BC PNP

This week, four provinces issued nominations for immigration candidates through their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Candidates were invited through economic streams that chose candidates based on their education, employment, professional skills, and more. Read on for a province-by-province breakdown of results for this week. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Provincial immigration results: July 13-19th, 2024 Ontario This week the Ontario PNP (OINP) held four different provincial immigration draws under its economic immigration streams. The first draw occurred under the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream. The OINP issued 265 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates who had a score of 35 or above, in a general draw. On the same day the OINP held a draw under the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream. The draw occurred in two parts, as the PNP first issued 424 invitations to candidates who had a job offer in a selected healthcare occupation and a score of 81 or more. In the second part of the draw (under the same stream), the OINP issued 839 invitations to candidates who had a job offer in a “other priority occupation”, and a minimum score of 77. The third draw occurred on July 16th, under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream. The OINP issued five invitations to candidates who qualified under the federal Economic Mobility Pathways project. Lastly, on the 18th of July, the OINP held an Express Entry aligned targeted draw, issuing 1,240 ITAs under the Express Entry: Human Capital Priorities stream. The draw targeted candidates who worked in a healthcare occupation and had a minimum score between 425 and 444. BC, or British Columbia Five targeted draws were held on July 16th by the British Columbia PNP (BCPNP) under the Skilled Worker, International Graduate (which includes the EEBC option) stream. Candidates with professional expertise in various in-demand occupations and minimum cut-off scores were the focus of the PNP. Candidates received at least 68 invites in all. Below is a breakdown of the minimum scores by kind of draw: Candidates invited in the childcare worker’s draw required a minimum score of 94 to be invited; Candidates invited in the construction worker’s draw required a minimum score of 95 to be invited; Candidates invited in the healthcare worker’s draw required a minimum score of 104 to be invited; Candidates invited in the tech worker’s draw required a minimum score of 122 to be invited; and Candidates invited in the veterinary care worker’s draw required a minimum score of 80 to be invited. Manitoba The PNP (MPNP) of Manitoba staged two immigration drawings this week under two distinct streams. On July 18, the International Education stream held its first draw. 109 applicants who satisfied the stream requirements were invited by the province. The MPNP conducted a draw for the Skilled Worker Overseas stream that same day. Letters of advise to apply were sent to 52 candidates who said they were invited under a strategic recruitment initiative (by the MPNP) and had at least a 645 score. Of the 161 letters issued this week in total, 16 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code. Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) On the 19th of July, the Prince Edward Island PNP (PEI PNP) issued invitations under two of its streams. The PNP issued 84 invitations under the Labour and Express Entry streams. More specifically, invitations were issued to individuals in the healthcare and construction sectors, those with work permits that are expiring before end of the year (in the manufacturing and professional services sectors) and applicants in the International Graduate stream with work permits expiring before end of 2024. On the same day PEI issued two invitations under its Business streams. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration