On November 8, 2022, British Columbia held new draws for business candidates in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP).
In the Base Category of the Entrepreneur Stream, BC PNP invited 8 candidates. The lowest score of this round was 120 points, 4 points more than the previous draw.
In addition, the province invited fewer than 5 candidates in the Entrepreneur Immigration - Regional Pilot category with a minimum score of 114.
The maximum points in the Entrepreneur Stream grid are 200. 120 points candidates can get for self-declared factors such as Experience & Ownership, Net Worth, Investment, etc. Another 80 points are given for the business concept.
This year, the province invited up to 49 entrepreneurs under the BCPNP.
#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #Entrepreneurs, #Business_immigration, #Regional_Pilot, #Rural_immigration, #PNP
https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/Invitations-to-Apply
November 9, 2022
On November 3, 2022, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) conducted the sixth invitation round in the Entrepreneur Program 2022.
In this round, SINP invited 55 candidates. This round's highest Expression of Interest (EOI) score was 120 points.
The average score was 100 points. The lowest score was 85, and those applicants were invited to apply only if they scored a CLB level of 5 or higher in English or French.
In 2022, Saskatchewan has already invited 325 entrepreneurs.
#Saskatchewan, #SINP, #Entrepreneurs, #business_immigration
November 7, 2022
On October 26, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,750 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry.
In this round of invitations, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs. In round #234, the cut-off score finally dropped below 500 points and was 496 points, 4 points fewer compared to the previous draw.
The tie-breaking rule for this round was May 9, 2022, at 09:04:20 UTC. As of October 24, 2022, there are 234,981 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool, 139 fewer compared to the previous update. In 2022, Canada issued 37,038 ITAs through Express Entry.
#Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA
October 27, 2022
On October 12, 2022, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) published the results of the 38th invitation round in Quebec's online system Arrima.
On September 29, 2022, MIFI invited 1,195 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program. Candidates invited in this round had a minimum score of 597 points.
In 2022, MIFI issued 6,047 invitations. Since the launch of Arrima in July 2019, the Government of Quebec invited 12,319 foreign nationals in 38 draws to apply for immigration to Quebec.
#MIFI, #Quebec, #Arrima, #QSW
https://www.quebec.ca/en/immigration
October 16, 2022