Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan Invite Candidates

Take Note while the federal and provincial/territorial governments of Canada share responsibility for immigration, it should be noted that Quebec does not have a Permanent Negative Population Policy. This is due to a contract that the local government in that province has with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that gives Quebec more control over economic immigration inside the province.

Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) | Recent selection statistics

Ontario | via Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

Through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Programme (OINP), the province Ontario has issued invitations. On June 11, 2024, these invitations were issued via two different selection draws.

Ontario’s first draw

A total of 124 invitations were issued to applicants who would be qualified to work as early childhood educators and helpers in the first draw, which was held under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream (National Occupation Classification (NOC) 42202). Candidates scoring 43 or above were invited to apply in this draw.

Ontario’s second draw

Through the OINP the province issued an additional set of 120 invitations to applicants in a targeted draw via its Employer Job Offer: International Student stream on June 11. Candidates who could be eligible for early childhood education and assistant positions were also invited in this draw; however, a minimum score of 65 was necessary to be selected to be invited in this draw.

British Columbia | via British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP)

Another general draw under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Programme (BCPNP) was held on June 11 by British Columbia. A total of 39 invitations were issued by B.C. to candidates in five different BC-PNP streams for this draw. The streams included:

• Skilled Worker
• Skilled Worker: Entry British Columbia (EEBC) option
• International Graduate
• International Graduate: EEBC option
• Entry Level and Semi-Skilled

A minimum score of 131 was required for all streams in the June 11 draw, with the exception of "Entry Level and Semi-Skilled". Meanwhile, a minimum score of 110. 

Aside from the aforementioned, on June 11th, B.C. held a targeted draw in which 27 invitations were issued to applicants in three occupational groups. Candidates for childcare who received a minimum score of 93 were issued six invitations. Candidates in the construction sector who received a minimum score of 93 were issued nine invitations. Candidates for healthcare with a minimum score of 102 received 12 invites.

Saskatchewan | via Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)

On June 13, 2024, Saskatchewan conducted provincial immigration draws under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Programme (SINP) for the first time since March 2024.

Under the SINP's Express Entry stream, Saskatchewan invited a total of 88 applicants with professional work experience in specific occupations in the first of two draws. Candidates required a minimum score of 88 to be invited under this stream on June 13. Through the program's Occupations In-Demand stream, 32 more applicants were invited in the second SINP draw that was conducted on June 13. Furthermore, this draw targeted applicants who were specifically screened and have relevant professional work experience. A minimum score of 88 was crucial for the applicants.

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