invitations on a weekly basis.
The most recent rounds of invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) were held on July 5. More than 128 candidates received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination in these draws. This week’s draws were aimed at specific sectors of activity.
A total of 100 of these candidates were invited through a Tech draw. These candidates must meet the requirements of one of British Columbia’s Express Entry BC or Skills Immigration categories, which are managed through the Skills and Immigration Registration System (SIRS). Invited candidates had to score a minimum of 85 points.
The province also held rounds of invitations for candidates working in the following occupations:
- 21 early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214) with scores of at least 60 points;
- seven healthcare workers with scores of at least 60 points;
- less than five veterinarians (3114) and animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (3213) with scores of at least 60 points.
Manitoba
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited 348 candidates to apply on July 4.
The invitations were divided across three immigration streams:
- Skilled Workers in Manitoba — 186 invitations with a minimum score of 773;
- Skilled Workers Overseas — 83 invitations with a minimum score of 711; and
- International Education Stream — 79 invitations with no score requirement.
Out of all who were invited to apply, 59 had profiles in the Express Entry system.
Saskatchewan
On July 6, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) held its first draw since May and invited a total of 677 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. This is the largest draw held by the province so far this year.
In the July 6 invitation round, 279 invitations went to Express Entry candidates and 398 invitations went to Occupations In-Demand candidates. The minimum Expression of Interest (EOI) score requirement was 73 for both categories of candidates, and they needed to have work experience in one of 21 occupations.
In response to the crisis in Ukraine, Saskatchewan also issued 5 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to a Ukrainian national on July 6.
Finally, Saskatchewan issued invitations under its Entrepreneur sub-category. A total of 64 candidates with scores between 80 and 130 points were selected from the EOI pool.
