Five Canadian provinces issued provincial immigration invitations. All provinces in Canada except For Quebec & Nunavut have their own PNPs.  

Quebec is Canada’s only French-majority province & doesn’t operate a Provincial Nominee Program because its government seeks to maintain a greater level of control over economic immigration within the province. For this reason, IRCC & the province of Quebec have a unique immigration agreement in place. 

Moreover, the provincial and territorial governments in 11 Canadian territories and provinces operate PNPs to bring in skilled immigrants that local governments believe are best suited to address their region’s labor market and demographic needs. 

Provincial Immigration Results From March 16 to March 22

Five Canadian provinces issued provincial immigration invitations. Here are the results for the same. 

  • Ontario 

Ontario has held three draws via its OINP between March 16 & March 22. 

In the first draw on March 19, the Ontario government issued invitations via its Masters Graduates Stream. This draw witnessed over 1,370 invitations to applicants in this stream with a score of 52 & above. 

In a separate draw also on March 19, the OINP issued over 104 invitations to applicants in its PhD Graduates stream with a score of 42 or more. 

Note: Both streams, which issued invitations on March 19, invited applications in a general draw that considered all occupations. 

In addition, the OINP also issued 2,281 Notifications of Interest on March 21 to applicants who qualified for the Express Entry Human Capital Prorities Stream. This draw was targeted to applicants who had work experience in specific tech professions. Applicants who obtained a NOI during this draw had a CRS score within the range of 468 & 480. 

  • British Columbia 

On March 19, 2024, British Columbia conducted two provincial immigration draws.

In the first BC PNP draw, 88 invitations were issued in a general draw that considered applicants from the following five streams: 

  • Skilled Worker
  • Skilled Worker – EEBC Alternative
  • International Graduate 
  • International Graduate – EEBC Alternative 
  • Entry Level & Semi-Skilled 

For all streams except the Entry Level & Semi-Skilled applicant group, applicants required a minimum score of 125 to obtain an invitation during this draw. 

Moreover, four additional draws considered applicants from the Skilled Worker & International Graduate streams. This draw saw applicants from four different occupational categories obtain invitations. The numbers were: 

  • Childcare: 27 invitations
  • Construction – 21 invitations
  • Healthcare – 30 invitations
  • Veterinary – Less than five invitations 

From all occupational categories mentioned above, excluding construction, the minimum score required of candidates who obtained a BC PNP invitation during this draw was 80. 

  • Quebec 

As five Canadian provinces issued provincial immigration invitations, Quebec was in third place. 

Quebec has recently released the results of a provincial immigration draw that took place on March 7, 2024. In addition, this draw saw 1,136 people obtain invitations from the Minister of Immigration, Francization, & Integration to apply for Permanent Residence. 

Note: Quebec poses the results of these draws. This round of invitations from Quebec’s Arrima bank occurred on March 4, 2024. 

Applicants needed to meet all of the following criteria: 

  • Have a level 7 oral proficiency in French according to Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français (Québec’s scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent 
  • Hold a valid job offer outside the territory of Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal      
  • Obtain a score of 603 points or higher

Next Steps: Quebec immigration applicants who obtained an invitation through this provincial immigration draw can now apply for a Quebec Selection Certification. Immigration applicants intending to settle in Quebec should obtain this certificate before applying for a Canadian permanent residence with IRCC.  

  • Alberta 

Alberta has recently released the results of two draws conducted through its AAIP, the first on February 20 & the second on March 5. 

Note: Alberta publishes the results of its provincial immigration draws. 

During the draw, the provincial government sent 33 NOI letters to applicants who were eligible for its dedicated healthcare pathway with the Alberta job offer category & had a minimum CRS score of 311. 

Further, on March 5, the province sent over 34 NOI letters through the AAIP to applicants from the same group as the February 20 draw. This time, the minimum CRS score of all applicants who obtained an invitation was 303. 

  • Prince Edward Island

On March 21, the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program issued 83 invitations to applicants working in three employment sectors: manufacturing, healthcare, & construction.