Saskatchewan, a prairie province in Canada, held its largest draw of the year on November 18, asking 633 Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand individuals to apply for a provincial nomination.
The province issued invitations to candidates from 14 qualifying occupations in each of the two categories as part of its Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). Educational Credential Assessments were also required for both categories of candidates to show that their foreign education was similar to the Canadian norm.
Manitoba also invited 428 immigration candidates via its Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program on November 18. (MPNP). 68 individuals with profiles in the Express Entry system were among those invited.
In the same day, November 18, a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw was held on Prince Edward Island. Under the Express Entry, Labour Impact, and Business Impact streams of the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP), 188 immigration candidates were invited.
Then, last week, on November 23, British Columbia issued invitations to 357 immigration hopefuls through its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Candidates from the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams were invited to participate in two drawings.
Alberta provided details about its latest batch of invites a day later, on November 24. On November 9, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) issued invitations to candidates who scored at least 343 in the Express Entry system.
The federal department of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) performed an Express Entry draw on the same day, inviting 613 PNP applicants.
As the year 2021 draws to a close, there has been an uptick in invites from provincial governments. Each province with a PNP receives an annual quota from the federal government for the number of immigration candidates it can designate, and provinces are scrambling to fill it before the year's end. Starting this year, Canada aims to welcome more than 400,000 new immigrants every year to help the country's post-COVID economic recovery.
Σχόλια