PNP
Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan Issued Invitations to Apply for Provincial Nomination
Recently, the four provinces of Canada conducted draws for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) One of the main routes for economic immigrants to enter Canada is through the PNP. The program was created to assist in distributing the positive effects of immigration across Canada and to assist the various provinces in addressing their unique demographic and labour challenges.
The PNP also offers streams that are connected with Express Entry. Candidates from the federal Express Entry pool are accepted into these streams. Applicants may apply to the expanded PNP streams of a particular province and, if qualified, may receive a provincial nomination or Notice of Interest (NOI).
Recently, the enhanced PNP stream candidates were the only ones eligible for the fifth and sixth Express Entry draws of 2023, which issued a total of 1,366 ITAs.
Results of Provincial Immigration For the Period of (March 17th to 24th)
Ontario
On March 23, Ontario issued 746 invitations to candidates to apply for skilled trades stream. Candidates required to have CRS scores ranging between 250-489. The draw invited candidates with an Express Entry profile that were created between March 23, 2022 – March 23, 2023.
Manitoba
On March 23rd, the Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program invited 566 candidates through the Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program. Candidates for this program must meet a baseline of criteria specific to their program in order to be invited. In total, the province invited:
- With a minimum score of 708, Manitoba’s Skilled Workers Overseas category issued 48 invitations to qualified candidates;
- 52 invitations were issued for International Education stream;
- There were a total of 266 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) issued for Occupation specific selection stream with a CRS score of 612;
- The province also issued NOIs to 200 for all occupations with a minimum score of 672.
Saskatchewan
On March 23, the PNP of Saskatchewan conducted two draws. The province’s Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) invited 184 candidates via the Express Entry stream and 312 under the Occupation-In-Demand stream. This brought a total of 496 invitations with a required score of 82. Note: To qualify under the Occupation-in demand stream, the occupation must not be enlisted in the Saskatchewan excluded occupation list.
