Four provinces – Ontario, British Columbia (B.C.), Quebec and Alberta – have invited candidates through their respective provincial immigration programs this week.With the exception of Nunavut and Quebec, every province and territory in Canada uses a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to select a number of skilled economic immigration candidates who the local government believes are best suited to help the region address its local labour market challenges and demographic needs.
Note: Quebec does not operate a PNP because its government has a special agreement with the federal government. This agreement allows Quebec to maintain authority over its economic immigration.
Provincial immigration results from July 20 to July 26
Ontario
Ontario conducted one PNP draw this week, issuing 209 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) through the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream of its Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).
These invitations were issued on July 25, 2024.
This draw targeted general practitioners and family physician candidates (National Occupation Classification (NOC) 31102) who met the following criteria:
- Created an Express Entry profile between July 25, 2023 and July 25, 2024
- Had a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 395 and 444
British Columbia
On July 23, British Columbia conducted two more British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) draws.
The first, a general draw, saw B.C. issue 35 invitations to immigration candidates from the following five BCPNP streams:
- Skilled Worker
- Skilled Worker – Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) option
- International Graduate
- International Graduate – EEBC option
- Entry Level and Semi-Skilled
Note: Eligible candidates from all streams except one (“Entry Level and Semi-Skilled”) needed a minimum score of 134 to receive an invitation through the July 23 general draw. Meanwhile, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled candidates needed a minimum score of 110.
B.C. also conducted a targeted draw on July 23. During this draw, the province issued more than 73 total invitations to candidates in four occupational categories. The invitations broke down as follows:
- 37 invitations were issued to childcare candidates with a minimum score of 91
- 17 invitations were issued to construction candidates with a minimum score of 92
- 19 invitations were issued to healthcare candidates with a minimum score of 104
- Less than five invitations were issued to veterinary care candidates with a minimum score of 80
Quebec
Quebec has retroactively released the results of a draw it conducted on June 27, 2024.
Note: The date of extraction from the Arrima bank for this draw was June 25, 2024, two days prior to the draw.
On June 27, Quebec invited 1,528 candidates who met the following criteria to apply for permanent selection:
- A level of oral proficiency in French that equalled a level 7 or higher according to Québec’s French proficiency scale for adult immigrants (Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français) or its equivalent
- A score equal to or above 581 points
- A valid job offer outside the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
Any foreign nationals who received an invitation from the province can now apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate.
Alberta
Alberta is one of two Canadian provinces (the other being Quebec) that retroactively releases its provincial immigration draw results.
This week, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) posted the results of a July 2 provincial draw, which saw the Alberta government issue 37 Notification of Interest (NOI) letters to candidates in the “dedicated healthcare pathway with Alberta job offer” category for those with a CRS score above 300.
All candidates who were invited in this AAIP draw had a minimum CRS score of 301.
