EE & Provincial Draws

British Columbia invited 72 candidates in the BCPNP Tech

On June 15, 2021, British Columbia held a new draw in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Tech Program (BC PNP Tech). In this draw, the province invited 72 candidates in four categories:

• Skills Immigration - Skilled Worker, Skills Immigration -
• International Graduate, Express Entry British Columbia -
• Skilled Worker,
• and Express Entry British Columbia - International Graduate.

The lowest score in all categories traditionally was 80 points. In 2021, British Columbia invited 988 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in the BCPNP Tech. In total, BCPNP issued 5,321 ITAs to date. #British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #Tech_Pilot, #PNP, #BCPNP_Tech https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/B-C-Provincial-Nominee-Program/Invitations-to-Apply

June 16, 2021

Canada issued 6,000 ITAs in the Express Entry draw for CEC candidates

On June 10, 2021, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new Express Entry draw. In the program-specific draw #192, Canada issued 6,000 Invitations to Apply for permanent residence in Canada in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Program. The lowest score was 368 points. The tie-breaking rule for this round was April 28, 2021 at 05:45:14 UTC. In 2021, Canada already issued 81,713 invitations to apply through Express Entry. IRCC keeps the practice of program-specific invitation rounds. Unfortunately, Canada is not inviting candidates from abroad at the moment. #Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA, #CE https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html

June 11, 2021

Manitoba nominated 1007 candidates in May 2021

On June 9, 2021, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) published new nomination issuance statistics. In May 2021, the province nominated 1007 skilled workers. In May, there were no approved business concepts and refusals. MPNP invited 786 skilled workers, 4 business concepts and sent LAAs to 2 business candidates. This month, Manitoba received 415 applications from skilled workers and 3 applications from business candidates. Currently, the province is assessing 189 applications, and the other 356 applications are pending assessment. Additionally, Manitoba nominated 74 Express Entry candidates. Last year, MPNP nominated 5,656 foreign nationals, including 605 nominees from Express Entry. #Manitoba, #MPNP, #Skilled_workers, #business_immigration, #PNP, #nomination_certificates https://www.immigratemanitoba.com/news-and-notices/

June 10, 2021

Canada held the largest PNP-specific Express Entry draw in 2021

On June 9, 2021. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw. In invitation round #191, Canada issued Invitations to Apply (ITA) to 940 candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program. The lowest score in this round was 711 points, 2 points less compared to the previous PNP-specific draw which occurred on May 26. The tie-breaking rule for this round was September 5, 2020, at 19:39:04 UTC. As of June 7, 2021, there are 166,786 profiles registered in the pool. In total, in 2021, Canada invited 75,713 foreign nationals to apply for permanent residence under Express Entry. #Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA, #PNP

June 10, 2021