Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Quebec, and PEI nominate candidates for provincial immigration this week
Published on August 19th, 2023 at 08:00am EDT
This week, five Canadian provinces welcomed applicants to apply for provincial immigration programs.
The provincial and federal governments share responsibilities for immigration. When a province nominates a candidate for permanent residence status under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), the candidate’s application for permanent resident status is strengthened. This is especially true for Express Entry candidates, who gain 600 more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points when nominated.
Quebec and Nunavut do not use the PNP. Quebec has a one-of-a-kind arrangement with the federal government under which it has complete control over the selection of its economic immigration programs.
Ontario
This week, Ontario invited 5,450 candidates in four different streams:
- Employer Job Offer: International Student stream
- Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream
- Employer Job Offer: In Demand Skills stream
- Human Capital Priorities stream
On August 15, all three Employer Job Offer drawings took place. The province welcomed 853 international students with a minimum score of 61 and a job offer in technology, healthcare, or the skilled crafts.
There were also 375 candidates invited under the Foreign Worker stream with employment offers in skilled crafts and a minimum score of 30, and 1,131 qualified candidates with job offers in health and technology sectors and a minimum score of 46.
The third Employer Job Offer draw saw 256 competent candidates receive invitations with job offers in in-demand skills and scores of 23 or higher. These candidates had employment offers in high-demand occupations such as agriculture, construction, and other professions.
On August 17, the province stated that it had welcomed 2,835 Express Entry Human Capital Priorities candidates with experience in technology and health-related sectors and scores of 473 or higher throughout the week.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan issued Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the first time since June 8 on August 16.
For the first time, the province staged draws for applicants in its Express Entry and Occupations-In-Demand streams, but did so over six draws based on the candidate’s country of residency and occupation. The province claims that the purpose of each draw is to promote recruitment programs that connect eligible candidates with employment market possibilities.
The province invited 23 candidates from Ireland, 224 from India, and 98 from Poland, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Ukraine through its Express Entry stream.
Invitations were extended to 12 candidates from Ireland, 207 from India, and 78 from Poland, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Ukraine under the Occupations in Demand stream.
Candidates in each draw have to have a minimum score of 60.
Quebec
On August 10, Quebec announced the results of its most recent round of invitations.
In total, 1384 individuals were asked to apply for permanent selection by the Ministry of Immigration, Francization, and Integration.
According to the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français des adultes, candidates needed a score of 591 and a level 7 oral proficiency (or better) in French.
Candidates with a genuine job offer from outside the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal were also invited.
An invitation to apply for permanent selection is not the same as being granted permanent resident status by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Candidates seeking permanent resident status must still apply to IRCC separately.
British Columbia
On August 15, British Columbia held four targeted lotteries for candidates in the BC PNP’s Skilled Worker and International Graduate Streams (including Express Entry).
The largest draw invited 107 tech workers with a minimum Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS) score of 88.
The following were the remaining three draw results:
27 early childhood educators and assistants.
19 candidates for healthcare jobs; and
Other priority occupations have fewer than five candidates.
A minimum score of 60 was necessary for all candidates.
Prince Edward Island
PEI invited 142 candidates in two independent streams of the PEI PNP on August 17.
In the Labour and Express Entry streams, the province invited 138 candidates. These invitations were sent to people who work for a PEI employer and have a minimum EOI score of 50. almost the last year, Labour and Express Entry applicants have received almost 97% of all PEI PNP invitations.
In addition, four invites were given to candidates who met the minimum point level of 102 in the Business Work Permit Entrepreneur category.
