EE & Provincial Draws
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On August 19, 2025, British Columbia held a new draw under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP).
The BCPNP issued 11 invitations to candidates in the Base Category of the Entrepreneur Stream, which is designed for experienced businesspeople who wish to start a new business or acquire an existing business in British Columbia. The lowest score of this round was 124 points.
In addition, the province invited up to five candidates in the Entrepreneur Immigration - Regional Pilot category with a minimum score of 115. Last year, British Columbia invited up to 80 business candidates through the Entrepreneur draws.
So far this year, the province has issued only 169 invitations under the BCPNP, with up to 75 of them going to entrepreneurs.
#british_columbia, #bcpnp, #entrepreneurs, #business_immigration, #regional_pilot, #rural_immigration, #pnp
August 21, 2025
On August 19, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the fourth occupation-specific Express Entry draw of the year for candidates working in healthcare and social services occupations.
In round #362, IRCC issued 2,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA), and the cut-off score was 470 points (5 points lower than the last draw). The tie-breaking rule for this round was April 23, 2025, at 20:08:53 UTC.
As of August 17, 2025, 254,113 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. This year, Canada issued 55,820 ITAs in 32 Express Entry draws.
#express_entry, #ircc, #ita, #immigration_to_canada, #pr, #occupation_specific_draws, #healthcare
August 20, 2025
On August 18, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw #361.
The Government of Canada issued 192 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in this draw.
This round’s cut-off score was 800 points, 61 points more than the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was February 11, 2025, at 19:17:09 UTC.
As of August 17, 2025, 254,113 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. In 2025, the Government of Canada invited 53,320 Express Entry candidates, including 6,470 PNP candidates.
#express_entry, #ircc, #ita #immigration_to_canada, #pnp
August 19, 2025
On August 18, 2025, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Francisation et Integration (MIFI) published the results of the 77th invitation round in Quebec’s online system Arrima.
On August 14, 2025, MIFI invited 277 candidates under Stream 3 of the Quebec Skilled Worker Selection Program.
Candidates invited in this round had a minimum score of 766.
Additionally, Quebec issued two supplementary invitations for permanent selection under special provisions of the Quebec Immigration Act.
This year, MIFI invited 801 candidates under Arrima. Since the launch of Arrima in July 2019, the Government of Quebec has invited 56,638 foreign nationals in 77 draws to apply for immigration to Quebec.
#mifi, #quebec, #arrima, #qsw, #pstq
August 19, 2025
