EE & Provincial Draws

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

On June 24, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new Express Entry draw. In program-specific draw #194, Canada issued 6,000 Invitations to Apply for permanent residence in Canada in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Program. The lowest score was 357 points, 11 points fewer than in the previous CEC-specific round. The tie-breaking rule for this round was February 17, 2021 at 10:15:50 UTC. In 2021, Canada already issued 82,653 invitations in the CEC program-specific invitation rounds. In total, IRCC invited 88,715 candidates in 24 rounds of Express Entry to apply for permanent residence. #Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA, #CEC   https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html

June 25, 2021

Canada invited 1,002 provincial nominees in the Express Entry draw #193

On June 23, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new Express Entry invitation round. In this draw, IRCC invited candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program. IRCC issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to 1,002 provincial candidates, and the lowest score in this draw was 742 points, 31 points more than in the previous PNP-specific draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round February 18, 2021 at 04:04:56 UTC. As of June 23, 2021, there were 166,246 profiles in the system. In total, Canada invited 82,715 candidates to apply for permanent residence 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-invitation

June 24, 2021

Quebec invited 69 candidates in the fourth round of Arrima in 2021

On June 17, 2021, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) published the results of the fifth invitation round in Quebec’s online system Arrima conducted in 2021. MIFI invited 69 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program. Candidates invited in this round either had a validated offer of employment in the province or are specific foreigners mentioned in Section 26 of the Quebec Immigration Regulation such as diplomats, the staff of the intergovernmental organizations, consular officers, and diplomats. In 2021, MIFI already issued 545 invitations. Last year, Quebec invited 628 persons through the Arrima. Since the launch of Arrima in July 2019, the government of Quebec invited 3,235 foreign nationals in 18 draws to apply for immigration to Quebec. #MIFI, #Quebec, #Arrima, #QSW   http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/informations/news/news-2021/index.html

June 24, 2021

Ontario issued 583 NOIs in the Human Capital Priorities Stream

On June 23, 2021, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held a new draw in the Human Capital Priorities Stream. In this round, OINP issued 583 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates who possess work experience in one of the in-demand occupations. The CRS Express Entry score range of those candidates was 464-467 points. All invited candidates work in one of the ten following occupations: • NOC 0122 – Banking, credit and other investment managers • NOC 0124 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers • NOC 0125 – Other business services managers • NOC 0601 – Corporate sales managers • NOC 1111 – Financial auditors and accountants • NOC 1112 – Financial and investment analysts • NOC 1121 – Human resources professionals • NOC 1122 – Professional occupations in business management consulting • NOC 3012 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses • NOC 4163 – Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants In total, Ontario invited 6,413 candidates through the OINP in 2021 and 2,806 under the Human Capital Priorities Stream. #Ontario, #OINP, #Human_capital, #Occupations_in_demand https://www.ontario.ca/page/2021-ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-updates

June 24, 2021