EE & Provincial Draws

British Columbia invited entrepreneurs under two BCPNP business streams

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

Newfoundland and Labrador held the fourth invitation round of 2026 and invited an additional 190 candidates

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

Ontario conducted two Employer Job Offer draws under the OINP

On April 30, 2026, the Government of Ontario conducted new invitation draws in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) and International Student Stream (EJO IS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

In these draws, the province targeted candidates working in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The OINP issued 720 invitations to apply (ITAs) under the EJO FW Stream (57 points and above) and 277 ITAs under the EJO IS Stream (81 points and above). In total, the province issued invitations to 13,527 candidates under the OINP this year.

#oinp, #ontario, #employer_job_offer, #foreign_workers, #ejo_ids, #ejo_fw #ejo_is

May 1, 2026

The Canadian Government invited 4,000 Francophone candidates through Express Entry

On April 29, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the fifth Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates of the year.

In round #414, IRCC issued 4,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was 400 points – 19 points fewer than the last draw.

The tie-breaking rule for this round was April 07, 2026, at 20:13:59 UTC. As of April 26, 2026, 234,452 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. This year, Canada issued 71,627 ITAs through 26 Express Entry draws.

#express_entry, #ircc, #ita, #immigration_to_canada, #pr, #francophone_draws

April 30, 2026