On February 8, 2022, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued invitations under Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities (HCP) and French-Speaking Skilled Worker (FSSW) Streams.
In the HCP draw, OINP issued 622 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates who possess work experience in the tech sector.
The Express Entry CRS score range of those candidates was 463-467 points.
All invited candidates work in one of the following occupations: • NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers • NOC 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers • NOC 2147 Computer engineers • NOC 2175 Web designers and developers • NOC 2172 Database analysts and data administrators • NOC 0213 Computer and information systems managers
In the FSSW draw, the province issued 206 NOIs. The Express Entry score range of invited candidates in this intake was between 464 and 467 points.
The Express Entry profiles of those candidates were created between February 8, 2021 and February 8, 2022. In total, OINP issued 3,446 NOIs in 2022.
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https://www.ontario.ca/page/2022-ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-updates
February 9, 2022
On February 8, 2022, Nova Scotia invited registered nurses (NOC 3012) to apply for a provincial nomination under the Labour Market Priorities Stream of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP).
To be eligible, candidates must have 3 years of experience as a registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse, demonstrate the language skill at a CLB level 9 or higher in English or French, and hold a bachelor’s degree or have completed a program of three or more years at an educational institution.
Eligible candidates must apply no later than March 10, 2022, 11:59 PM.
#Nova_Scotia, #NSNP, #nurses, #PNP, #Labour_Market_Priorities
https://novascotiaimmigration.com/move-here/entrepreneur/
February 9, 2022
On February 2, 2022, British Columbia held a new draw for business candidates in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP).
In the Base Category of the Entrepreneur Stream, BC PNP invited 8 candidates. The lowest score of this round was 122 points, 4 points more compared to the previous draw.
The maximum possible points in the Entrepreneur Stream grid are 200. 120 points candidates can get for self-declared factors such as Experience & Ownership, Net Worth, Investment, etc.
Another 80 points are given for the business concept. Last year, the province invited 70 entrepreneurs under the BCPNP.
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https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/B-C-Provincial-Nominee-Program/Invitations-to-Apply
February 7, 2022
On February 2, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 1,070 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-targeted draw.
In round #215, the cut-off score was 674 points, 71 points fewer compared to the previous PNP draw.
The tie-breaking rule for this round was February 18, 2021 at 14:16:27 UTC. As of January 31, 2022, there are 197,660 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool, 975 more compared to the previous update.
In 2022, Canada issued 2,498 ITAs through Express Entry.
#Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA, #PNP
February 3, 2022