Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba invite candidates this week in latest PNP draws

This week, lotteries for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) were placed in three provinces. Except for Quebec and Nunavut, each of Canada's provinces and territories runs its own PNP to identify potential economic immigrants who they believe have the best likelihood of establishing in the province, becoming financially established, and making a contribution to the local economy. Quebec and the federal government have a special arrangement that allows it complete control over all of its economic immigration programs. The PNP is the primary route for people moving to Canada for economic reasons. The Immigration Levels Plan aims to admit 117,500 new permanent residents to Canada annually through the PNP by 2025, which is greater than Express Entry (114,000).

demonstrating the capacity to establish oneself economically

A PNP candidate must submit an application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in order to get status as a permanent resident of Canada after receiving a provincial nomination.

According to IRCC, they evaluate applications for permanent residence using three key factors. The applicant must:

- possess the capacity to develop themselves economically in Canada.

- be listed in a nomination certificate issued by a provincial or territorial authority.

- They want to stay in the province or area where they were nominated.

- Because the application for provincial nomination and the one for permanent residency -frequently share facts, in the majority of cases, receiving a nomination from a province is -considered sufficient to demonstrate the potential to become economically established.

However, if IRCC notices an applicant is solely dependent on family members for financial support or if there is a perceived skills gap between a candidate's job or job offer and their resume, they may have more inquiries. This may have an effect on a candidate's expressed intent to live in the province making the nomination. Participants in the PNP must be able to demonstrate their intent to reside and conduct business in the province of nomination. The candidate will be invited to respond if the IRCC finds cause to doubt this aim.

Results for immigration from April 8 to 14 in Ontario

On April 11, Ontario held a draw for 295 applicants in the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream. Candidates have to receive at least a 30. It was a general draw, thus no particular profession was involved. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) recently announced that it will double the amount of skilled immigrants that enter the province. It is spending $25 million over three years to do this. According to the province, bringing in more qualified immigrants will help fill labor gaps and boost the economy. By 2025, Ontario anticipates receiving 18,000 newcomers through the PNP.

British  Columbia

In a draw for tech jobs on April 11, British Columbia invited 99 individuals through the skilled worker and foreign graduate streams of the BC PNP. Candidates had to receive at least an 85. The following factors may be used to target invitations to apply to the Skills Immigration streams, according to the province:

- Education – level and field of education and where it was completed

- Eligible professional designations in B.C.

- Language skills

- Occupation

- Duration and skill level of work experience

- Wage and/or skill level of job offer

- Intent to live, work and settle in a specific region

- Strategic priorities – factors that address specific labour market needs in B.C. or support government pilot projects and initiatives

On April 11, there were two additional targeted draws. With a minimum score of 60, the first invited 25 early childhood educators and helpers (NOC 42202). Eight individuals with backgrounds in healthcare were selected in the second draw. They required a minimum grade of 60 as well.

Manitoba

On April 6, three streams of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited 566 candidates. 157 of them were also Express Entry applicants. There were two different draws through the Skilled Workers Stream. The first was a selection tailored specifically for retail sales and service managers. There were 225 applicants that were invited, and the required score was 615. With a minimum score of 670, 226 applicants from all occupations were accepted to the second skilled worker draw.

A Strategic Recruitment Initiative was used by the province to invite 54 individuals for Skilled Worker Overseas and 61 candidates through the International Education stream. A 708 score was the minimum requirement.

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