In the past two months, Canada has continued to hold PNP-linked Express Entry draws only, inviting 1,569 candidates in October.  The country has not held another draw inviting Express Entry candidates from any other federal program since the last Canadian Experience Class draw last Septembre 14.  Despite this, the high levels of activity from Immigration, […]

Canada held the third-largest Express Entry draw focused on PNP candidates this year.  On October 27, 888 candidates with provincial nominations received invitations to apply for permanent residency through the federal Express Entry system. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued these invitations to candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) recently invited a slew of foreign workers and international graduates to apply for provincial nomination.  On October 20, 546 candidates with Expression of Interest (EOI) profiles in the OINP qualified for a nomination from the province through three different immigration streams. Invitations to settle in Ontario were sent out

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) held another Tech Stream draw inviting 85 candidates to apply for provincial nomination.  On October 19, the BC PNP held their second Tech Stream draw of the month.The focus for this draw was to invite skilled tech workers with applications in British Columbia’s Express Entry BC and

On October 12, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) invited over 400 candidates to apply for provincial nomination.  The 400 candidates are comprised of skilled workers, international graduates, and entrepreneurs who the province has invited based on their potential to thrive in British Columbia.  In order for these candidates to be eligible for

Last October 13, Canada invited 761 Express Entry candidates with provincial nominations to apply for permanent residency. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held their third straight draw focusing primarily on provincial nominee candidates with profiles in the federal Express Entry system. The focus on provincial nominees follows a trend the IRCC has set in

Recently, the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) invited 330 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.  On October 7, the province held two draws issuing invitations to eligible candidates through the NSNP. Nova Scotia invited 286 foreign skilled workers and 44 carpenters with active profiles in the federal Express Entry system. Both categories

Recently, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) held a Tech Draw and invited 108 eligible workers to apply for provincial nominations. The invitations were issued on October 6, through British Columbia’s Tech stream. In order to be eligible for the stream, candidates needed to meet the requirements for either the BC PNP’s Express

Canada’s provincial nominee programs (PNPs) saw a large surge of activity last September, with provinces issuing a collective 6,500 invitations to apply.  Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program Established in 1998, PNPs started out with 200 admitted applicants, and have grown to facilitate the intake of over 80,000 permanent residents each year.  At least 11 provinces and