This week, the three provinces issued nominations to candidates through their respective Provincial Nomination Programs (PNPs).

Candidates were invited to apply through specific PNP streams based on their previous work experience, professional skills and education. An immigration stream is a specific route to permanent residence that may contain sub-streams, and often targets a certain aspect of a candidate’s profile (most commonly work experience or education, for example).

Each PNP uses its own scoring system to rank candidates’ eligibility for immigration. These scores should not be compared across different PNPs.

Some PNP streams have been “upgraded”, meaning they are aligned with the federal government’s Express Entry system to allow consideration of candidates who are in the federal immigration pool.

Candidates included in the Express Entry pool who receive a Certificate of Nomination from the PNP can earn an additional 600 CRS points, guaranteeing them an Invitation to Apply (ITA) through Express Entry.

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PNP Results, August 10-16

Ontario

The Ontario Immigrant Nomination Program (OINP) held two draws this week through the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream.

The first draw took place on August 13, inviting 420 candidates who had a job offer in the selected healthcare occupation, and a minimum of 50 points according to the OINP scoring system.

On the same day, the OINP invited 958 candidates who had job offers in other sought-after positions; and the minimum score was 54.

british columbia

The British Columbia PNP (BCPNP) held four targeted draws this week through the Skilled Worker, International Graduate (including Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) option). Candidates with skills in in-demand positions in five different sectors of the economy were invited.

In total, at least 135 candidates were invited through these draws, with different cut-off scores for each targeted draw. These were as follows:

• 35 child care occupations required candidates to have a minimum of 87 points to be invited;
• 27 candidates in construction trades needed a minimum of 89 points to be invited;
• 27 healthcare professions required candidates to have a minimum of 99 points to be invited;
• 45 technical occupations required a minimum of 120 marks for candidates to be invited; and
• A minimum of 80 marks was required for less than five candidates to be invited to the veterinary profession.

Manitoba

On August 15, the Manitoba PNP (MPNP) held two draws.

The first draw was held under the international education stream, and invited 252 candidates who met the eligibility requirements, which included having a master’s or doctoral degree from a Manitoba school in the past three years and meeting a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of at least 7. No cut-off score was announced for this draw.

On the same day, the MPNP held another draw under the Skilled Worker Overseas stream, inviting 40 candidates as part of a “strategic recruitment initiative” undertaken by the MPNP. In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements, candidates needed a minimum of 703 points under the MPNP scoring system.

Of the 292 applications received, ITAs were issued to 37 candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile.

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