On December 12, 2023, Alberta published an update on the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) inventory.
According to the new update, there were around 3,232 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications, 1,087 Rural Renewal Stream applications, and 832 applications under all pathways (Family Connection and In-Demand Occupation Streams, Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Priority Sectors, and Accelerated Tech Pathway) of the Express Entry stream.
In addition, on November 21 and December 5, 2023, the AAIP held two new draws and invited 11 and 19 candidates working in the healthcare sector, respectively.
This year, Alberta invited 3,549 candidates under all AAIP streams.
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January 6, 2024
On December 7, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates. In round #273, IRCC issued 1,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates.
The cut-off score of this draw was 470 points, 16 points fewer than the previous draw for this category. The tie-breaking rule for this round was October 3, 2023, at 04:45:27 UTC.
As of December 5, 2023, there were 217,370 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. This year, Canada issued 100,971 ITAs through the Express Entry draws.
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January 6, 2024
On December 6, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,750 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Express Entry draw #272.
In this draw, IRCC invited candidates under all immigration programs. In the latest round of invitations, the cut-off score was 561 points, 61 points more than in the previous all-program draw.
The tie-breaking rule for this round was November 8, 2023, at 06:00:13 UTC. As of December 5, 2023, there are 217,370 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. In 2023, Canada issued 99,971 ITAs through the Express Entry draws.
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January 6, 2024
On December 5, 2023, the Government of Ontario held new draws in the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) and Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
The province held three draws in the EJO FW Stream and issued 2,437 invitations to apply (ITAs) to eligible candidates working in healthcare, tech, and skilled trades occupations and those applying under the Economic Mobility Pathways.
In addition, Ontario held another draw for the EJO IDS stream and issued 262 invitations to apply in a general draw to candidates with a minimum score of 30. In total, OINP issued invitations to 39,564 candidates in 2023.
#OINP, #Ontario, #Employer_Job_Offer, #foreign_workers, #EJO_IDS, #EJO_FW #EMPPJanuary 6, 2024