The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) has received a welcome boost from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), with an additional 960 nominations pushing the province's total allocation to 6,214 for this year.
The program will direct these nominations toward previously established priorities, focusing on healthcare workers, entrepreneurs, and candidates expected to generate significant economic impact.
A portion of the allocation will also address the backlog of International Post-Graduate applications currently on the waitlist.
Officials confirmed that the full allocation will be utilized by year-end, with detailed program results and next year's strategic priorities to be announced in early 2026.
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December 16, 2025
On December 15, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #386. In this draw, the Government of Canada issued 399 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates.
This round’s cut-off score was 731 points, two points more than the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was October 18, 2025, at 7:18:52 UTC. As of December 15, 2025, 237,302 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool.
In 2025, the Government of Canada held 56 draws and invited 102,998 Express Entry candidates, including 10,898 PNP candidates.
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December 16, 2025
On December 11, 2025, the Government of Ontario conducted more invitation draws in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW), International Student Stream (EJO IS), and In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
In these draws, the province targeted candidates living in Eastern, Northern, and Southwestern Ontario.
The OINP issued 305 invitations to apply (ITAs) under the EJO FW Stream, 373 ITAs under the EJO IS Stream, and 238 ITAs under the EJO IDS Stream. In total, the province issued invitations to 12,528 candidates in 2025.
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December 12, 2025
On December 11, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the seventh occupation-specific Express Entry draw of the year for candidates working in healthcare and social services occupations.
In round #385, IRCC issued 1,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA), and the cut-off score was 476 points (14 points more than the last draw for this category).
The tie-breaking rule for this round was November 26, 2025, at 07:44:30 UTC. This year, Canada issued 102,599 ITAs across 55 Express Entry draws, and 14,500 of them were for healthcare and social services professionals.
#express_entry, #ircc, #ita, #immigration_to_canada, #pr, #occupation_specific_draws, #healthcare Ontario held more draws under the Employer Job Offer streams
December 12, 2025