On March 30, 2023, British Columbia held a new draw for business candidates in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP).
The province invited seven candidates in the Base Category of the Entrepreneur Stream. The lowest score of this round was 115 points, one point fewer than the previous draw.
The maximum number of possible points in the Entrepreneur Stream grid is 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 29 entrepreneurs under the BCPNP. #British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #Entrepreneurs, #Business_immigration, #Regional_Pilot, #Rural_immigration, #PNP
April 5, 2023
On March 31, 2023, British Columbia issued new invitations in the Skilled Worker – International Graduate categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP).
In the Tech-targeted draw, BC issued 165 invitations with a minimum score of 85 points. In the Childcare-targeted draw for early childhood educators (NOC 42202), the province invited 23 candidates who scored 60 points.
In the Healthcare-targeted draw, the province issued 23 invitations too. Additionally, fewer than five invitations have been issued for other priority occupations (NOCs 31103, 32104).
The province invited up to 216 candidates with a score of 60-85 points. Including this draw, in 2023, British Columbia has already issued 3,021 invitations. #British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #EEBC, #Skills_Immigration, #PNP, #ECE, #BCPNP_Tech
April 5, 2023
On March 29, 2023, the City of Greater Sudbury held a new round of invitations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP).
In this round, Sudbury considered 27 candidates.
The lowest score of these draws was 270 points, 25 points more than in the previous draw.
Five of these candidates were drawn through the Francophone Stream. Last year, in total, 154 applicants were invited.
Sudbury has recommended at least 276 individuals under the RNIP since the program's launch. So far, the city has considered 76 candidates in 2023. #Sudbury, #RNIP, #Ontario, #community_recommendation, #rural_immigration
https://investsudbury.ca/why-sudbury/newcomers/rnip-application/
March 30, 2023
On March 29, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued another 7,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry.
In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs. In round #245, the cut-off score was 481 points, three points fewer than in the previous all-program draw.
It was the lowest all-program CRS score since December 2020. The tie-breaking rule for this round was February 14, 2023, at 07:35:00 UTC.
As of March 29, 2023, there are 234,947 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool, 5,199 fewer than the previous update. In 2023, Canada issued 37,559 ITAs through Express Entry. . #Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA
March 30, 2023