Ontario invited candidates in the Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate streams

On August 18, 2021, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued invitations to apply (ITAs) for the Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate streams. The province issued 402 ITAs to the eligible candidates under the Masters Graduate Stream. The minimum score of this round was 39. Ontario also invited 77 candidates under the PhD Graduate Stream. The minimum score for this draw was 17. In 2020, the province has not invited any candidates under these two streams. In 2019, OINP invited only 1,000 candidates of the Masters Graduate Stream. #Ontario, #OINP, #PNP, #Employer_Job_Offer, #international_students, #Occupations_in_demand, #skilled_workers, #Masters_graduates, #PhD_graduates https://www.ontario.ca/page/2021-ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-updates

August 19, 2021

Canada invited 463 provincial nominees in the Express Entry draw #201

On August 18, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new Express Entry draw. Draw #201 targeted candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program. IRCC invited 463 provincial candidates, and the cut-off score in this round was 751 points, 9 points less compared to the previous PNP-specific draw that occurred on August 4. The tie-breaking rule for this round was April 13, 2021, at 16:29:29 UTC. As of August 16, 2021, there are 170,836 profiles registered in the pool, 1,331 more compared to the previous update. In total, Canada issued 102,779 ITAs to foreign nationals through Express Entry in 2021. #Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA, #PNP

August 19, 2021

British Columbia Issued new invitations

On August 17, 2021, British Columbia conducted two draws in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, the province issued 363 invitations. • Skills Immigration - Skilled Worker 91 • Skills Immigration - International Graduate 78 (-1 point) • Skills Immigration - Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 73 (-1 point) • Express Entry British Columbia - Skilled Worker 88 (-1 point) • Express Entry British Columbia - International Graduate 76 (-1 point) The second round of the day targeted only candidates in NOC 0621 - Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and NOC 0631 - Restaurant and Food Service Managers. BCPNP invited 64 such candidates. Both NOCs have a high number of registrants within the BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System. The lowest score of those candidates was 106 points, one point less compared to the previous draw for these NOCs. In total, British Columbia issued 7,519 ITAs under the BCPNP in 2021. #British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #EEBC, #Skills_Immigration, #PNP https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/B-C-Provincial-Nominee-Program/Invitations-to-Apply

August 18, 2021

Alberta invited 396 candidates and updated the AINP inventory

On August 17, 2021, Alberta published the update of the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). Currently, there are around 1,200 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 225 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool. In addition, on August 10, 2021, Alberta held a new round in the Alberta Express Entry Stream and issued 396 Notifications of Interest (NOI). The lowest score in this round was 300 points, the same as in the previous draw. In 2021, AINP already invited 3,157 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in the Alberta Express Entry. #Alberta, #AINP, #PNP, #ITA, #Nomination_certificate, #Express_Entry https://www.alberta.ca/ainp-processing-times-inventory.aspx

August 18, 2021