EE & Provincial Draws

Saskatchewan issued 452 ITAs in the new round of SINP

On August 5, 2021, Saskatchewan conducted a new round of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). This time, SINP issued 452 invitations to apply (ITAs) for the provincial nomination. In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan issued 171 ITAs. Another 281 invitations were issued to the Occupations In-Demand category candidates. The lowest score in both categories was 73 points. All invited candidates had Educational Credential Assessments. In this draw, Saskatchewan invited candidates in 65 different NOCs. In total, Saskatchewan invited 4,779 candidates in 2021, 2,104 under the Express Entry, and 2,647 under the Occupations In-Demand category. #Saskatchewan, #SINP, #Express_Entry, #Occupations_in_demand, #PNP   https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/moving-to-saskatchewan/live-in-saskatchewan/by-immigrating/saskatchewan-immigrant-nominee-program/browse-sinp-programs/applicants-international-skilled-workers/international-skilled-worker-eoi-system

August 9, 2021

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