Canada held a new General Express Entry draw

On February 13, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw and issued 1,490 Invitations to Apply (ITA).

In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs. In round #283, the cut-off score was 535 points, six points fewer than the previous draw.

The tie-breaking rule for this round was February 11, 2023, at 15:26:56 UTC. As of February 11, 2024, there were 211,273 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool.

This year, Canada issued 11,770 ITAs through Express Entry.

#Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA #immigration_to_Canada

February 15, 2024

Alberta held three new draws under the AAIP

On February 12, 2024, Alberta published an update on the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) inventory.

According to the new update, there were around 5,093 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications, 1,477 Rural Renewal Stream applications, and 766 Alberta Express Entry Stream applications.

In addition, on January 30 and February 6, 2024, the AAIP invited 22 and 44 candidates under the Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, respectively.

On February 1, 2024, the province invited 80 candidates working in construction occupations. This year, Alberta invited 254 candidates through the AAIP streams.

#Alberta, #AAIP, #PNP, #ITA, #Nomination_certificate, #Express_Entry

February 14, 2024

Manitoba held a new draw under the MPNP

On February 8, 2024, Manitoba held the latest invitation round #210 in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).

In the Skilled Worker in Manitoba stream, the MPNP invited 151 candidates under the Close relative in Manitoba selection with a minimum score of 619.

In the Skilled Workers Overseas stream, MPNP issued 48 LAAs to candidates invited under the Strategic Recruitment Initiative.

The lowest score in the SWO category was 713 points. Finally, 83 invitations were issued in the International Education Stream. In this round, Manitoba has issued LAAs to 282 candidates, including 26 Express Entry candidates.

This year, MPNP invited 1,097 candidates, and 128 of them received invitations in the Express Entry.

#Manitoba, #MPNP, #International_students, #PNP, #SWO, #SWM, #Close_relatives_selection

February 10, 2024

Ontario invited 4,452 candidates under the three OINP draws

On February 8, 2024, the Government of Ontario invited candidates through three Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) draws.

The province issued 2,118 targeted notifications of interest (NOIs) to candidates with experience in Tech occupations under the Human Capital Priorities (HCP) Stream.

The minimum scores for this draw were between 471 and 480 points. OINP conducted two other draws under the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream and issued 1,188 invitations to apply (ITAs) in the General draw of the EJO IS stream and 1,152 ITAs to candidates with work experience in Tech and Healthcare occupations.

The minimum scores for these draws were 78 points and 73 points, respectively. In 2024, Ontario issued invitations to 14,660 candidates under all streams of the OINP.

#Ontario, #OINP, #PNP, #international_students, #EJO_IS, #HCP, #Tech, #Healthcare

February 10, 2024