Ontario, BC, and Manitoba announce this week’s PNP draw results, issuing nominations to candidates through their Provincial Nominee Programs.
This week, applicants were asked to submit applications through particular PNP streams. Their employment history, vocational expertise, and educational background all played a role in the selection process. Every immigration stream provides a different route to permanent residency, and some of them have sub streams that concentrate on particular areas of a candidate’s history, such work or education.
It is not possible to compare scores between provinces because different PNPs employ different scoring methodologies to establish eligibility.
Because they work with the federal Express Entry system, some PNP streams are deemed “enhanced” and are eligible to nominate applicants from the federal immigration pool.
Furthermore, candidates for Express Entry may receive an additional 600 CRS points with a nomination certificate from a PNP, greatly boosting their chances of being granted an ITA via the Express Entry system.
Ontario, BC, and Manitoba announce this week’s PNP draw results
Ontario
This week, the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) conducted two draws.
Moreover, on August 13th, the first draw invited 420 applicants with job offers in specific healthcare occupations, requiring a minimum score of 50.
Later the same day, the OINP held a second draw for 958 individuals with job offers in other high-demand fields. For this draw, applicants needed a minimum score of 54.
British Columbia
This week, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program conducted four targeted draws through its International Graduate and Skilled Worker streams, including the Express Entry British Columbia option. These draws focused on candidates with skills in professions that are in high demand across five major economic sectors.
A total of at least 135 individuals were invited to apply, with minimum score requirements varying by sector:
- Childcare Occupations: 35 candidates received invitations with a minimum score of 87.
- Construction Occupations: 27 candidates were invited, requiring a minimum score of 89.
- Healthcare Occupations: 27 candidates needed a minimum score of 99 to receive an invitation.
- Tech Occupations: 45 candidates were invited with a minimum score of 120.
- Veterinary Occupations: Fewer than five candidates were invited with a minimum score of 80.
Manitoba
On August 15, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program conducted two separate draws.
In the first draw, 252 applicants were invited under the International Education Stream. To be eligible, applicants needed a CLB of at least 7 and a master’s or doctoral degree from a Manitoba institution earned within the past three years. No specific cut-off score was announced for this draw.
The second draw, also held on the same day, was for the Skilled Worker Overseas stream as part of the MPNP’s strategic recruitment initiative. Also, this draw invited 40 candidates who met the eligibility requirements. And achieved a minimum score of 703 on the MPNP scoring system.
