On May 11, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #415 for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates.
The Government of Canada issued 380 Invitations to Apply (ITA), and the round’s cut-off score was 798 points, 12 points more than the previous PNP-targeted draw.
The tie-breaking rule for this round was January 07, 2026, at 05:23:31 UTC. As of May 10, 2026, 233,770 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. This year, the Government of Canada invited 72,007 Express Entry candidates, including 4,116 PNP candidates.
#express_entry, #ircc, #ita #immigration_to_canada, #pnp
May 12, 2026
New Brunswick published the results of its recent draws using an expression of interest system to streamline immigration applications for the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP).
From April 30 to May 3, 2026, the province conducted five new draws and issued a total of 373 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to qualified candidates.
The new draws were conducted under the New Brunswick Express Entry Stream – Employment in New Brunswick (17 ITAs), NB Skilled Worker – NB Graduates Stream and New Brunswick Experience Pathway (200 ITAs), NB Strategic Initiative – Francophone Workers in New Brunswick and New Brunswick Francophone Priorities (106 invitations), and Atlantic Immigration Program (50 invitations). In total, the province invited 2,039 candidates in 2026.
#new_brunswick, #immigration_to_canada, #nbpnp, #itas, #skilled_workers, #eoi, pnp, #aip
May 11, 2026
On May 5, 2026, British Columbia held two draws under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). The BCPNP issued 8 invitations to candidates in the Base Category of the Entrepreneur Stream, which is designed for experienced businessmen seeking to establish a new business or acquire an existing one in British Columbia.
In addition, the province invited up to five candidates in the Entrepreneur Immigration - Regional Pilot category. The lowest score of this round was 115 points for both streams.
Last year, British Columbia invited up to 132 business candidates through the Entrepreneur draws. So far this year, the province has issued 1,437 invitations under the BCPNP, with up to 64 of them going to entrepreneurs.
#british_columbia, #bcpnp, #entrepreneurs, #business_immigration, #regional_pilot, #rural_immigration, #pnp
May 6, 2026
On May 1, 2026, Newfoundland and Labrador held the fourth round of selection through the Enhanced Expression of Interest (EOI) system, issuing a total of 190 invitations.
Of these, 157 were sent to candidates under the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP), while 33 went to applicants through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). Last year, Newfoundland and Labrador invited a total of 3,376 applicants under the NLPNP and AIP. So far, the province has invited 1,090 candidates in 2026.
#newfoundland_and_labrador, #provincial_nomination_program, #atlantic_immigration_program, #aip, #express_entry, #nlpnp
May 4, 2026