Canada’s five provinces Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta, and New Brunswick released the latest PNP result and issued invitations through Provincial Nominee Program.
Moreover, a PNP is most commonly used to welcome candidates to their provinces. By implementing these initiatives, provincial governments are able to select economic immigrants. Also, those are most likely to contribute to their labor force and integrate quickly into their economies.
Moreover, a certain number of invitations is given each province to recruit immigrants. Canada will admit approximately 105,000 permanent residents by 2023 according to the immigration levels plan.
PNPs aren’t used in Quebec. As well as it is permissible for the province to choose any economic immigrants who want to reside in the province under a special agreement with the federal government.
Canada’s five provinces released the latest PNP result between April 1 – 7
Ontario
In total, 883 individuals have been accepted into the Master’s Graduate and Ph.D. Candidate streams of the ONIP – (Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program). On April 4, both drawings were held.
Moreover, with a minimum cut-off score of 52 or higher, 772 applicants were invited to apply to the Master’s Graduate stream. Candidates in the Ph.D. The Graduate stream was required to have a 48. A Ph.D. candidate was drawn for the first time in 2023.
As part of its plan to expand skilled immigration, Ontario recently announced an additional $25 million investment over three years. In addition to improving security, speeding up processing, and enhancing technology, this investment will enhance other aspects of the system, according to the province.
British Columbia
A total of 175 invitations were distributed on April 4 via the BC PNP. Of the 175 invitations, only 175 were selected at random; no particular profession was targeted. Moreover, the applicants, who were seeking entry-level or semi-skilled positions, needed minimum SIRS scores of 103 among skilled workers, 103 among international graduates, and 85 among entry-level candidates.
In the province, two targeted draws were also conducted for the following occupations:
- An average of 60 points was achieved by 17 early childhood educators and assistants.
- Healthcare workers with scores in the Skilled Worker, International Graduate section. As well as, it includes Express Entry applicants, with a minimum of 60 points.
Quebec
Under Quebec’s program for regular skilled workers, 619 applicants were invited to apply on March 30. The TEER NOC codes for a number of high-demand industries that require candidates to meet specific requirements.
Also, the candidate must have a valid job offer outside the Montreal metropolitan area, and a minimum score of 578 was required.
New Brunswick
PNP results for the month of March were released by New Brunswick on April 4. Furthermore, it was announced that 186 applicants had been invited, of which 74 came from the NB Occupations-In-Demand Connection, 42 from the NB Student Connection, and 70 from the NB Job Connection.
As of 2023, the province’s PNP budget has increased by 67%. A proposal from IRCC for an extended permanent resident program was approved by the FMRI. Allotments were previously only given to provinces once a year.
Alberta
AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program) invited 150 individuals via the Express Entry stream on March 30 (results have only just been released).
Additionally, applicants needed to hold a principal, in-demand job and have a Comprehensive Ranking System score of at least 372 in order to qualify.
