In May 1400 PNP invitations were issued by Canada to apply for the provincial nomination.
The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is a migration program that is mutually managed by the government of federal, provincial, and territorial. It provides an opportunity for provinces and territories of Canada to make their own migration stream to fulfill their labor market requirements and economic development objectives.
The Provincial Nominee Program is launched by Canada in 1998 to straighten out the advantages of migration more evenly all over the provinces. And also, Canada wants to inspire small provinces and less populated areas of the country for immigrating through this program. Nowadays, the PNP weighs a significant portion of economic migration to most territories and provinces in Canada. Many smaller provinces of Canada like Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Saskatchewan rely on this program to fulfill their requirements of demographic and labor force. By 2024, it is expected that 93,000 immigrants being admitted as permanent residents through PNP.
PNPs linked with Express Entry
Most provinces and territories that participate in PNP have at least one PNP stream that is oriented with the Express Entry system. This system manages three immigration programs online that are FSTP- (Federal Skilled Trade Program), FSWP- (Federal Skilled Workers Programs), and CEC- (Canadian Experience Class). PNP streams are linked with Express Entry and are also known as “enhanced” PNPs. It allows a province to select candidates with express entry profiles from the express entry pool and allows them to invite for provincial enrollment. Express Entry nominated candidates from PNP to obtain 600 CRS points which are automatically added to their score.
There are 1,134 candidates who got invitations to apply in two different PNP express entry draws. At the same time, invitations for FSWP and CEC candidates are paused to reduce the backlogs of express entry. However, express entry invitations for FSWP and CEC candidates will start again in July announced by the immigration minister of Canada.
Alberta PNP draw
PNP draw result of AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program) was released by Alberta in May. 100 candidates received an invitation to apply for the provincial nomination on 19 May under the Alberta Express Entry Stream. Candidates have scored at least 382 to get invited.
British Columbia- (BC) PNP draw
British Columbia held their weekly draw BC PNP (British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program). High-scoring candidates received invitations to apply for the nomination which is under the stream Skills Immigration, the Express Entry British Columbia, and Tech & Entrepreneur Regional Pilot. For candidates whose occupation has been identified as a priority, the provinces held a special draw for them. More than 636 candidates received invitations from the BC province.
Manitoba PNP draw
There are three streams of Manitoba through which Manitoba issued invitations for applicants through streams Skilled Workers in Manitoba-(SWM), International Education Stream-(IES), and Skilled Workers Overseas-(SWO). 315 letters of advice were issued to apply in the last month of the common draw in which 48 candidates were selected who have a valid profile in Express Entry.
Manitoba occasionally conducts an EOI (Expression of interest) draw for Ukrainian nationals who are qualified for MPNP requirements and are affected by the current situation in Ukraine. There are 13 invitations that are issued in the draw which was held on 20 May.
New Brunswick -(NB) PNP draw
On 20 May 2022, it was announced by the NBPNP (New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program) that they paused the New Brunswick Express Entry stream due to a significant increase in the demand for foreign national workers and international students in Canada.
This temporary pause is only for the Express Entry stream and those applicants who submitted their applications or after 20 May 2022.
Prince Edward Island- (PEI) PNP draw
The PEI PNP (Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program) conducts its PNP draw once a month. 137 candidates from labor impact and Express entry streams and 16 candidates from the Business Impact Stream received invitations to this draw which was conducted on 20 May 2022.
Quebec PNP draw
Immigrants who want to land in Quebec are evaluated in a different system compared to those who want to settle somewhere else in Canada. The immigration program of Quebec is managed by the province and it is different from the immigration program of Canada.
A total of 30 invitations were issued by MIFI to apply for PR in the province. Quebec conducted its PNP draw on 5 May which is Quebec Regular Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). To be selected applicants must have to create their profile in the Arima Expression of Interest (EOI) system and also candidates who want to be eligible for an invitation must have a valid job offer outside of the Montreal Metropolitan area.
Saskatchewan PNP draw
Saskatchewan released its result of the PNP draw which was held on 5 May. This draw was held through its Entrepreneur Expression of Interest system. There are 54 candidates were received invitations to this draw.
Also on 5 May, 197 candidates are invited through SINP (Saskatchewan Immigrants Nominee Program) to apply for a provincial nominee. In this invitation, round 106 invited candidates went in Express Entry and 91 invited candidates went in occupation In-Demand.
Saskatchewan conducts a separate draw for candidates whose resident country is Ukraine. The latest draw was conducted on 5 May.
