Canada’s three provinces have released the latest PNP results in which Candidates are invited to apply for provincial nomination. 

The inviting provinces include Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba. Discover the PNP results of Alberta, BC & Manitoba and determine how many candidates are nominated by each province and the minimum eligibility score. 

Provinces invite candidates through the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) when the government acknowledges that they will easily incorporate into the provincial economy and strengthen the local labour market by addressing the critical gaps in the high-demand fields. 

The provinces invite candidates for the provincial nomination either from the federal Express Entry pool, under the process called enhanced nomination, or from those who directly submit applications to the provincial government under the process base nomination. 

Obtaining a provincial nomination under the PNP differs from receiving a permanent resident status. However, it strengthens the candidate’s application. If candidates receive a province nomination, they have to separately apply to the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). 

PNP Results of Alberta, BC & Manitoba 

This section covers the PNP nomination results of three Canadian provinces, including Alberta, British Columbia & Manitoba, held between October 6 and 12. 

Alberta 

On October 10, Alberta conducted a small draw under PNP and invited 13 candidates. The province targeted candidates from the Dedicated Healthcare Pathway along with the Alberta job offer stream under the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program. Candidates under this stream are also in the Express Entry Pool. 

To receive the provincial nomination, Candidates required a minimum CRS score of 372. 

Alberta announces that the total provincial allocations under this stream for PNP 2023 is 1,462. It reveals that currently, there are less than ten applicants in the queue. The province further stated that there are nearly 1,383 allocations are still available. 

British Columbia 

The province of British Columbia held its recent draw on October 11. It issued a total of 180 nominations to potential candidates under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). 

BC conducted four separate draws to invite candidates from the International Graduate and Skilled Worker categories. This also included the Express Entry Candidates. 

In its largest draw, BC invited a total of 118 candidates who are working in tech occupations. The minimum required score for this draw was 90. 

The following are the results of the remaining three draws, where candidates required a minimum score of 60 to be eligible for the nomination. 

• Healthcare professionals: 17 Candidates 
• Early childhood educators and assistants: 45 Candidates 
• Other priority occupations: less than five Candidates 

Manitoba 

On October 5, four separate draws were held by the Province of Manitoba, where a total of 542 candidates received the invitations to apply for provincial nomination. 

The two draws targeted candidates in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba category. The first draw targeted specific occupations and invited 219 candidates who are working in jobs that come under the major groups of National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. These are: 

• Technical trades and transportation officers and controllers-72 Candidates 
• General trades-73 Candidates 
• Helpers and laborers and other transport drivers, operators, and laborers- 75 Candidates 

In order to be eligible under this draw, candidates must have scored at least 610 under CRS. 

The second draw was a general draw for skilled workers. A general draw does not target candidates from specific occupations; thus, it is named a general draw. In this draw, Manitoba invited a total of 222 candidates who had the lowest CRS score of 629. 

Manitoba’s two remaining draws were also general. The province issued 41 invitations under the Skilled Worker Overseas category in one draw. Candidates needed a 601 minimum score to be eligible for this. The other draw targeted candidates from the International Education stream, and the province invited nearly 60 candidates under this stream.