BC, Ontario, & Manitoba issue provincial nominations this week. All provinces run these programs except for Quebec & Nunavut. Moreover, these programs are a pathway for economic-class immigrants to settle as well as work in the region that nominates them. 

All provinces implement their own scoring systems for assessing applicants under their Provincial Nominee Program, independent of one another, thus resulting in the wide variance seen in the results below. 

Provincial Nomination Results From January 19 to 26th 

As BC, Ontario, & Manitoba issue provincial nominations this week, here are the results for the same. 

  • British Columbia 

On January 23, BC invited immigration applicants through six different streams of the British Columbia PNP. The program issued around 216 invitations to apply. General draws were held in the Skilled Worker, Skilled Worker – Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC), International Graduate, & International Graduate – EEBC alternative streams. In addition, all these streams invited applicants with a minimum score of 120. Another general draw was held under the Entry-level & Semi-skilled stream, inviting applicants with a minimum of 98. These draws resulted in 79 ITAs for applicants. 

Moreover, BC held targeted draws under its Skilled Worker & International Graduate stream, targeting immigration applicants with work experience in four professional categories. These were Childcare (66 ITAs), Construction (34 ITAs), Veterinary Care (less than 5 ITAs), & Healthcare (36 ITAs). The minimum score for applicants in order to be considered in these draws was 60, with only the Construction category commanding a higher score of 75. 

  • Manitoba 

Manitoba issued NOIs on January 25 across three different streams. From Skilled Worker in Manitoba stream, the Manitoba PNP issued 156 NOIs to applicants with a score of 772. Moreover, applicants were considered for this draw if they or their spouse indicated they completed their post-secondary education in Manitoba. 

From the International Education Stream, the MPNP invited over 78 immigration applicants. A cut-off immigration score wasn’t given for this draw.  Lastly, via the Skilled Worker Overseas stream, the MPNP issued over 41 NOIs to candidates with a minimum score of 713. Of the total 275 NOIs issued by the MPNP this week, over 29 were issued to applicants who declared an Express Entry profile. 

  • Ontario 

This week, OINP invited applicants in two separate draws. On January 19, the province invited 1,654 applicants through its Employer Job Offer Foreign Worker stream. Applicants required a minimum score of 50 to be considered for this draw. In addition, on January 24, the OINP also issued two targeted invitations under the same stream to applicants who qualified for the federal Economic Mobility Pathways Project.   

The Economic Mobility Pathways Project targets skilled refugees & helps them to move to Canada under existing economic pathways while offering employers a new pool of qualified applicants to fill job openings. 

Also, on January 24, Ontario invited candidates in two separate draws under the Master’s Graduate & Ph.D. Graduates streams. Master’s Graduate stream applicants were considered if they scored 50 or above. On the contrary, PhD Graduate stream applicants must have a minimum score of 45. Ontario has not stated how many applicants obtained ITAs in these draws. 

Finally, the OINP declared that it had reached its nomination allocation for 2023. Over the last year, the program issued 16,500 nominations across all of its streams. 

The Growing Significance Of PNP 

While presently holding a lower allocation in the Immigration Levels Plan, the PNP is set to become Canada’s main economic pathway for immigrants beginning in 2025. Cumulatively, an annual allocation of 110,000 PNPs makes up more than a fifth of all annual immigrant allocations across Canada. 

As BC, Ontario, & Manitoba issue provincial nominations this week, the programs exist to spread the benefits of Canadian immigration. These programs emphasize on smaller provincial labor markets & demographics, which can benefit from the presence of newcomers.