Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba issue invitations to apply for provincial nomination

 Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba issue invitations to apply for provincial nomination

Three provinces have invited candidates in most recent draws.

 

Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba have issued invitations to apply to candidates through recent rounds of Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws.


Most Canadian provinces and territories (except Quebec and Nunavut) have their own PNP. Through these programs, interested candidates may be invited to apply for provincial nomination. Getting a provincial nomination can help you get permanent residency.

Quebec's immigration program is administered by the province, unlike Canada. Quebec is the only province that controls all economic class immigration. 

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) has 105,000 permanent residents each year. It started in 1998 and the number of PNP admissions has grown steadily every year since then. Both the federal and provincial governments see this as an effective tool for promoting economic development outside urban centres. 

Provincial immigration results January 7-January 13

Ontario

On January 10, Ontario issued 404 invitations to candidates in the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker category. Two of the invitations were issued as part of the Economic Mobility Pathways program. The draw is for candidates with skilled trade occupations who have a full-time job offer in a skilled occupation in TEER category 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the National Occupational Classification (NOC). Eligible candidates need to score 35 points and above.

The province announced on Dec. 22 that it had invited the largest number of candidates allocated that year. In 2022, Ontario issued invitations to a total of 9,750 candidates.

The province said new applications and applications already submitted to the OINP will continue to be accepted and considered based on the program's 2023 nomination allocation.

British Columbia

British Columbia issued 123 invitations to apply to candidates in a targeted draw for tech occupations on January 10.  

Invitations were issued to candidates in the Skilled Worker and International Graduate categories, including Express Entry candidates. Since the launch of the BC PNP's Skills category in 2017, more than 6,000 technicians have been nominated for a provincial nomination.

Candidates require a minimum SIRS score of 90. SIRS works much like the Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), but only for British Columbia PNPs.

The province also held rounds of invitations for candidates working in the following occupations.

• Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214) with scores of at least 60 points;
• 17 healthcare workers from the Skilled Worker, International Graduate, including Express Entry category, with scores of at least 60 points and;
• Other in-demand occupations with scores of at least 60 points.
• Manitoba

• Manitoba invited 322 candidates through the Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program on January 12.. To receive an invitation, candidates must meet a baseline of criteria specific to their program. In total, the province invited:

• Skilled Workers in Manitoba issued 260 invitations with a minimum score of 734.
• Skilled Workers Overseas issued 20 invitations with a minimum score of 713.
• International Education Stream issued 42 invitations with no score requirement.
• Out of all who were invited to apply, 27 had profiles in the Express Entry system.
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