This week’s PNP draw was conducted by five Canadian provinces and released invitations to apply for provincial nomination. In 1998, the Provincial Nominating Program (PNP) was created to enable provinces to nominate economic immigrants who they believe have the greatest chance of achieving economic success. A province does not have sole responsibility for immigration, and neither does the federal government.
Those nominations are distributed across the provinces based on the Immigration Levels Plan, which the federal government publishes yearly. Under the PNP, 117,500 permanent residents are scheduled to be admitted annually by 2025.
All economic immigrants in Quebec are chosen by their government since it is the only province without a PNP. It is due to an agreement between the provincial government and the federal government.
Recent provincial immigration invitations results released by five Canadian provinces
British Columbia
On April 18, more than 203 candidates were invited to participate in BC’s most recent PNP draw.
158 individuals were invited over five streams to the largest draw, a general draw without specific occupation targets. Candidates applying for Express Entry and those applying for skilled worker status both need to score 104. A score of 85 was needed for candidates who applied for entry-level and semi-skilled positions, and a score of 104 was required for candidates applying for international graduate positions.
As early childhood educators and assistants, 29 people have also sought the skilled worker stream as well as the international graduate stream. For other priority occupations, there were fewer than five applicants, while 16 people applied for nursing jobs. Candidates targeted for the program were required to score 60 or higher.
Alberta
The AAIP – (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program) released this week the results of two draws held in April. A system for managing Express Entry applications has invited candidates with profiles.
Moreover, April 5 was the date of the initial drawing. CRS scores ranged from 300 to 600 for candidates selected under the Designated Healthcare Pathway stream in Alberta.
As part of the Sector Priority – Agriculture Occupations with Alberta Job Offer, 68 candidates qualified for a second interview on April 18.
Saskatchewan
1067 applicants were invited to apply for Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), which was announced on April 20. In-demand jobs accounted for 444 of the applicants, while Express Entry accounted for 623. For all applicants, a score of 69 was required.
This was the first SINP draw in a month and had a much larger applicant pool than the draw on March 23, when just 496 applicants received nominations.
Manitoba
The Manitoba government welcomed 28 candidates from Ukraine on April 17 under an exceptional immigration provision by IRCC.
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program still requires candidates to meet some requirements. To be eligible for this program, they must already have a relationship with a province, and they must also achieve the CLB of 4 in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Additionally, it’s crucial that they demonstrate that they have enough funds for a settlement.
Prince Edward Island
According to the most recent PEI PNP draw, held on April 20, 189 applications were accepted. Nine candidates were nominated in the Business and Entrepreneur stream, and 180 of them were in the Labour and Express stream.
As far as the draw pattern is concerned, this marks a return to the norm for the province. In March, PEI conducted three draws for candidates, the final of which was held on March 30. PNP draws are conducted every month on PEI; however, in March, there were three draws.
