On December 14, 2021, British Columbia held a new draw in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Tech Program (BC PNP Tech). In this draw, the province invited 71 candidates in four categories:
Skills Immigration - Skilled Worker, Skills Immigration - International Graduate, Express Entry British Columbia -
Skilled Worker, and Express Entry British Columbia - International Graduate.
The lowest score in all categories was 80 points, 2 points more than it was in the previous draw.
In 2021, British Columbia invited 1,905 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in the BCPNP Tech. In total, BCPNP issued 11,400 ITAs to date.
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https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/B-C-Provincial-Nominee-Program/Invitations-to-Apply
December 15, 2021
On December 10, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 1,032 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-targeted draw.
In round #211, the cut-off score was 698 points, 39 points fewer compared to the previous PNP draw.
The tie-breaking rule for this round was September 10, 2021, at 13:53:48 UTC.
As of December 6, 2021, there are 190,937 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool, 835 more compared to the previous update.
In total, in 2021, Canada issued 113,685 ITAs through Express Entry.
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December 10, 2021
On December 7, 2021, Alberta published the update of the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP).
Currently, there are around 400 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 825 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool.
In addition, on November 24, 2021, Alberta held a new round in the Alberta Express Entry Stream and issued 100 Notifications of Interest (NOI).
The lowest score in this round was 350 points, 7 points more than it was in the previous draw. In 2021, AINP already invited 6,458 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in the Alberta Express Entry.
#Alberta, #AINP, #PNP, #ITA, #Nomination_certificate, #Express_Entry
https://www.alberta.ca/ainp-processing-times-inventory.aspx
December 9, 2021
On December 7, 2021, British Columbia conducted two draws in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, the province issued 267 invitations. • Skills Immigration - Skilled Worker 97 (+1 point)
• Skills Immigration - International Graduate 83 (+1 point) • Skills Immigration - Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 71 • Express Entry British Columbia - Skilled Worker 100 (+3 points) • Express Entry British Columbia - International Graduate 86 (+3 points)
The second round of the day targeted only candidates in NOC 0621 - Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and NOC 0631 - Restaurant and Food Service Managers. BCPNP invited 51 such candidates.
Both NOCs have a high number of registrants within the BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System.
The lowest score of those candidates was 103 points, the same as it was in the previous draw for these NOCs.
In total, British Columbia issued 11,329 ITAs under the BCPNP in 2021.
#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #EEBC, #Skills_Immigration, #PNP
https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/B-C-Provincial-Nominee-Program/Invitations-to-Apply
December 8, 2021