Four Canadian provinces, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Prince Edward Island have nominated candidates in the latest Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results. Provinces nominate candidates through the PNP if they judge that the candidate will be able to integrate easily into the local workforce and contribute to the provincial economy. Receiving a PNP nomination means that a candidate has a much stronger application when they apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent residence.
Provinces can nominate candidates because immigration is a shared responsibility between IRCC and the provincial governments. Each year in the federal Immigration Levels Plan, IRCC sets a target for the overall number of candidates who can become permanent residents through the PNP. The department further breaks this number down into allocations of nominations for each province. The number of PNP allocations a province receives depends on several factors such as the existing population and labour market needs.
British Columbia, in a draw, issued invitations to apply for provincial nomination to 230 Skilled Worker and International Graduate candidates of the BC PNP. Invitations were issued in four draws targeted for specific in-demand occupations including tech occupations, construction occupations, healthcare occupations, and early childcare educators and assistants.
The first of three Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program draws on December 21 for Skilled Workers Overseas. The province invited 1,113 candidates. The next took place on December 28 and invited candidates in three separate draws over three categories. Finally, on December 29 the province issued 89 invitations to apply to candidates who met the criteria under the Special Measures for Ukraine.
Saskatchewan invited 63 candidates in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). It was the first SINP draw since October 23. The province held draws in two categories including 48 Occupations-in-Demand candidates and 15 Express Entry candidates. In both draws, candidates needed a minimum score.
Prince Edward Island invited 26 candidates from the Labour and Express Entry streams of the PEI PNP. Candidates needed to be working in the healthcare, construction, and food processing sectors to be considered. Three candidates with a minimum score were also invited from the Business Work Permit Entrepreneur category.
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