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July was an eventful month for the Canadian Provincial Nominee Programs(PNPs) and a total of 6000 immigration candidates received invitations from various PNPs during the month.
Provincial Nominee Programs allow provinces in Canada to select candidates who can meet their unique labour market requirements. As per the Immigration Levels Plan of Canada for 2021-2023, the country would be welcoming more than 80000 immigrants through PNPs during the three years.
PNP immigration through Express Entry
Most of the PNPs have at least one stream or category aligned to the Federal Express Entry. A provincial nomination guarantees Express Entry candidates an invitation to apply for permanent residence in a subsequent Express Entry draw.
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada(IRCC) conducted two PNP-specific Express Entry draws in the month of July. The first one, held on July 7, invited 627 candidates to apply for permanent residence. The other one was held on July 21 and 462 PNP candidates received invitations.
PNP draws held in July
Alberta
Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program held an Express Entry stream draw on July 14 and invited 181 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 301.
British Columbia
In July, a total of 885 candidates received invitations from British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The invitations were issued through Express Entry British Columbia and Skills Immigration streams.
Manitoba
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program issued a total of 1417 invitations in July. In the two MPNP draws held in the month, candidates belonging to Skilled Workers in Manitoba, International Education Stream, and Skilled Workers Overseas received invitations.
The draw held on July 27 was a record-breaking one in which a total of 1417 candidates received invitations. The number of Express Entry candidates who received invitations from Manitoba in July is 1188.
Ontario
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program held a total of six draws in July 2021. In the draws held on July 13, the province invited a total of 1685 candidates through the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker and Employer Job Offer: International Student streams. On July 15, Ontario held the first ever In-Demand Skills Stream draw and invited 55 candidates. In another OINP draw held on July 21, a total of 115 bilingual Express Entry candidates received invitations. The last OINP draw of the month was held on July 27, which invited 1031 candidates through the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program held a draw on July 15 that invited a total of 127 candidates. Among them, 118 candidates were invited through the Express Entry and Labour Impact categories. The remaining nine invitations went to Business Impact candidates.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program held a total of four PNP draws in July inviting a total of 570 candidates. Invited candidates belong to Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand sub categories under the International Skilled Worker category.
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