Canada PNP update: January – February 2020

Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] is for workers that possess the education, skills as well as requisite work experience to successfully contribute towards the economy of a particular province/territory in Canada.

The cornerstone of the PNP is the intention of the applicant to settle down in the province or territory that the applicant is applying to under the PNP. The applicant must also wish to become a permanent resident of Canada.

Permanent resident status means the position of a person who has though having legally immigrated is not as yet a citizen of Canada.

What can a Canada PR do?

With a Canada PR, you can –

• Live, study, or work anywhere throughout Canada
• Get most social benefits
• Apply for Canadian citizenship
• Get protection under the Canadian Law as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

As a Canada PR, you will be required to pay your taxes and uphold the law.

How can a provincial nomination help me?

A provincial nomination gives you 600 additional points in your CRS score. CRS stands for Comprehensive Ranking System. CRS scores are allotted when the profiles are in the Express Entry pool. Used to rank profiles against each other, it is the CRS that determines who will be invited.

Not all who enter the pool get an invitation. The higher that you score on the CRS, the sooner you can expect to be invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

PNP is the ideal pathway for applicants facing the challenge of a low CRS. Many provinces, such as Alberta, send invitations to applicants with a CRS as low as 300. A provincial nomination leads to the addition of another 600 points, making your final CRS at 900, thereby almost guaranteeing that you will be invited in the next draw to be held.

PNP Update for January – February 2020

Canada has a total of 10 provinces and 3 territories.

Of these, 9 provinces and 2 territories are part of the PNP. While Nunavut does not have any plan for immigration, Quebec has its own program for the induction of newcomers into the province.

In January – February 2020, many PNP draws were held. Some of them linked with the federal Express Entry system.

Provinces that held draws in January – February 2020: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island.

PNP draws in February 2020

Province	Category / Stream	Date of Draw	Draw Information
Manitoba	Skilled Workers in Manitoba International Education Stream Skilled Workers Overseas	February 27     [EOI Draw #84]	217 Letters of Advice to Apply [LAAs] issued   Skilled Workers in Manitoba: 161, minimum score – 499. International Education Stream: 32 candidates. Skilled Workers Overseas: 24, minimum score – 707.   [Of these, 20 LAAs went to candidates with profiles in the federal Express Entry System]
		February 13   [EOI Draw #83]	242 Letters of Advice to Apply [LAAs] issued   Skilled Workers in Manitoba: 182, minimum score – 525. International Education Stream: 33 Skilled Workers Overseas: 27, minimum score – 611.   [Of these, 15 LAAs went to candidates with profiles in the federal Express Entry System]
Saskatchewan	Express Entry Occupation In-Demand	February 27	576 Invitations to Apply [ITA] issued   Express Entry: 301 In-Demand Occupation: 275
	Express Entry Occupation In-Demand	February 13	646 Invitations to Apply invitations [ITAs] issued   Express Entry: 277 In-Demand Occupation: 369
British Columbia	Skilled Worker [EEBC] International Graduate [EEBC] Skilled Worker [SI] International [SI] Graduate Entry Level and Semi-Skilled [SI]	February 27	290 Invitations to Apply issued   Minimum score –   Skilled Worker [EEBC]: 115 International Graduate EEBC]: 112 Skilled Worker [SI]: 103 International Graduate [SI]: 108 Entry Level and Semi-Skilled [SI]: 85
	Skilled Worker [EEBC] International Graduate [EEBC] Skilled Worker [SI] International [SI] Graduate	February 19	Tech Pilot Draw   53 Invitations to Apply issued   Minimum score –   Skilled Worker [EEBC]: 90 International Graduate [EEBC]: 90 Skilled Worker [SI]: 90 International Graduate [SI]: 90
	Skilled Worker [EEBC] International Graduate [EEBC] Skilled Worker [SI] International [SI] Graduate	February 11	Tech Pilot Draw   83 Invitations to Apply issued   Minimum score –   Skilled Worker [EEBC]: 90 International Graduate [EEBC]: 90 Skilled Worker [SI]: 90 International Graduate [SI]: 90
	Skilled Worker [EEBC] International Graduate [EEBC] Skilled Worker [SI] International [SI] Graduate	February 4	Tech Pilot Draw   85 Invitations to Apply issued   Minimum score –   Skilled Worker [SI]: 90 International Graduate [SI]: 90 Skilled Worker [EEBC]: 90 International Graduate [EEBC}: 90
Ontario	Entrepreneur Stream	February 26	20 entrepreneurial candidates invited to apply under Ontario Entrepreneur Stream   [Minimum score range 136 to 200]
	Human Capital Priorities Stream [Express Entry]	February 13	486 Notifications of Interest [NOI’s] issued   CRS score range: 467 to 471.   10 professions targeted: NOC 0111 NOC 0114 NOC 0124 NOC 0601 NOC 0621 NOC 0651 NOC 1111 NOC 1114 NOC 1122 NOC 3012
Nova Scotia	Entrepreneur International Graduate Entrepreneur	February 5	Total 28 invitations issued   Entrepreneur: 27, score of lowest ranked candidate – 115 International Graduate Entrepreneur: 1, score of lowest ranked candidate – 67
Prince Edward Island	Express Entry Labour Impact Business Impact	February 20	Total 153 invited   143 EE and Labour Impact candidates sent ITAs.   Another 10 business candidates also invited.
Alberta	Express Entry Stream	February 20	150 invited.   CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate: 300

