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In June 2022, Canada Provincial Nominee Programs or PNP issued over 3000 invitations to apply for provincial nomination. The Provincial Nominee Programs provide an opportunity for Canadian provinces and territories to nominate candidates who can meet their labour market needs and economic priorities. The Provincial Nominee Program was introduced by Canada in 1998. The aim was to distribute the benefits of immigration evenly across the provinces and territories in Canada.
Now, many of the Canadian provinces such as Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba and Saskatchewan depend entirely on PNPs to meet their demographic and labour force needs. As per the Immigration Levels Plan of Canada for 2022 to 2024, Canada will be admitting as high as 93000 immigrants per year through PNPs by 2024. The candidates who are selected by PNPs and receive a provincial nomination will be able to apply for permanent residence in Canada.
Besides, all the Provincial Nominee Programs have at least one stream or category aligned to Federal Express Entry. The PNP invitations were issued to candidates who are nominated by a province will receive 600 additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score points. It would guarantee them an invitation to apply for permanent residence in Canada. In June 2022 alone, Canada issued 1568 Express Entry invitations through PNP-specific Express Entry draws.
Following are the number of PNP invitations issued by each of the Provincial Nominee Programs.
Alberta PNP
The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) invited 150 candidates to apply for provincial nomination in the draw held on June 16 under Alberta Express Entry stream. The minimum CRS score required to receive the invitation was 306.
British Columbia
British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program conducts draws every week. In June, more than 600 immigration candidates received invitations from British Columbia.
Manitoba
In the PNP draw held last month, Manitoba invited 146 candidates to apply for provincial nomination. Among them, 34 were Express Entry candidates.
Ontario
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program or OINP conducted nine draws in June. Two draws were held under Express Entry French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream. The first draw was held on June 9 inviting 153 candidates with a score of 481 and a targeted occupation. The second draw was held on June 21 in which 356 candidates with a minimum score of 440 and a targeted occupation were invited. Two other draws were held on June 1st and 29th in which 1721 candidates from Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker, In-Demand Skills, International Students, Masters Graduate Stream and PhD Graduate Stream were invited. The nomination allocation for Ontario was also revealed in the June. The province has been allocated 9750 nominations for 2022.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island PNP draw held on June 16 invited 127 candidates. They were from Labour Impact and Express Entry streams. Additionally, 9 candidates from Business Impact Stream.
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