British Columbia, Quebec and Manitoba issued invitations to apply for provincial immigration programs this week.
Both British Columbia and Manitoba have issued invitations/expressions of interest in their latest Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws. All provinces and territories have PNPs that help provincial governments select economically viable immigrant candidates who are most likely to integrate easily into the provincial workforce.
The PNP works because immigration is a shared responsibility between the federal and provincial governments. Each year, provinces receive an allocation of nominations that they can issue to candidates.
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Candidates who are successful in obtaining a provincial nomination are in a much stronger position to apply to Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent residence.
Quebec has a separate agreement with the federal government that gives it autonomy over the selection of all its economic immigrants rather than receiving an allocation and therefore does not need a PNP. Instead of receiving a nomination, candidates in Quebec are invited to apply for a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ).
Provincial Immigration Results June 1 to June 7
British Columbia
This week, British Columbia (BC) issued 68 invitations to apply to the BCPNP in four separate, occupation-based draws for candidates in the Skilled Worker and International Graduate streams (including Express Entry BC). The draws took place on June 4.
The maximum number of invitations, 33, went to candidates from technical professions. For this, a minimum score of 122 was also required.
The remaining three draw results were as follows:
- Healthcare Professions: 13 invitations for candidates with a minimum of 100 points
- Childcare Occupation: 8 invitations to candidates with a minimum of 93 points
- Construction Business: 14 invitations to candidates with a minimum of 93 points
Quebec
Quebec this week posted the results of the draw that took place on May 30. Quebec typically posts draws retroactively.
The province invited 1441 people to apply for permanent selection if they:
- had Level 7 oral proficiency (or higher) in French according to the Échelle québécoise deslevels de compétence en français (Quebec scale of French proficiency levels for adult immigrants) or its equivalent;
- Had marks equal to or greater than 591 marks.
Candidates who had a valid job offer outside the territory of the Montreal Communards Métropolitain were also considered.
Manitoba
On June 6, Manitoba issued 254 letters of advice to apply to the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). Of those, 35 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and Job Seeker Validation Code
These letters were issued through a draw for three different categories of candidates.
The province sent letters to 134 skilled workers in Manitoba with 834 points. It did the same for 74 candidates in the international education stream (no minimum score).
Finally, 45 letters were issued to candidates in the Skilled Worker Overseas stream through the Strategic Recruitment Initiative. These candidates required a minimum score of 708.
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