In April 3000 PNP (Provincial Nominee Program) invitations were issued to apply for the provincial nomination.
The PNP immigration program is administrated by the government of provincial, federal, and territorial. It allows the Canadian province and territory to create their own immigration program to fulfill their needs and economic development objective of the labor market.
In 1998 PNP was launched by Canada. The aim of launching the PNP is to spread the benefit of immigration between provinces and also encourage immigration in smaller and less populated areas. These days, most provinces and territories of Canada are considered a large share of economic immigration. Lots of smaller provinces like Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Labrador, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and Manitoba depend on PNP draws to fulfill their labor force and demographic requirements. Over 93000 immigrants per year are admitted through the PNP draw by 2024.
PNPs linked with Express Entry
Many provinces and territories that participated in the PNP draw at least one of them aligned with the federal Express Entry system. Which are the three-immigration management system of Canada. Which are the CEC, FSWP, and FSTP programs.
Express Entry which is linked with PNP draws is also known as “enhanced” PNP. More ITA (Invitation to apply) has been sent by IRCC for the past two weeks to PNP candidates. In April the total number of invited candidates through PNP-specific Express Entry is 1554.
Also, last week the Immigration Minister of Canada announced that Express Entry draws for FSWP, FSTP, and CEC candidates will start again in July. It is also declared by the minister that the new application of Express Entry will be processed within six months.
Alberta Draw Result
AAIP (Alberta Immigrant nominee Program) draw result has been declared in April. 250 Candidates were invited to apply for the provincial nomination under Alberta PNP draw on 14 April.
BC PNP Draw Result
BC PNP held their weekly draw in April and invited those candidates who score top in the draw to apply for provincial enrollment under the Express Entry British Columbia, Skill Immigration, and tech stream. More than 665 candidates received invitations from BC province.
Manitoba Draw result
Through the given stream Manitoba issues the invitation:
- Skilled worker program in Manitoba
- Skilled worker Overseas, and
- International Education Stream
Two draws were held throughout the province in the last month, the first was held on 7 April and the second was held on 22 April. 526 Letters of Advice to Apply were issued but out of these only 76 Letters were sent to those candidates who have a valid profile in Express Entry.
EOI (Expression of Interest) draw is also conducted by Manitoba for those individuals who fulfill the eligibility criteria of MPNP and are affected by the current situation in Ukraine, As a special migration measure for the citizen of Ukraine. A draw was held by the province on 13 April in which 20 invitations were issued.
Ontario Draw Result
1,335 candidates were invited through the OINP (Ontario Immigration Nominee Program) in April.
There were two draws held by Ontario, the first was on 26 April. 1034 candidates were invited in this draw, who have a valid profile in Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream.
The second draw was held on 28 April in which 301 candidates were invited by the province. Those candidates who are invited were eligible to migrate under the program Ontario Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker (FSSW).
In April, it was announced by ONIP that to develop and launch a new year Entrepreneur pilot, they will work with the TBDC (Toronto Business Development Center). The motive of the pilot project is to help in establishing 100 entrepreneurs and growing businesses all over the provinces outside the Greater Toronto area.
Prince Edward Island Draw result
The draw of PEI PNP (Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program) is held once a month, this draw was held on 21 April. Through the Labour Impact and Express Entry program, 141 candidates were invited and 11 candidates were invited through the Business Impact stream.
Quebec draw result
Those people who want to immigrate to Quebec are evaluated under a different system compared to those who want to immigrate to any other place in Canada. The immigration program of Quebec is administrated by the province and it is also different from the immigration program of Canada.
33 candidates were invited on 7 April to apply for a permanent selection under the program QSWP (Quebec Regular Skilled Worker). Invited candidates must have their profile in the Arima Expression of interest system and also must have a job offer.
