In the month of November 2021, the PNP across Canada invited over 3,000 potential candidates for immigration.
All the provinces in Canada except Quebec and Nunavut, have their own programs for immigration and PNP draws. They nominate candidates who seem to have the most potential to fit the labor market of the province. The provinces are responsible to look for settlement in the region under their authority. Every province has its own set of regulations and criteria that decides to select an international skilled professional under its Provincial Nominee Program.
The government programs allow the provinces of Canada to play a significant role while choosing candidates for immigration.
The Provincial Nominee Program was introduced in 1998 to become the second most important way to attain a Canadian PR status. According to the new Immigration Plan, from now to 2023 in the future, Canada is expected to bring more than 80,000 immigrants every year to give them a status of permanent residency.
Highlights
All the provinces that enable PNP have at least one stream that is matched with the Express Entry System with the Central government. Express Entry is a major pathway for immigration for the economic working class in Canada,
Until now, the Immigration department of Canada, IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) holds one PNP- Express Entry Draw every couple of weeks.
Back in November, two draws specifically designed for the Express Entry and the Provincial Nominee Program issued invitations on 10th November with 775 Invitation to Apply and 613 on 24th November.
Till now 23 Provincial Nominee draws have been held and 13,000 candidates have been invited. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada have been holding these draws since September.
In the following month in November, OINP didn’t send out any invitations through provincial nominee streams. In other words, it also means that the province has reached its aim for 2021.
Below is the summarized list of draws held in different provinces that compare from the most to the least number of invitations that have been issued in the month of November.
British Columbia
The province of British Columbia has held six consecutive draws and called for 861 candidates in the previous month to apply for a PNP via Express Entry BC and Skills Immigration streams that collide with a significant number of invitations that are issued every month particularly at the starting of the draw.
Manitoba
There were two draws that were held through the following streams that are: Skilled Workers Overseas, Skilled Workers in Manitoba, and Stream of Foreign Education. These draws took place last month on 1st November and 18th November respectively. 849 Letters of Advice were issued along with it.
Saskatchewan
The SINP (Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program) in the month of November with the help of Express Entry held the largest round of invitations. Express Entry and Occupations in demand was a subset of this draw that comes under the International Skilled Worker Category inviting 633 ITAs for a PNP. The round of invitations had been issued after a month of hiatus.
The SINP likewise reported that it will dispatch another test case program in December 2021 to assist businesses with enlisting worldwide ability for sure sought-after occupations. Areas with the most popularity for work incorporate medical services, producing, agribusiness, rural innovation, development, cordiality, and retail. To be qualified, a contender for the new Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot project should have a super durable, regular bid for employment, meet a base degree of capability in an authority Canadian language, and meet the least schooling and work experience necessities.
Alberta
In November the AINP (Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program) held only one round of draw considering the Express Entry Stream. The draw was held on November 9th that called for 200 candidates that have a Comprehensive Ranking score of 343.
Prince Edward Island
On November 18 a huge draw was scheduled that invited candidates from the Express Entry and Labor Impact classes and the Business Impact candidates. So far, the total number of draws by the province of Prince Edward Island is 11 and the total number of invitations issued is 1,729.
Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia listed three occupations in the Occupation in-demand stream that includes food industry professionals and food and beverage served, attendants on the food counter, and light-duty cleaners.
Newfoundland and Labrador
The result of the first odd number of 3 draws held by Newfoundland and Labrador in the month of this year’s last month in November was done under the Priority Skills Newfoundland and Labrador stream. Until 2021, NLPNP called for 663 candidates to apply for a PNP.
Provincial Nominee Program
The provinces and the territories nominate candidates that are potential for permanent residency in Canada through PNP. The PNP is divided between the base and enhance.
For a base nomination, the targeted region does not include the Express Entry System. The provinces manage the system all by themselves. These nominations depend upon the processing of the specific criteria determined by the province itself.
From base nomination to permanent residency, there is a process that has two steps. The candidates are first chosen if they meet the required criteria or not for the provincial nomination stream. If they are successfully chosen, they will get a nomination certificate. The candidate gets the certificate and as soon as this is possible, they shall be allowed to apply for a Canadian PR status along with the federal government.
On the other hand, the enhanced nominations are those which are directly connected to the Express Entry System. The officials of the provincial immigration are allowed to skim through the Express Entry Pool and look for potential applicants who would be suitable for their province’s labor market needs.
The three main central government economic-related programs are the Federal skilled Worker program FSWP, Canadian experience class CEC, Federal Skilled Trades program FSTP.
If fortunately, a candidate has been selected through a PNP they will receive an additional 600 CRS score and be guaranteed a place in the list of candidates who will receive an Invitation to Apply for a Canadian PR status in Canada for the next draw.
