Ontario, British Columbia, and Manitoba encouraged candidates to apply via their respective Provincial Nominee Programs this week (PNPs).
With the exception of Quebec and Nunavut, the majority of Canadian provinces and territories run independent provincial nomination programmes (PNP). Interested candidates may receive invitations from these programmes to submit applications for provincial nominations. Getting a provincial nomination may help you become a permanent resident of Canada.
No matter their economic status, only Quebec has the power to manage all immigration. The province of Quebec oversees the immigration policies in Quebec, which are separate from those in Canada.
The Provincial Nominee Program processes a total of 105,000 applications for permanent residence each year. The number of applications has continuously increased since the PNP was formed in 1998. It is seen as a powerful tool for fostering economic growth outside of urban regions by both the federal and provincial governments.
Provincial Immigration, February 4–10, Results
Ontario
On February 9, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is believed to have sent 510 invites to apply to applicants in the Express Entry: Skilled Trades stream. Candidates needed to score between 260 and 489 in order to be invited to apply.
- Candidates must have received a full-time job offer from one of the following NOCs in order to qualify for the programme:
- Supervisors, drivers, and other ground transit operators, NOC 72024
- Welders and related equipment operators, NOC 72106
- Installers and repairers of telecommunications lines and cables (NOC 72204)
- Carpenters, NOC 72310
- Painters and decorators, NOC 73112 (except interior decorators)
British Columbia
British Columbia issued an invitation to 245 candidates on February 7th to submit their requests for nomination as provincial officials. This time around, the province solicited 207 applicants via a general draw that included a range of technical jobs. All candidates in the International Graduate and Skilled Worker categories, as well as Express Entry applicants who needed to get a minimum SIRS score of 102 in order to be accepted, received invitations.
In addition, it was agreed that applicants from the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled categories would be contacted for applications if they received a SIRS score of 82 or higher.The SIRS functions very similarly to the Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), however it is exclusively applicable to the Provincial Nominee Program of British Columbia.
The province also held several rounds of invites for applicants with the following occupations:
At least 60 points from the Skilled Worker and International Graduate categories for each of the 25 early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214); healthcare personnel.
Manitoba
Through the Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program, Manitoba invited 308 candidates on February 9. Candidates must satisfy a minimum standard of requirements particular to their programme.
In Manitoba, 221 invites required a minimum score of 720.
The 32 invites were sent out by Skilled Workers Overseas.
Invitations to the International Education Stream did not require a certain score.
33 candidates had Express Entry profiles in total.
