On February 2, 2023, the next day after Express Entry draw #239, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,300 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) in the new FSW-targeted draw.
In round #240, the cut-off score was 489 points.
The tie-breaking rule for this round was March 29, 2022, at 16:09:00 UTC. As of February 1, 2023, there were 239,415 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool, 598 fewer compared to the previous update. In 2023, in total, Canada issued 15,193 invitations.
#Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA, #FSW
February 3, 2023
On February 2, 2023, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) conducted two new invitation draws under the Human Capital Priorities Stream.
In the tech draw, the OINP issued 1,127 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates with work experience in one of the in-demand occupations.
Those candidates' CRS Express Entry score was between 481-489 points.
In the healthcare draw, Ontario issued 775 targeted NOIs to candidates with CRS scores between 476 and 489. In total, the OINP invited 1,902 candidates in the two Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream draws.
In 2022 Ontario issued 5,493 invitations under all streams of OINP.
#Ontario, #OINP, #Human_capital, #Occupations_in_demand
https://www.ontario.ca/page/2022-ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-updates
February 3, 2023
On January 31, 2023, British Columbia issued new invitations in the Skilled Worker – International Graduate categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP).
In the Tech-targeted draw, BC issued 243 invitations with a minimum score of 85 points.
In the Childcare-targeted draw for early childhood educators (NOC 42202), the province invited 18 candidates who scored 60 points.
In the Healthcare-targeted draw, the province issued 18 invitations. Additionally, fewer than 5 invitations have been issued for other priority occupations (NOCs 31103, 32104).
The province invited up to 284 candidates with a score of 60-85 points. Including this draw, in 2023, British Columbia has already issued 1,122 invitations.
#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #EEBC, #Skills_Immigration, #PNP, #ECE, #BCPNP_Tech
https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/Invitations-to-Apply
February 3, 2023
On January 31, 2023, the Government of Ontario held a new draw in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
The province issued 611 targeted invitations to apply (ITAs) to tech and healthcare occupations.
The minimum score for this draw was 53, 18 points more than the previous draw. All invitees have their profiles created between November 22, 2022, to January 31, 2023.
This year, the province already invited 3,591 candidates under the OINP, and 1017 of them were candidates under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream
#OINP, #Ontario, #Employer_Job_Offer, #foreign_workers, #EJO_FW
https://www.ontario.ca/page/2022-ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-updates
February 3, 2023