Three provinces nominate applicants in this week’s PNP results. Each province/ territory has a Provincial Nominee Program except for Quebec & Nunavut, via which they can nominate economic immigration candidates who are likely to integrate into the provincial workforce & economy successfully. 

Provinces often hold draws that target applicants with specific in-demand human capital attributes. For instance, some Provincial Nominee Program draws invite candidates to apply for a nomination based on their occupation or if they are international students who graduated within the province. 

Moreover, to obtain a nomination, applicants need to issue an Expression of Interest by the provincial government they applied to. Applicants must also apply for nomination from the province. Those who are successfully nominated will have a much stronger application when they apply to IRCC for permanent resident status. 

Also, most provinces consider an applicant’s minimum ‘score’ when issuing EOIs. This implies that, like Express Entry, they are given scores based on human capital factors, but the scores are calculated using a provincial scoring system instead of the federal CRS. 

Provincial Immigration Results: March 9 – 15

Three provinces nominate applicants in this week’s PNP results. Here are the results for the same!

  • Ontario 

Ontario issued EOIs to applicants in three separate draws under the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program this week. 

All draws took place on March 12. One invited over 1,360 applicants with a minimum score of 72 in a general draw. Another invited around 649 applicants in a targeted draw for skilled trades professions. Applicants required a minimum score of 66 in order to be considered. 

The remaining draw invited 684 applicants in targeted healthcare & tech professions. These applicants required a minimum score of 72. 

The province also invited 11 candidates through the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream. This draw targeted applicants in the Economic Mobility Pathways Project. 

  • British Columbia 

On March 12, British Columbia invited 187 Skilled Workers & International Graduate applicants in five targeted draws for occupations. 

The 65 applicants in a draw for tech professions required a minimum score of 113. Well, this was the largest draw & had the highest minimum score requirement. 

Moreover, the province also invited 30 applicants in construction professions with a minimum score of 80. 

Candidates in the remaining draws needed a minimum score of 75 to be considered. 

  • Healthcare: 38 applicants invited 
  • Childcare: 54 applicants invited
  • Veterinary Care: Less than five applicants are invited

  • Manitoba 

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program invited 104 applicants in its most recent EOI draw on March 8. Applicants were considered from the Skilled Worker in Manitoba stream and required a minimum score of 614. The province states that 20 EOIs went to applicants who already had a valid Express Entry profile.