Recent PNP draws see invitations from B.C and Manitoba. Candidates have just received invitations from Manitoba and British Columbia via Canada’s PNP draws.
With the exception of Quebec and Nunavut, provincial nominee programs are immigration schemes overseen by each Canadian province and territory. Under Canada’s federal-provincial collaboration in immigration governance, these policies are implemented.
IRCC creates an Immigration Levels Plan every year that specifies how many permanent residents are to be admitted to Canada in the next year and establishes baseline goals for the next two years. The distribution of admissions for permanent residents among different immigration programs is likewise decided by this plan. For example, the IRCC intends to implement the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to bring 110,000 new permanent citizens to the country in 2024.
Each participating province receives nominations from the IRCC in order to accomplish this goal. Next, applicants for economic immigration are chosen by provincial governments with the intention of helping the local economy and filling critical labor market gaps in the province.
Provincial immigration outcomes for the period from June 29 to July 5
British Columbia
British Columbia (B.C.) invited provinces to submit nominations this week on July 3.
More than seventy-two candidates, including those qualified under the Express Entry B.C. category, were invited by the province from the Skilled Worker and International Graduate streams of the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP).
These invites were sent to potential candidates in five different occupational groups. The largest group, consisting of 36 invites, was given to workers in the technology sector who also fulfilled the 122 minimum score criterion on the Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS). SIRS is only available to BC PNP applicants, however it operates similarly to the federal Comprehensive Ranking System.
Additional draws included nine invitations to jobs in healthcare with a minimum score of 106, less than five invitations to jobs in veterinary care with a minimum score of 80, and fourteen invitations to jobs in childcare with a minimum score of 95, thirteen invitations to jobs in construction, and nine invitations to jobs in childcare with a minimum score of 98.
Manitoba
In two streams of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), 126 candidates received Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) on July 4th, the day of the PNP draw in Manitoba.
Forty-one candidates in the Skilled Workers Overseas stream and eighty-five candidates in the International Education stream each received a LAA. As part of Manitoba’s Strategic Recruitment Initiatives, candidates had to receive a minimum score of 709 in order to be eligible for the Skilled Workers Overseas stream.