Skilled workers and international graduates were the focus of a new draw conducted by British Columbia immigration on November 12, 2019. The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw saw 409 candidates receive invitations through five streams. The direct provincial stream for international graduates recorded a minimum score of 100 points, compared to 102 points for the Express Entry international graduate stream. For...

Saskatchewan immigration targeted a list of 95 National Occupational Classification codes in a new Expression of Interest draw. The November 12 draw saw 525 invitations issued through two streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. Saskatchewan Express Entry candidates received 303 invitations, while Occupations In-Demand candidates received 222. For both streams, the minimum score was 69 points. The draw was the seventh since...

Manitoba’s immigration authority has targeted three provincial streams with 180 Letters of Advice to Apply in the latest provincial draw. The November 7 draw featured LAAs for the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program’s categories for Skilled Workers In Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas and the International Education Stream. SWM candidates received 133 LAAs, with the lowest-ranked candidate scoring 560 points. The SWO streams saw...

Alberta immigration has issued 401 Notification of Interest letters in two new Express Entry draws through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. In draws that took place on October 24 and 30, the province issued NOI letters to candidates in the Express Entry pool scoring as low as 300 Comprehensive Ranking System points. The October 24 draw saw 372 NOI letters sent...

British Columbia immigration has conducted a new BC PNP Tech Pilot draw, issuing invitations to apply to 67 candidates. The Tech pilot allows the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program to offer priority processing to candidates with skills and experience 29 IT occupations that are in short supply in the provincial economy. In the latest draw, Minimum scores were 90 for all...

Saskatchewan immigration has targeted 58 occupations with 858 invitations in a new Expression of Interest draw. The October 31 draw featured immigration invitations across two streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. The minimum score was 68 for both the Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand streams, however, the province stated that “Candidates invited with 68 points had 10 years of work...

The latest draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program saw 413 immigration candidates issued invitations to apply. The October 29 draw saw invitations issued across five British Columbia immigration streams. For skilled workers, the minimum score for the direct provincial stream was 93 points, compared to 99 points through the Express Entry-linked stream. For international graduates, the minimum score for the...

British Columbia immigration has issued a new batch of invitations to skilled workers and international graduates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. In an October 29 draw, provincial immigration authorities issued 413 invitations across five BC PNP streams. For skilled workers, the minimum score for the direct provincial stream was 93 points, compared to 99 points through the Express Entry-linked...

Registered nurses (NOC 3012) were targeted for Nova Scotia immigration in the province’s latest draw through its Express Entry-linked Labour Market Priorities stream. The October 28 draw saw 430 Letters of Interest issued to registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses by the Nova Scotia Nominee Program. Three years of work experience, a Canadian Language Benchmark score of 8 in English or...

Details have been published of the latest draw to take place under Quebec’s Arrima Expression of Interest system. The September 25 draw saw 169 invitations to apply issued for Quebec immigration. The invites were issued to candidates who met the following criteria: Their application to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program under the old system was terminated as part of the governing...