EE & Provincial Draws

Thunder Bay issued 274 recommendations to qualified candidates

On May 9, 2023, Thunder Bay, ON, issued new community recommendations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). The city approved the applications of 274 candidates whose evaluations scored as low as 49%. Last year, the community recommended a total of 377 candidates. The Thunder Bay CEDC will prioritize applicants for the recommendation who are most likely to settle and contribute to the local economy. Candidates who received a community recommendation can submit their applications for permanent residence in Canada to Immigration Canada (IRCC). In 2023, the city recommended 504 applications. #Thunder_Bay, #RNIP, #Ontario, #community_recommendation, #rural_immigration https://www.bing.com/search?q=Thunder+Bay+issued+274+recommendations+to+qualified+candidates&form=ANNH01&refig=c0d0154ed7654ba18f0a959edaf73047

August 29, 2023

Manitoba invited 22 Ukrainian candidates under the MPNP

On August 25, 2023, the Government of Manitoba held the 17th draw for Ukrainian candidates.

In this draw, the province invited 22 candidates through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). To be eligible, applicants must be Ukrainian citizens, have a minimum of CLB 4 in each language band, have connections to the province (close relative, community ties, previous employment, or studies in Manitoba), and score at least 60 points in the EOI registration points-grid, and possess a valid language test in one of the official languages.

n total, the province invited 10,323 candidates in 2023, including 217 Ukrainian nationals.

#Manitoba, #MPNP, #Ukrainian_nationals, #Ukraine

https://immigratemanitoba.com/#:~:text=The%20MPNP%20will%20conduct%20an%20Expression%20of%20Interest,by%20November%2016%2C%202022%20at%2011%3A59%20p.m.%20CST.

August 29, 2023

Manitoba invited new candidates through the MPNP

On August 24, 2023, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #190, the MPNP held a new occupation-specific candidate selection under the Skilled Workers in Manitoba (SWM) stream and invited 256 applicants who scored 612 points and above.

Manitoba also issued 250 LAAs in the regular SWM draw. The minimum score for the LAA in this category was 646 points, 1 point fewer than the previous draw.

In the Skilled Workers Overseas stream, MPNP issued 54 LAAs to candidates invited under the Strategic Recruitment Initiative.

The lowest score in the SWO category was 724 points, 16 points more than in the previous draw. In addition, 63 invitations were issued in the International Education Stream.

Manitoba has issued LAAs to 623 candidates, including 178 Express Entry candidates for this round.

In 2023, MPNP invited 10,301 candidates, and 2,687 of them received invitations in the Express Entry.

#Manitoba, #MPNP, #International_students, #PNP, #SWO, #SWM

https://immigratemanitoba.com/#:~:text=The%20MPNP%20will%20conduct%20an%20Expression%20of%20Interest,by%20November%2016%2C%202022%20at%2011%3A59%20p.m.%20CST.

August 27, 2023

BC invited up to 230 candidates under the BCPNP

On August 22, 2023, the Government of British Columbia held new invitation draws under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates.

In the general draw, BC invited 169 candidates. The minimum score for candidates invited in this draw was 88-109 points.

The province issued 33 ITAs to candidates under the childcare-targeted draw for early childhood educators (NOC 42202).

In the Healthcare-targeted draw, BC invited 23 candidates who scored 60 points. In addition, fewer than five invitations have been issued for other priority occupations (NOCs 31103, 32104).

In total, British Columbia issued up to 230 ITAs in this draw. This year, British Columbia has already invited 6,848 candidates.

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

https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/Invitations-to-Apply

August 23, 2023