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BC held new invitation rounds under the BCPNP

On March 5, 2024, the Government of British Columbia held new invitation draws under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and issued invitations to apply to skilled candidates in the general draw and to candidates with work experience in healthcare, childcare, construction, and veterinary care occupations.

In the general draw, the province invited 54 candidates. The minimum score for candidates invited in this draw was 99 points, the same as the previous general draw.

BC issued 32 ITAs to candidates who scored 70 points under the childcare-targeted draw for early childhood educators (NOC 42202). In the Healthcare-targeted draw, British Columbia invited 39 candidates who scored 70 points. The province also issued 30 invitations to candidates working in the construction sector.

Furthermore, up to five invitations have been issued to candidates working in veterinary care occupations. In total, British Columbia issued up to 160 ITAs in this draw. In 2023, British Columbia has already invited up to 2,006 candidates.

#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #EEBC, #Skills_Immigration, #PNP, #ECE, #construction_workers, #veterinary_care

March 6, 2024

Ontario invited 2,583 Skilled Trades Stream candidates

On March 1, 2024, Ontario invited 2,583 candidates under the Skilled Trades Stream of the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP).

This was a targeted draw, focused on candidates working in 48 NOCs with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score ranging from 350 to 424.

Candidates who created their profiles in the Express Entry system between March 1, 2023, and March 1, 2024, were considered by OINP in this draw. In 2024, the province invited 17,243 candidates under all OINP’s streams.

March 6, 2024

IRCC invited 2,500 Francophone candidates through Express Entry

On February 29, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates.

In round #287, IRCC issued 2,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was only 336 points, 29 points fewer than the previous draw for this category, held on February 1, 2024.

So far, Express Entry draw #287 has shown one of the lowest CRS scores in the history of the Express Entry system.

The tie-breaking rule for this round was January 18, 2024, at 09:15:46 UTC. As of February 27, 2024, there were 211,487 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool.

This year, Canada issued 19,390 ITAs through nine Express Entry draws.

#Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA, #immigration_to_Canada, #PR, #Francophone_draws

March 6, 2024

MIFI held the second Arrima draw in February

On February 29, 2024, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) published the results of the 59th invitation round in Quebec’s online system Arrima.

On February 22, 2024, MIFI invited 1,007 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program.

Candidates invited in this round had a minimum score of 608, at least level 7 oral proficiency in French, and a valid job offer outside the territory of the Montreal Metropolitan Community.

This year, Quebec invited 3,048 candidates through the regular Arrima draws.

#MIFI, #Quebec, #Arrima, #QSW

March 6, 2024