PNP draws in January 2020

Province	Category / Stream	Date of Draw	Draw Information
British Columbia	Skilled Worker [EEBC] International Graduate [EEBC] Skilled Worker [SI] International [SI] Graduate Entry Level and Semi-Skilled [SI]	January 28	284 candidates invited   Minimum score –   Skilled Worker [EEBC]: 110 International Graduate [EEBC]: 105 Skilled Worker [SI]: 100 International Graduate [SI]: 103 Entry Level and Semi-Skilled [SI]: 85     BC also made slight changes to the eligibility requirements for the Entrepreneur Category.
	Skilled Worker [EEBC] International Graduate [EEBC] Skilled Worker [SI] International [SI] Graduate	January 21	Tech Pilot Draw   58 tech candidates invited.   Minimum score: 90.
	Skilled Worker [EEBC] International Graduate [EEBC] Skilled Worker [SI] International [SI] Graduate	January 14	Tech Pilot Draw   70 tech candidates invited.   Minimum score: 90.
	Skilled Worker [EEBC] International Graduate [EEBC] Skilled Worker [SI] International [SI] Graduate Entry Level and Semi-Skilled [SI]	January 7	173 invited.   Minimum score –   Skilled Worker [EEBC]: 110 International Graduate [EEBC]: 110 Skilled Worker [SI]: 102 International Graduate [SI]: 106 Entry Level and Semi-Skilled [SI]: 83
Alberta	Express Entry	January 29	150 Notifications of Interest [NOIs] sent.   CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate: 300
	Express Entry	January 22	201 Notifications of Interest [NOIs] sent.   CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate: 350
	Express Entry	January 9	150 Notifications of Interest [NOIs] sent.   CRS score of the lowest-ranked candidate: 350
Manitoba	Skilled Workers in Manitoba International Education Stream Skilled Workers Overseas	January 30     [EOI Draw #82]	Total 181 candidates sent Letters of Advice to Apply [LAA].   Skilled Workers in Manitoba: 124, score of lowest-ranked candidate – 548 International Education Stream: 18 Skilled Workers Overseas: 39, score of lowest-ranked candidate – 679. Directly invited under Strategic Recruitment Initiative.     [Of these, 11 went to candidates with their profiles in the federal Express Entry System]
	Skilled Workers in Manitoba International Education Stream Skilled Workers Overseas	January 17     [EOI Draw #81]	Total 249 candidates sent Letters of Advice to Apply [LAA].   Skilled Workers in Manitoba: 192, score of lowest-ranked candidate – 545 International Education Stream: 23 Skilled Workers Overseas: 34, score of lowest-ranked candidate – 708. Directly invited under Strategic Recruitment Initiative.   [Of these, 22 went to candidates with their profiles in the federal Express Entry System]
	Skilled Workers in Manitoba International Education Stream Skilled Workers Overseas	January 2     [EOI Draw #81]	Total 186 candidates sent Letters of Advice to Apply [LAA].   Skilled Workers in Manitoba: 122, score of lowest-ranked candidate – 534 International Education Stream: 22 Skilled Workers Overseas: 42, score of lowest-ranked candidate – 708. Directly invited under Strategic Recruitment Initiative.   [Of these, 24 went to candidates with their profiles in the federal Express Entry System]
Prince Edward Island	Express Entry Labour Impact Business Impact: Work Permit Stream	January 16	Total 123 invited.   Express Entry and Labour Impact: 110 Business Impact: Work Permit – 13
Ontario	Human Capital Priorities Stream [Express Entry]	January 15	Tech Draw   954 Notifications of Interest [NOIs] sent.   With experience in 6 tech professions – NOC 2173 NOC 2174 NOC 2147 NOC 2175 NOC 2172 NOC 0213   CRS score range – 460 to 472
	French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream [Express Entry]	January 9	242 Notifications of Interest [NOIs] sent.
Saskatchewan	Express Entry Occupations In-Demand	January 13	Total 234 invited.   Express Entry: 125 Occupations In-Demand: 109   Minimum score required was 69 for both the sub-categories.
	Express Entry Occupations In-Demand	January 9	Total 308 invited.   Express Entry: 142 Occupations In-Demand: 166   Minimum score required was 69 for both the sub-categories.

HIGHLIGHTS

Ontario Job Offer Streams reach intake limit in just one day.

On March 3, OINP opened started accepting applications for International Student Category and Foreign Worker Category. Intake threshold met and both categories closed the same day. 1,322 applications successfully registered.

Ontario introduces changes to In-Demand Skills, Foreign Workers with a Job Offer, and International Students streams. The changes have not yet been adopted.

More than 2k awaiting assessment under AINP. On January 6, Alberta made an announcement that about 2,175 applications were awaiting assessment for AINP eligibility. Of which, 1,725+ were for the Opportunity Stream.

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