EE & Provincial Draws

Alberta issued 148 NOI and updated the AINP inventory

On August 5, 2021, Alberta published the update of the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). As of August 3, 2021, there are around 1,375 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 300 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool. In addition, on July 27, 2021, Alberta held a new round in the Alberta Express Entry Stream and issued 148 Notifications of Interest (NOI). The lowest score in this round was 300 points, one point fewer than in the previous draw. In 2021, AINP already invited 2,761 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 6, 2021

Canada issued 3,000 ITAs for CEC candidates in Express Entry

On August 5, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for candidates in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Program. In round #200, Canada issued 3,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence and the lowest score was 404 points, 47 points more compared to round #198. The tie-breaking rule for this round was August 3, 2021 at 05:39:26 UTC. In total, IRCC already issued 102,316 invitations to apply in twenty draws of Express Entry. 94,653 ITAs were issued for candidates in the CEC Program. #Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA, #CEC https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html

August 6, 2021

British Columbia held a new draw

On August 3, 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 361 invitations. • Skills Immigration - Skilled Worker 91 • Skills Immigration - International Graduate 79 (-3 points) • Skills Immigration - Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 74 (-1 point) • Express Entry British Columbia - Skilled Worker 89 (-1 point) • Express Entry British Columbia - International Graduate 77 (-4 points) 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 13 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 107 points, the same as it was in the previous draw for these NOCs. In total, British Columbia issued 7,041 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 5, 2021

Canada invited 512 provincial nominee candidates in the Express Entry draw #199

On August 4, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new Express Entry draw. Draw #199 targeted candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program. IRCC invited 512 provincial candidates, and the cut-off score in this round was 760 points, 26 points more compared to the previous PNP-specific draw that occurred on July 21. The tie-breaking rule for this round was March 5, 2021, at 22:38:31 UTC. As of August 3, 2021, there are 169,505 profiles registered in the pool, 2,261 more compared to the previous update. In total, Canada issued 99,316 ITAs to foreign nationals through Express Entry in 2021. #Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA, #PNP https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html

August 5, 2021