priorities Stream of Express Entry. This draw was targeted with a minimum score between 350 and 462.
Candidates in the following professions received Notifications of Interest:
- General Practitioners and Family Physicians
- Nursing Coordinators and Supervisors
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses
- Nurse Aides, Orderlies, and Patient Service Associates
British Columbia
British Columbia issued invitations to 204 candidates under the weekly Provincial Nominee Program draw. The province conducted four targeted draws for candidates under the International Skilled Workers and International Graduate streams on September 26.
Candidates in the Tech profession witnessed the largest draw, and the minimum SIRS score requirement was 90. The rest of the three draws took place after the draws for Early Childhood Educators, and Assistants, and Healthcare Professionals. In these draws, 49 and 28 candidates received nominations, respectively.
This province also issued invitations to candidates under Priority Occupations, less than five.
Candidates within these three draw required a minimum SIRS score of 60.
Quebec
Quebec issued invitations to 1,018 candidates under the Regular Skilled Worker to apply for permanent selection. This is regarding the most recent Arrima draw. It was not a general draw and considered candidates from several targeted occupations, such as healthcare, teaching, and tech occupations. Candidates with eligibility required a score of 579 points in French Language Oral proficiency of 7 or equivalent.
Manitoba
On September 28, Manitoba organized a unique draw. The province issued invitations to 1,072 candidates under the category of Skilled Workers Overseas. This was a strategic recruitment draw.
This province targeted candidates who are part of a regulated profession. They have a complete license to work in Manitoba. Manitoba didn’t acknowledge those who received an ITA through the Manitoba PNP as part of the Strategic Recruitment Initiative.
Six Canadian provinces released PNP draws’ results – what about Alberta?
Alberta conducted a draw in which it invited 18 Express Entry candidates through the Dedicated Healthcare Pathway. The draw occurred on September 26 with an employment offer in Alberta.
This draw’s candidates also belonged to Express Entry, and the minimum score requirement under the Comprehensive Ranking System was 311.
The dedicated healthcare’s last draw issued invitations to 16 candidates. Alberta distributed invitations to 1,462 candidates in 2023.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick revealed the outcomes for August’s Provincial Express Entry Program. Generally, the province publishes all the outcomes of the draws at the same time only.
The province issued invitations to 175 candidates under Express Entry via three distinct PNP streams. This is 90 invitations less than the results published in July. The following are the results published in August:
- The New Brunswick Employment Connection – 58
- The New Brunswick Student Connection – 130
- New Brunswick Occupation – In-Demand Connection – 71
