Manitoba Draw Focuses On Candidates Already In Province

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Manitoba Draw Focuses On Candidates Already In Province

Candidates already working in Manitoba were the focus of the latest Manitoba Nominee Program draw.

The draw saw 262 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) issued through the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream, with the lowest ranked candidate scoring 433 points.

Elsewhere, 260 LAAs went to candidates for the Human Capital Pathway of the Skilled Workers Overseas stream. 

The lowest-ranked candidate in this category scored 563 points, while also meeting the following requirements:

Either

  • Have a valid Express Entry ID and job seeker validation code, with at least six months of recent experience in an occupation on Manitoba’s In-demand Occupations list

Or

  • Have a close relative in Manitoba or past education or work experience in the province.
  • Have 6 months of recent experience in a Manitoba in-demand occupation.
  • Meet minimum language requirements.

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Further LAAs were issued through the International Education Stream (44) and via a Strategic Recruitment Initiative under the SWO stream (29). 

Manitoba Draw Details

StreamSub-StreamLetters of Advice to ApplyScore of Lowest Ranked Candidate
1) Skilled Workers in Manitoba 262433
2) International Education Stream 44–
3) Skilled Workers OverseasStrategic Recruitment Initiative29719
 Human Capital Pathway260563

Source: www.immigratemanitoba.com

British Columbia Targets BC PNP Tech Pilot Candidates In New Draw

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British Columbia Targets BC PNP Tech Pilot Candidates In New Draw
Technology workers were the focus of the latest draw conducted by the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program.

The April 2 draw saw 26 invites issued to candidates through the BC PNP Tech Pilot.

Minimum scores dropped as low as 73 for entry-level and semi-skilled candidates.

Skilled workers through the direct provincial stream required 94 points to qualify, while Express Entry skilled workers needed 100 points.

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International graduates, meanwhile, required 100 points through the direct provincial stream, and 105 points via the Express Entry stream. 

Did You Get Invited in the April 2 B.C. Immigration Draw?

Date Category Minimum Score Invitations Issued
02-April-19 (Technology only) EEBC – Skilled Worker 100 Total: 26
EEBC – International Graduate 105
SI – Skilled Worker 94
SI – International Graduate 100
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 73

Source: www.welcomebc.ca

Calls For Newfoundland To Set More Ambitious Immigration Targets

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Calls For Newfoundland To Set More Ambitious Immigration Targets
Provincial officials have called on Newfoundland & Labrador to be more ambitious with its immigration targets

The maritime province currently welcomes the fewest immigrants in Canada with a total of 1,525 newcomers arriving in 2018.

This represented an increase of 25 percent on 2017. By 2022, the province is targeting 1,700 newcomers.

But officials say this is not enough to tackle the demographic crisis in the province, which has a median age of 46. The median age among new immigrants is 29.

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Among the four Atlantic provinces, the average 2018 intake of new permanent residents was 3,784.

One area in which the numbers are positive for Newfoundland is retention. Its 51 percent retention rate puts it second in the region.

However, the province still lost 3,600 people to inter-provincial migration in 2017-18, figures show, following a loss of 1,430 people in 2016-17.

In the seven years before that, the province had actually made population gains from inter-provincial migration.

The province welcomes immigrants through the Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP), as well as being part of the employer-driven Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP).

The NLPNP nominates individuals to the federal government wishing to obtain Canadian permanent residence. It features the following five streams:

  1. Express Entry Skilled Worker Category.
  2. Skilled Worker Category.
  3. International Graduate Category.
  4. International Graduate Entrepreneur Category.
  5. International Entrepreneur Category.

Meanwhile, the joint federal-provincial AIP operates the following three streams:

  1. Atlantic High-Skilled Program
  2. Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program
  3. Atlantic International Graduate Program

Newfoundland is currently looking to improve its system of recognizing the foreign qualifications of new immigrants.

Up to $50,000 in funding is being made available for projects that help the process of credential recognition, from providing pre-arrival services all the way through to after Newfoundland immigrants have secured jobs.

The expression of interest process is open until April 11, 2019.

Credential recognition is viewed as one of the central barriers to integration for new permanent residents, who often find themselves working in lower-skilled jobs when they first arrive in Canada.

Newfoundland is looking for ways to increase numbers of new permanent residence.

Its Department of Education, Skills and Labour is asking for expressions of interest from organizations that can provide credential recognition services.

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