EE & Provincial Draws - GH Immigration Svcs

IRCC invited over 1,000 candidates in the new Express Entry draw

On January 23, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the second Express Entry draw of 2024 and issued 1,040 Invitations to Apply (ITA).

In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs.

In round #280, the cut-off score was 543 points, three points fewer than the previous draw.

The tie-breaking rule for this round was January 21, 2024, at 07:43:47 UTC. As of January 23, 2024, there were 213,526 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool.

This year, Canada issued 2,550 ITAs through Express Entry.

#Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA #PR, #Immigration_to_Canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html

January 24, 2024

OINP invited 1,654 candidates under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream

On January 19, 2024, the Government of Ontario held a new draw in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

The province issued 1,654 invitations to apply (ITAs) in the General draw of the EJO FW stream. All invitees have their profiles created in the Express Entry system between January 19, 2023, and January 19, 2024.

The minimum score for this draw was 50. In total, Ontario invited 6,641 candidates through the OINP streams in 2024.

#OINP, #Ontario, #Employer_Job_Offer, #foreign_workers, #EJO_FW

https://www.ontario.ca/page/2023-ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-updates

January 23, 2024

Manitoba held the first MPNP draw of 2024

On January 11, 2024, Manitoba held the latest invitation round #207 in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In the Skilled Worker in Manitoba stream, the MPNP invited 166 candidates with a minimum score of 823. Additionally, the MPNP invited 168 candidates under the Close relative in Manitoba selection with a minimum score of 607. In the Skilled Workers Overseas stream, MPNP issued 31 LAAs to candidates invited under the Strategic Recruitment Initiative. The lowest score in the SWO category was 639 points. Finally, 58 invitations were issued in the International Education Stream. In this round, Manitoba has issued LAAs to 423 candidates, including 73 Express Entry candidates. Last year, MPNP invited 16,306 candidates, and 4,456 of them received invitations in the Express Entry. #Manitoba, #MPNP, #International_students, #PNP, #SWO, #SWM, #Close_relatives_selection

January 17, 2024

SINP invited 13 candidates under the Entrepreneur Program

On January 11, 2024, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) conducted the first invitation round in the Entrepreneur Program 2024 and invited 13 entrepreneurs.

This round's highest Expression of Interest (EOI) score was 160 points. The average score was 135 points. The lowest score was 120.

The province will conduct the next EOI pool selections on April 11, 2024, July 11, 2024, and October 10, 2024. Candidates cannot change their business plans or the Business Performance Agreement after the SINP approval.

In 2023, Saskatchewan invited 5,573 candidates under all streams, including 209 entrepreneurs.

#Saskatchewan, #SINP, #Entrepreneurs, #business_immigration

January 17, 2024