Three Canadian provinces issued ITAs to applicants for their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) this week. 

The PNP was introduced in 1998 to spread the benefits of immigration across Canada. It does so by sharing responsibility for immigration between the federal government, provinces, and territories. 

Presently, it is one of the leading ways to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker. 

Being nominated by a province does not grant permanent resident status. Applicants nominated by a province still have to go through IRCC.   

However, it does help strengthen an applicant’s application. Express Entry applicants obtaining a provincial nomination obtain an additional 600 CRS points, almost guaranteeing an ITA in an upcoming Express Entry draw. 

Provincial Immigration Results: October 5 – 11 

Three Canadian provinces issued ITAs to applicants to apply for provincial nominations. Below are the results for the same. 

1. Ontario 

On October 8, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program issued invitations to applicants who qualify for the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream. 

It issued over 885 invitations for those in skilled trades occupations, with a minimum score cut-off of 48. 

In addition, the province issued 841 invitations under the same stream in a targeted draw for other priority professions. To obtain an invitation, applicants needed a score of 52 or higher, as well as a job offer in a priority profession. 

2. British Columbia 

On October 8, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program invited more than 173 applicants through the Skilled Worker International Graduate stream. 

The minimum cut-off varied according to industry. The breakdown can be seen below: 

3. Manitoba 

Three Canadian provinces issued ITAs to applicants, out of which Manitoba was the last. 

On October 10, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program held three draws. 

The first took place under an occupation-specific selection for applicants in the Skilled Worker in Manitoba stream. The draw issued 82 invitations to individuals who had completed post-secondary study in the province. The cut-off score for the draw was 845 points.

On the same day, the province invited 114 applicants under the International Education stream. 

Finally, MPNP held a draw under the Skilled Worker Overseas stream and invited 38 individuals with a minimum score of 711. Applicants needed to be invited by the MPNP under a ‘Strategic Recruitment Initiative’ to be considered for this draw. 

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