Last week, the PNP (Provincial Nominee Program) draws results were released by three provinces of Canada.
Most provinces and territories of Canada have operated their PNP draws on their own. Those candidates who are interested are invited to apply for the provincial nomination through the PNP. Even though a provincial nomination is not the same as a permanent residence but the chances of getting a permanent residence will increase through this nomination program. Those candidates who have profiles in the Express Entry get 600 points which are added to their score, and they will become eligible to apply for a PNP invitation round.
This program was launched in 1998 in Canada. 400 candidates were invited through PNP when it was launched. After the success of this program, every year more than 80,000 immigrants are invited through this program. The expanding number of PNP candidates reflects that the federal and provincial program is an effective tools to promote the economic development of Canada.
The Express Entry draws are held every two weeks by the province, the last draw was held on 27 April and the next draw will be expected on 11 May. From September 2021, the PNP has started focusing again on the Express Entry draws.
The government of Canada will increase the number of annual Express Entry nominations to over 110,000 immigrants by the year 2024.
The result of the PNP nomination issued between May 2-6
PNP Draw of British Columbia
On May 3, British Columbia held its weekly invitation round of PNP in which there were more than 178 BC immigrants were received the invitation to apply for the nomination.
141 candidates have been invited through a general draw out of 178 immigrants. The subcategories of the invited candidates from international Graduates, Skilled workers, and Semi-Skilled and Entry level, they need a minimum score of provincial between 77 and 123.
There are three separate draws were held for the targeted occupation by the province which are:
- 28 childhood educators who must be eligible for the subcategories of international graduates and the Skilled worker.
- 9 health care professionals are invited by the BC who have to be eligible for the three subcategories that are international graduate, Skilled worker, and Entry-level and Semi-skilled.
Candidates need the minimum provincial score of 65 in both of these draws.
Additionally, 5 veterinarians and animal health technologists were also invited under these subcategories with a minimum score of 65.
Manitoba PNP
315 Candidates received an invitation to apply to the MPNP (Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program ) that was held on 5 May. This invitation was divided into three streams which are:
- International Education Stream: In this stream, 32 Candidates were invited and there is no requirement to score in this stream.
- Skilled Workers in Manitoba: 249 Candidates were invited under this stream and they need a minimum score of 651 to be eligible.
- Skilled Worker Overseas: 34 Candidates received an invitation under this stream and they need to score a minimum of 691 to be eligible.
48 Candidates have the Express Entry profile out of all those Candidates who obtained an invitation to apply.
If you want to get a nomination from Manitoba then you need to register your interest in Expression with the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. You will be eligible to receive an LAA through the Skilled Workers Overseas and Skilled Worker in Manitoba stream after completing the above step.
Manitoba ranks the profiles of candidates out of 1000 points than the invitation issued to those candidates who will be eligible to submit provincial nomination applications.
Saskatchewan PNP draw
198 Candidates received the invitation to apply through the Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program which is held on 5 May.
In this invitation, round 106 invitations were issued to those candidates who have profiles in the Express Entry system and 91 invitations were issued for Occupations In-Demand candidates. Both categories’ candidates were required to have an 85 EOI (Expression of Interest) score and also have experience in one of the 40 occupations to be eligible.
On 5 May, Ukrainian Nationals also received an invitation to apply in response to the Ukraine Crisis.
Finally, Saskatchewan issued their PNP invitation under the subcategory of Entrepreneur. 54 candidates received the invitation with a score between 90 to 130 which were selected from the pool of EOI.
