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Three provinces issue provincial nominations this week

Asheesh Moosapeta
Published: March 9, 2024

This week three provinces—, , and —i²õ²õ³Ü±ð»å (ITA) for (PR) under their respective immigration streams.

Candidates were invited under a combination of demographic and labour market streams, with differing criteria for each. In addition, different (PNPs) utilise varying scoring systems, which result in great variance between cut-off scores for candidates from different provinces.

PNP Results March 2nd – March 8th

Ontario

On March 7th the (OINP) issued 2,104 invitations to healthcare professionals under the . Candidates needed a CRS score between 352 and 421 to be invited.

To be invited, candidates needed professional experience under any of the .

The Human Capital Priorities stream is an aligned (or ) stream meaning that candidates within the Express Entry pool may be invited through this pathway. To be eligible candidates must have:

  • a valid Express Entry profile;
  • at least one year of full-time work experience;
  • a bachelor’s, master's or PhD degree; and
  • Language proficiency of at least (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC) level 7 (for English or French respectively).

British Columbia (B.C.)

On March 5th B.C. held both targeted and general draws under the , resulting in at least 156 total ITAs.

The province held general draws under five of its different streams, resulting in 54 ITAs. Candidates in the , Skilled Worker- (EEBC) option, International Graduate, and International Graduate EEBC option needed a minimum score of 126 to receive invitations. Meanwhile candidates under the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled stream needed a score of 99.

The province also held targeted draws under the Skilled Worker International Graduate (includes EEBC option) stream. These draws targeted candidates with experience in professions that are in-demand within B.C.’s labour market. These were:

  • Childcare—inviting 32 candidates with a minimum score of 70;
  • Construction—inviting 30 candidates with a minimum score of 80;
  • Healthcare—inviting 39 candidates with a minimum score of 70; and
  • Veterinary care—inviting less than 5 candidates with a minimum score of 70.

To access a full list of B.C.’s in-demand occupations, click .

Saskatchewan

On March 7th the (SINP) held draws under two of its streams. This was the first SINP draw in more than two months, since December 27th, 2023.

Under the Occupations In-Demand stream, 14 candidates with professional experience in targeted occupations, and a minimum score of 89, were invited.

Under the Express Entry stream, 21 candidates with a minimum score of 89 were invited.

Both streams required candidates to have an (ECA) or be educated in Canada. Under both, candidates needed professional experience in the (given as (NOC)).

To see which NOC codes correspond to which occupations, visit the Canadian government’s dedicated webpage .

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