EE & Provincial Draws

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

British Columbia Issued new invitations

On June 8, 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 323 invitations. • Skills Immigration - Skilled Worker 93 (-1 point) • Skills Immigration - International Graduate 88 (-2 point) • Skills Immigration - Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 76 • Express Entry British Columbia - Skilled Worker 93 (-1 point) • Express Entry British Columbia - International Graduate 88 (-2 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 50 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 110 points, one point less compared to the previous draw for these NOCs. In total, British Columbia issued 5,249 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

June 9, 2021