Three Canadian provinces invite applicants in the latest PNP draws. British Columbia and Prince Edward Island have their own Provincial Nominee Programs. Every territory and provinces have their PNP except Quebec and Nunavut. They can have these programs because immigration is a shared responsibility between IRCC and the provincial governments.
IRCC allocates a certain number of nominations to these provinces every year. The provinces are also responsible for selecting economic immigration applicants who are viewed as most likely to integrate successfully into the provincial economy.
All PNPs have individual streams for applicants with different eligibility criteria. For instance, international graduates, applicants with specific professions or work experience, and applicants who are willing to live and work in rural locations.
Most provinces have a provincial scoring system, which is similar to the federal Comprehensive Ranking System but acts at the provincial level to evaluate applicants.
Moreover, Quebec does not have a PNP. Instead, it has a separate agreement with the federal government that allows it total autonomy over the selection of economic immigrants in the province.
Provincial Immigration Results: August 17 – 23
Three Canadian provinces invite applicants in the latest PNP draws. Below are the results for the same.
1. British Columbia
British Columbia invited over 156 applicants to apply for nomination through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) on August 20. The province holds the draws for applicants almost every week.
The province held four draws for applicants eligible under the Skilled Immigration category. The largest draw was general, implying that no profession was specified. In addition, over 83 applicants were from the Skilled Worker, International Graduate, and Entry-Level and Semi-Skilled streams of the BC PNP. All applicants needed a score of 130 except those from the Entry-Level and Semi-Skilled streams, who needed a score of 110 to be considered.
There were also three occupation-specific draws for Skilled Worker and International Graduate applicants. The results were:
- Construction: 20 invitations with a minimum score of 89
- Childcare: 38 invitations with a minimum score of 85
- Healthcare: 15 invitations with a minimum score of 99
2. Quebec
Quebec has retroactively published the results of the draw that occurred on August 8.
The Minister of Immigration, Francization, and Integration invited over 1,415 applicants to apply for permanent residency through the Regular Skilled Worker Program.
All applicants required a score of 576 points to be considered, as well as level 7 oral proficiency in French according to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (Québec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent.
3. Prince Edward Island
Three Canadian provinces invite applicants in the latest PNP draws. The province invited over 57 applicants through the Labour and Express Entry stream of the PEI PNP on August 22. It was the first draw in over a month.
In order to be considered, applicants had to be presently working in the province in the healthcare and construction sectors. The province states that those with work permits expiring in 2024 in the traditional, trucking, and transport sectors were also considered.
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