Five Canadian provinces have released the latest Provincial Nomination Program (PNP) results.  

The provinces include Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island, which recently issued invitations to candidates to apply for provincial nomination under the PNP.  

Discover the latest PNP Results for Five Canadian Provinces below.  

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).  

Canadian provinces use the PNP to identify and choose economic immigration candidates who most probably incorporate into the local workforce easily.  

The provinces follow two approaches in order to select the potential candidates. First, the federal Express Entry application pool; second, candidates’ applications that they submitted directly to the provinces.  

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is available because immigration is a joint responsibility of both federal as well as provincial governments in Canada. The federal government specifies the total number of nominations to each province every year, suggesting how many candidates they can nominate to their province that year, except for Quebec and Nunavut. These both do not have PNP.  

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) aims to welcome around 105,550 New permanent residents by the end of this year via the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).  

Provincial Nomination Results between August 26 and September 1, 2023. 

This section will discuss the latest PNP results for five Canadian provinces, including Ontario, BC, Alberta, Manitoba, and PEI.  

Ontario 

The province of Ontario held the PNP draw on August 30 and issued around 772 invitations to candidates. The province issued invitations via the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s (OINP) Master Graduate Stream. 

This was a general draw, as no occupations were targeted by the province. The eligibility requirements for this draw were the following. The candidate: 

  • Must be an international graduate with a Master’s degree from Ontario. 
  • Must have a 7 Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score in an official language 
  • Must have enough settlement funds 
  • Must have lived in Ontario for at least one of the last two years, and 
  • Must have acquired at least 44 (as the lowest score requirement). 

British Columbia 

In British Columbia, the latest weekly PNP draw occurred on August 29, in which over 150 candidates were invited. The province targeted candidates of the Skilled Worker and International Graduate streams and held four separate draws.  

BC’s largest draw was a targeted draw, in which around 102 candidates received invitations from tech occupations. The lowest required score for this draw was 88.  

The results for the other three draws and the targeted occupations are as follows. The lowest required score for each draw was 60.  

  • 28 invitations to early childhood educators and assistants 
  • 20 invitations to healthcare professionals 
  • Less than five invitations for other priority occupations 

Alberta 

Alberta, under its Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP), held the latest PNP draw and issued results on August 24.  

In this draw, a total of 168 candidates received invitations through the Family connection and primary occupation in demand stream. Under this stream, candidates whose close family members, such as parents, children, and siblings, are already living in the province receive an invitation. All applicants under this stream who received invitations are also Express Entry candidates. Candidates in this draw required a minimum CRS score of 302.  

Manitoba 

On August 30, the first region-specific draw of 2023 occurred in Manitoba. A total of 288 candidates received the invitation to apply for nomination. The province issued an invitation under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program’s (MPNP’s) Skilled Worker stream.  

In order to qualify for this draw, candidates are required to highlight in their application that they: 

  • Are presently working in Manitoba.  
  • Are already residing in or plan to live in a region outside of the provincial capital-Winnipeg; and 
  • Needed to have a minimum score of 600.  

Prince Edward Island 

Prince Edward Island (PEI) held its latest PNP draw on August 31 under the PEI PNP. The province invited a total of 22 candidates targeting the Labour and Express Entry stream. 

In this draw, candidates who are already working in various sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, food processing, and construction, received the Provincial invitations. 

The province invited a total of 2602 candidates since September 2022, and approximately 97 % of the total invitations were issued to candidates in the Labour and Express Entry stream.