Provincial Nominee Programs

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January 14, 2016 – Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has invited 1,518 candidates to apply for Permanent Residence in Canada through Express Entry. The lowest qualifying score for this round was 453, close to the lowest scores of all draws since the program was launched in January of 2015. The minimum score has declined steadily in the last seven draws, from a high of 489 in October.

June 14, 2019—Sault Ste. Marie, ON — Eleven rural and northern communities have been selected as part of the new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot to invite newcomers to make these communities their forever homes.

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The Nova Scotia Office of Immigration has issued the following occupation list of professions where there may be employment opportunities. Candidates who have at least one year of work experience in one of the professions and the equivalent of Level 7 in all four language areas (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) using the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB), may qualify to be nominated for CIC’s Express Entry system through the Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry stream.

The government of Canada issued new permanent resident card with a fresh appearance and enhanced security features ‘to keep pace with changing technology.’

Canada’s most populated province, Ontario, has provided details on two new business immigration programs that are now open to eligible candidates wishing to invest in the Canadian economy. As the leader in attracting foreign direct investment of any province or state in North America, Ontario’s new business streams are likely to prove popular. The Entrepreneur Stream and the Corporate Stream both operate under the (OINP), a Provincial Nominee Program that allows Ontario to nominate individuals deemed to have credentials that would benefit the local labour market.

New pre-screening system will be mandatory for certain visitors as of September 29, 2016. In just a few weeks, it will be mandatory for visa-exempt visitors to Canada to apply for an electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) before departure if traveling by air. Recent reports highlight the need for eTA applicants to disclose their own information rather than relying on third parties such as travel agents, employers, friends or other organizations. These third parties may not be fully aware of the applicant’s history, which may include, among other things, prior criminality.

The Government of Canada moved another step closer to surpassing the record for invitations issued in a single year through the Express Entry economic immigration system with a new draw held Wednesday.

Last year, PNPs across Canada “invited a total of 83,500 new permanent residents (PRs) to Canada.”

Canada has held its fifth PNP-only Express Entry draw of the year.

Canada has now held six PNP draws in 2022.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in the new invitation round. To be invited, candidates needed to have a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) of at least 754. The minimum score was relatively high because PNP candidates get an automatic 600 points added to their score when they receive their nomination. Without the nomination, the lowest-scoring candidates would have had 154 base points.

On Monday Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced that the first round of top-ranked candidates from the Express Entry system have been invited to apply for permanent residence.

April 11 Skilled Workers Overseas draw issues 403 invitations

The following chart represents the number of invitations issued from the beginning of 2016 until mid July for applicants in express entry selection pool.

Provincial Nominee Program

Provincial Nominee Program

IRCC gets new year off to a big start with 7,800 invitations to apply in first two draws

Canada has invited 3,000 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw that took place on Wednesday, February 21.

CRS cut-off score decreases to 459

January was a busy month for Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs, particularly those associated with the federal Express Entry system. The two Express Entry draws conducted by the Government of Canada in January were complemented by the opening of five Express Entry-linked Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) streams over the course of the month.