In the last week, four provinces issued nominations for immigration candidates through their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs).
Candidates were invited through economic streams that chose candidates based on their education, employment, professional skills, and more. Read on for a province-by-province breakdown of results for this week.
Provincial immigration results: July 13-19th, 2024
Ontario :-
In the last week the Ontario PNP (OINP) held four different provincial immigration draws under its economic immigration streams.
The first draw occurred under the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream. The OINP issued 265 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates who had a score of 35 or above, in a general draw.
On the same day the OINP held a draw under the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream. The draw occurred in two parts, as the PNP first issued 424 invitations to candidates who had a job offer in a selected healthcare occupation and a score of 81 or more. In the second part of the draw (under the same stream), the OINP issued 839 invitations to candidates who had a job offer in a “other priority occupation”, and a minimum score of 77.
The third draw occurred on July 16th, under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream. The OINP issued five invitations to candidates who qualified under the federal Economic Mobility Pathways project.
Lastly, on the 18th of July, the OINP held an Express Entry aligned targeted draw, issuing 1,240 ITAs under the Express Entry: Human Capital Priorities stream. The draw targeted candidates who worked in a healthcare occupation and had a minimum score between 425 and 444.
British Columbia (B.C.)
On July 16th the British Columbia PNP (BCPNP) held five targeted draws under the Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) stream. The PNP targeted candidates who had professional experience in different in-demand occupations and met minimum cut-off scores. In total, at least 68 invitations were issued to candidates.
The breakdown of minimum scores can by draw type can be found below:
- Candidates invited in the childcare worker’s draw required a minimum score of 94 to be invited
- Candidates invited in the construction worker’s draw required a minimum score of 95 to be invited
- Candidates invited in the healthcare worker’s draw required a minimum score of 104 to be invited
- Candidates invited in the tech worker’s draw required a minimum score of 122 to be invited
- Candidates invited in the veterinary care worker’s draw required a minimum score of 80 to be invited.
Manitoba :-
In the last week, Manitoba’s PNP (MPNP) held two immigration draws under two different streams.
The first draw occurred on July 18th, under the International Education stream. The province invited 109 candidates who met stream requirements.
On the same day the MPNP held a draw under the Skilled Worker Overseas stream. 52 Candidates who declared being invited under a strategic recruitment initiative (by the MPNP) and had a minimum score of 645 were issued letters of advice to apply.
Of the 161 letters issued this week in total, 16 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.
Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) :-
On the 19th of July, the Prince Edward Island PNP (PEI PNP) issued invitations under two of its streams.
The PNP issued 84 invitations under the Labour and Express Entry streams. More specifically, invitations were issued to individuals in the healthcare and construction sectors, those with work permits that are expiring before end of the year (in the manufacturing and professional services sectors) and applicants in the International Graduate stream with work permits expiring before end of 2024.
On the same day PEI issued two invitations under its Business streams.
