Two Canadian provinces issue more ITAs to candidates. Candidates were invited via economic streams for their confirmed employment, education, as well as intention to open a business in their chosen province.
Moreover, Alberta has provided updates on the present number of candidate profiles in Expression of Interest (EOI) pools for multiple streams of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP).
British Columbia
On January 28, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program issued at least two invitations via its entrepreneur immigration streams to foreign entrepreneurs seeking to begin a business in the province.
IRCC issued at least one invitation under both its Base as well as Regional Entrepreneur streams, with both streams requiring candidates to have a minimum score of 123 in order to be invited.
The results are as follows:
| Date | Stream | Minimum Score | Number Of Invitations |
| January 28, 2025 | Base | 123 | <5 |
| Regional | 123 | <5 |
Invitation rounds under the BC PNP Regional Entrepreneur stream are conducted roughly monthly for qualified entrepreneurs who have been referred to the BC PNP by a participating community.
Invitation rounds under the BC PNP Base Entrepreneur stream are conducted less frequently and might be based on:
- An candidates’s registration score
- The specific region in which an candidates proposes to begin the business
- The population size of the community in which an candidates proposes to begin the business
- Whether the proposed business is a start-up or the purchase of an existing business
- Whether the business proposal is aligned with identity priority business sectors
Manitoba
Two Canadian provinces issue more ITAs to candidates.
On February 6, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program held two draws under the International Education Stream and the Skilled Worker Overseas Stream.
The International Education stream issued over 59 invitations to candidates who met all eligibility requirements of the stream and held at least four years of full-time work experience within the past five years. Candidates also needed to be able to produce supporting documentation for their work experience to be considered in this draw.
The MPNP did not publish the minimum scores required by candidates to be considered in this draw.
The Skilled Worker Overseas stream issued over 17 invitations to candidates who were invited under a ‘strategic recruitment initiative’ and who had a minimum score of 612.
Of the 76 total invitations issued between both draws, 18 were issued to candidates who also had a valid Express Entry profile.
Alberta
The Alberta Advantage Immigrant Program (AAIP) has published updates on the current state of candidate pools for its immigration streams.
Moreover, at the time of writing the AAIP has yet to hold its first draw of 2025.
The table below breaks down the number of candidates in selection pools for each stream of the AAIP. For clarity, pathways of the Alberta Express Entry stream are published in a separate table:
| Stream/ Pathway | Number Of EOIs Currently In The Selection Pool |
| Alberta Opportunity Stream | 28,830 |
| Dedicated Healthcare Pathways (Express Entry and Non-Express Entry) | 1,026 |
| Rural Renewal Stream | 3,029 |
| Tourism and Hospitality Stream | 4,244 |
Alberta Express Entry Stream
| Stream/ Pathway | Number Of EOIs Currently In The Selection Pool |
| Accelerated Tech Pathway | 2,403 |
| Family Connection and Occupation In Demand | 2,206 |
| Law Enforcement Pathway | 70 |
| Priority Sector Draws and Other Initiatives | 2,802 |
In total there are 44,610 candidate profiles among the different EOI pools of the AAIP.
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