On September 2, 2025, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Francisation et Integration (MIFI) published the results of the 78th invitation round in Quebec’s online system Arrima, which were conducted on August 28, 2025.
MIFI invited 227 candidates under Stream 1 (Highly qualified and specialized skills) and four candidates under Stream 4 (Exceptional talent), with priority given to those who have a PhD degree and at least three years' experience working in their main profession within the last five years.
Additionally, Quebec issued two supplementary invitations for permanent selection under special provisions of the Quebec Immigration Act.
These invitations, distinct from the mainstream PSTQ channels, were granted according to sections 26 and 47 of provincial immigration regulations. Last year, Quebec invited 24,144 candidates through the regular Arrima draws. In 2025, MIFI invited a total of 1,034 candidates.
#mifi, #quebec, #arrima, #qsw, #pstq
September 3, 2025
On September 2, 2025, the Government of Ontario conducted immigration 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 healthcare professionals, as well as early childhood educators & assistants. The OINP issued 1,305 invitations to apply (ITAs) under the EJO FW Stream, 1,105 ITAs under the EJO IS Stream, and 233 ITAs under the EJO IDS Stream. In total, the province issued invitations to 6,906 candidates in 2025.
#oinp, #ontario, #employer_job_offer, #foreign_workers, #ejo_ids, #ejo_fw #ejo_is
September 3, 2025
On September 2, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Express Entry draw #363.
The Government of Canada issued 249 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in this draw.
This round’s cut-off score was 772 points, 28 points fewer than the previous PNP-targeted draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was August 28, 2025, at 19:19:18 UTC.
As of September 1, 2025, 254,672 profiles were registered in the Express Entry pool. In 2025, the Government of Canada invited 56,069 Express Entry candidates, including 6,719 PNP candidates.
#express_entry, #ircc, #ita #immigration_to_canada, #pnp
September 3, 2025
On August 29, 2025, Newfoundland and Labrador held its eighth round of selections through the Enhanced Expression of Interest (EOI) system, issuing a total of 202 invitations.
Of these, 125 were sent to candidates under the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP), while 77 went to applicants through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). As of February 19, 2025, all applicants to the NLPNP and AIP must submit their applications through the new Immigration Accelerator platform.
So far, the province has invited 2,251 candidates in 2025.
#newfoundland_and_labrador, #provincial_nomination_program, #atlantic_immigration_program, #aip, #express_entry, #nlpnp
September 2, 2025