Immigration outcomes by province from April 27 to May 3.

The British Columbian

On April 30, 2024, two provincial immigration draws were held in British Columbia.

The province of British Columbia (BC) invited 47 people to a general draw for the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In keeping with the format of all previous BCPNP general draws this year, candidates were taken into consideration from each of the following five streams:

• Expert Laborer
• Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) option for skilled workers
• Foreign Alumnus
• Foreign Graduate: EEBC choice
• Beginning and Moderately Skilled

A minimum score of 131 was necessary for invitation to all but one of these streams, with the exception of the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled applicant group (minimum score of 107).

In addition to the main draw, BC held four further draws in which it extended invitations to applicants in the categories of skilled worker and international graduate (including EEBC option). In particular, invitations were sent to candidates in the following four occupational groups. Below is a breakdown of the precise numbers:

• Candidates in childcare jobs (minimum score of 91) received nine invitations.
• Candidates for construction vocations received nine invites (minimum score of 93).
• Candidates in healthcare occupations (minimum score of 100) received nine invitations.
• For veterinary care vocations (minimum score of 80), less than five invitations were sent out to candidates.

Quebec

Just now, the results of two different lotteries for provincial immigration were released by Quebec, one of the two provinces that does so.

On April 11, 2024, the first of these two draws took place. 1,036 persons were invited by the province to apply for permanent selection as a result of this draw.

Note: The Minister of Immigration, Francization, and Integration (MIFI) is in charge of immigration in Quebec. On April 8, 2024, a drawing was held from the Arrima bank in Quebec for this batch of invites.

During this draw, candidates had to satisfy both of the following requirements in order to be invited:

• An oral French skill level of level 7 or above, as determined by the French proficiency level scale for adult immigrants in Québec or its equivalent. The Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français is the name of this scale.
• Hold a legitimate employment offer from anywhere outside the boundaries of Montréal’s metropolitan area

Furthermore, individuals whose occupations were included in one of two grouped lists of National Occupation Classification (NOC) codes were invited to participate in this draw. The website of the Government of Quebec provides further information on the particular NOCs that were invited.

It should be noted that candidates with a NOC in group one of occupations had to receive a minimum score of 536, whilst candidates in group two of occupations had to receive a minimum score of 606.

April 25th illustration

An additional 1,415 individuals were invited by Quebec to apply for permanent selection on April 25. On April 22, 2024, a selection was made from the Arrima bank for this round of invites.

Candidates had to fulfill three requirements in order to be invited during this draw:

• an oral French competency level of seven or above, as determined by the Échelle québécoise des niveaux de compétence en français
• own a legitimate work offer from anywhere outside the boundaries of Montréal’s metropolitan area
• A minimum of 598 points is required.

Next Steps: Those who were invited by the Quebec government may now submit an application for a Quebec Selection Certificate. If an applicant for immigration is planning to settle in Quebec, they must have this certificate before submitting an application to the IRCC for permanent residence.

Alberta

Other than Quebec, only Alberta posts the results of its provincial immigration draw in retroactive fashion.

The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP), the province’s PNP, announced this week the outcomes of a draw held on April 17, 2024.

49 Notifications of Interest (NOI) letters were sent out by the AAIP during this draw to individuals who qualified for its “dedicated healthcare pathway with Alberta job offer” category. All of these applicants had to have a CRS score of at least 302.

Manitoba

Manitoba released updated PNP draw results on April 30. In compliance with the specific immigration measure for Ukraine implemented by the provincial administration, this particular draw was devoted to welcome immigration candidates.

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) sent 451 Letters of Advice to Apply for this special immigration measure to qualified candidates during this draw.

On May 2, Manitoba held another draw in which candidates were invited from three streams.

Initially, the MPNP sent out 488 Letters of Advice to Apply in an occupation-specific selection from the Skilled Worker in Manitoba stream.

The qualified candidates listed below received these letters:

Individuals who hold the subsequent NOC 2021 occupations:

• 33102 – Orderlies, patient service associates, and nurse assistants
• Managers of retail and wholesale commerce, 60020

Individuals employed in the following NOC 2021 sub-major group:

• 731 – General trades in construction

Individuals employed in the following three primary groups of the NOC 2021:

• 12-Supervisors of finances and administration as well as specialized administrative jobs
• 14-Supply chain logistics and financial and administrative assistance
• 22-Technical jobs in the applied and scientific sciences

Apart from the aforementioned, 66 letters were sent by the MPNP to candidates who met the requirements for the province’s International Education stream. For these applicants, there was no stated minimum score criterion.

Ultimately, 26 individuals received letters from the PNP under the Skilled Worker Overseas stream. To be considered, these contenders had to receive a minimum score of 796.

Notably, candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code received 181 of the 941 letters that were sent out on May 2.

Island of Prince Edward

Six invitations were sent out on May 2 by the PEI Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to individuals employed in the construction and healthcare industries.