Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan hold draws for provincial immigration

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Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and
Saskatchewan hold draws for provincial
immigration
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Four provinces invite candidates in the most
recent round of PNP draws.

• Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and British
  Columbia sent out invitations this week for
  candidates to apply through their state
  immigration programs.
• Most Canadian provinces and territories (except
  Quebec and Nunavut) have their own provincial
  candidate programs. Through these programs,
  interested candidates may be invited to apply for
  state nomination.
• Quebec's immigration program is administered by
  the province and differs from Canada's
  immigration program.
• Provincial nomination itself is not the same as
  permanent residency, but it is the first step in
  obtaining permanent residency from Immigration,
  Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
• Founded in 1998, PNP now handles over 80,000 PRs
  per year. The increase in PNP enrolment in Canada
  is seen by the federal and provincial governments
  as an effective tool to boost economic
  development in countries that already have large
  immigrant populations outside of provincial and
  urban centres.

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Quebec
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• On September 15, Quebec invited 1,009 skilled
  workers to apply for permanent selection. This
  draw is for candidates who have work experience
  in in-demand occupations and have active
  vacancies outside of Metro Montreal.
• Candidates must have a profile of at least 563
  points on the Arrima EOI system.
• This will be the 11th draw for Quebec to be held
  in 2022 and the second to be held in September.
  This is unusual in Quebec, where the lottery is
  usually played only once a month. Quebec usually
  announces the draw results one to two weeks after
  the draw.
• The invitation is issued by the Ministry of
  Immigration, Frenchization and Integration (MIFI)
  to potential immigrants applying for the Quebec
  General Skilled Worker Program (QSWP).
• Those invited by Quebec to apply for permanent
  option have up to 60 days to submit an
  application and pay the processing fee. Quebec
  aims to process completed applications within six
  months of receipt of all required information.
  This includes all forms and documents.

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Ontario
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• The Ontario Candidate Program (OINP) held two
  draws last week. The first draw on September 23
  was for the French-speaking skilled worker
  stream. The state invited 363 candidates with a
  minimum score of 326.
• Linked to Express Entry, the program requires
  candidates to be proficient in English and speak
  French.
• The second draw was in the Human Capital
  Priorities stream. The province issued 1,179
  invitations on September 28 through OINP as part
  of a targeted draw for tech occupations.
  Candidates all had job experience in specific
  tech-related occupations.

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British Columbia
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• On September 28, more than 258 candidates were
  invited to contest the provincial nomination in
  British Columbia.
• The majority of candidates, 215 people, were
  invited to participate in a lottery for specific
  technical positions. Invitations have been sent
  to candidates in the Skilled Worker and
  International Postgraduate categories, also
  including Fast Track candidates.
• Candidates invited to the destination technical
  draw have a SIRS score of 100 or higher. SIRS
  works like the Comprehensive Express Entry
  Ranking System (CRS), but only for British
  Columbia's PNP.

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The state also holds invitational competitions
for candidates to work in the following
occupations.

• 28 early childhood educators and assistants with
  a score of 60 or higher (NOC 4214). world
• 15 health workers in the skilled worker,
  international graduate, entry-level and
  semi-skilled worker (including EEBC option)
  categories with a score of 60 or higher
• Entry-level and semi-skilled categories of health
  aides with a minimum score of 60.
• Other preferred occupations with a minimum score
  of 60
• British Columbia recently suspended draws under
  the BC PNP from October 12 to November 16 in
  order to transition from NOC 2016 to NOC 2021,
  the latest way to assess the skill level of
  candidates in immigration programs.

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Saskatchewan

• Saskatchewan invited 639 Express Entry candidates
  and 507 candidates for popular occupations under
  the Saskatchewan Immigrant Candidates Program
  (SINP) for a total of 1,146 candidates.
• The draw runs concurrently with draws throughout
  the summer, with the most recent draw attracting
  more than 1,000 applicants. This is the lottery
  from September 7th. There was no draw last week,
  the first week without a draw for the SINP since
  July 6.

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