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Saskatchewan PNP draw invites 280 candidates VO Visas

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 Saskatchewan PNP draw invites 280 candidates  VO Visas  The new Saskatchewan draw targeted candidates with work experience in one of 63 occupations. Saskatchewan held a new draw on July 21, inviting 280 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. The invitations went to candidates who may be eligible for a nomination from the  Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program  (SINP), specifically from the  International Skilled Worker  category. Of those invited, 84 may be eligible for the SINP’s  Express Entry subcategory , and 196 through the  Occupations In-Demand sub-category . Regardless of the stream, invited candidates needed an  Expression of Interest  (EOI) score of at least 77 in order to be invited. They also needed  Educational Credential Assessments  to demonstrate their foreign education was comparable to the Canadian standard. Plus, work experience in one of the 63 in-demand occupations listed on the  government webpage . Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian

Express Entry 462 invited in new PNP draw CRS drops | VO Visas

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  Express Entry 462 invited in new PNP draw CRS drops  |   VO Visas 462 Express Entry candidates invited to apply for permanent residence with CRS scores of at least 734. Canada invited 462 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence  All invited candidates had previously received a nomination from a  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP). This is why the score cut-off was relatively high at 734. Provincial nominees in the Express Entry pool automatically get 600 points added to their score. Without the nomination, the lowest-scoring candidate would have had 134 points. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada  (IRCC) also published a cutoff time for the  tie-break rule . This is an administrative requirement, and it does not mean there was any actual tie. Candidates who had the minimum score were only invited if they submitted their Express Entry profile before April 11, 2021 at 10:56:32 UTC. In the  previous PNP draw , Canada invited

PEI invites 127 PNP candidates | VO Visas

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PEI invites 127 PNP candidates | VO Visas Prince Edward Island held a draw through the province’s Expression of Interest system.   Prince Edward Island held its pre-scheduled immigration draw on July 15. The province invited a total of 127 immigration candidates through its  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP). Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration Most of the invitations, 118, went to  Express Entry  and  Labour Impact  candidates. The remaining nine invitations went to  Business Impac t  candidates who had at least 60 points in the province’s immigration system. This is the seventh draw of the year held by the Canadian maritime province. PEI has invited 1,032 candidates, 934 of which were from the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams and 98 from the Business Impact stream. PNPs allow Canada’s provinces and territories to select immigration candidates who meet their labour market needs.  This is true of  Prince Edward Island, which administers the  Prince Edward Island

Ontario PNP invites Express Entry candidates in 10 priority occupations | VO Visas

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  Ontario PNP invites Express Entry candidates in 10 priority occupations  | VO Visas Ontario invited nurses, investment managers, and accountants in the Express Entry pool to apply for a provincial nomination , 2021 Ontario invited 583 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination . Invited candidates had profiles in the  Express Entry  system with  Comprehensive Ranking System  (CRS) scores between 464 and 467. The  Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program  (OINP) invited candidates who may be eligible for the  Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream  (HCP). This  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP) gives foreign workers the opportunity to launch their careers in Ontario and make Canada’s most populous province their new home. In this draw, the OINP invited Express Entry candidates to apply for the provincial nomination if they had work experience in one of the following 10 occupations : Banking, credit and other investment managers (NOC 0122); Advertising, marketing and

387 invited in 2 BC PNP immigration draws || VO Visas

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  387 invited in 2 BC PNP immigration draws  || VO Visas So far this year, B.C. has invited 6,169 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. British Columbia invited 387 immigration candidates in two  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP) draws held on July 6. B.C. has been conducting two separate rounds of invitations under its PNP program since February. The province holds a general draw and a second draw targeting retail and wholesale trade managers as well as restaurant and food service managers. According to information released by the province, this second draw is due to a high number of people registered in the BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS) with these two occupations. By holding these additional draws, the province aims to balance the needs in all sectors of the provincial labour market. Candidates from the  Skills Immigration  (SI) and  Express Entry BC  (EEBC) streams of the  British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program  (BC PNP) received in

VO Visas || BC PNP invites 56 immigration candidates in Tech draw

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      VO Visas  ||  BC PNP invites 56 immigration candidates in Tech draw B.C. has now issued 6225 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination since the start of 2021. B.C. invited 56 immigration candidates who work in key technology occupations to apply for a provincial nomination on July 13. The new invitations were issued through the BC PNP Tech, which is part of the  British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program  (BC PNP). Those invited through B.C’s Tech draws must meet the requirements of one of British Columbia’s  Express Entry BC  and  Skills immigration  categories, which are managed by the Skills and Immigration Registration System (SIRS). Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration Candidates who received invitations in this draw were from the  Skilled Worker   and  International Graduate  subcategories and needed a minimum provincial score of 80. Invited candidates have 30 calendar days to apply for the nomination. About the BC PNP Tech program The  BC PNP Tech

Ontario releases new instructions for submitting complete PNP applications || VO Visas

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  Ontario releases new instructions for submitting complete PNP applications || VO Visas The new instructions are for Express Entry candidates as well as those who submitted profiles to Ontario's Expression of Interest system. Ontario has offered some more specific instructions to future immigrants and their representatives who are applying for its provincial immigration program. Ontario immigration applicants need to send complete applications to the  Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program  (OINP). Missing elements can result in applications being returned. The province says it decreases processing times to only accept complete applications for its  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP). New instructions for submitting complete applications pertain to  Ontario Express Entry  and  Expression of Interest  candidates. Ontario Express Entry Streams If you are applying under an Express Entry stream, and have a foreign education, you will need an Educational Credential Assessment ( ECA ) in orde

Manitoba PNP draw invites 277 || VO Visas

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 Manitoba PNP draw invites 277  | VO Visas Manitoba has now issued 4,999 invitations to PNP candidates since the start of 2021. Manitoba invited 277 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.  Invited candidates have the opportunity to get a nomination from the  Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program  (MPNP). If they successfully receive it, the nomination will support their final application for Canadian  permanent residence . he following are the results of the latest draw: Skilled Workers in Manitoba — 201 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 445; Skilled Workers Overseas — 53 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 703; and International Education Stream  — 23 invitations with no EOI score requirement. A total of 48 invitations, also known as  Letters of Advice to Apply  (LAAs), went to  Express Entry  candidates. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration About Express Entry Express Entry  is a management system for permanent residency applications for 

VO Visas || 295 invited in Saskatchewan PNP draw

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  VO Visas  ||  295 invited in Saskatchewan PNP draw The new Saskatchewan draw targeted Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand candidates with work experience in one of 62 occupations. Saskatchewan held a new draw on July 8, inviting 295 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. The invitations went to candidates who may be eligible for a nomination from the  Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program  (SINP), specifically from the  International Skilled Worker  category. Of those invited, 99 may be eligible for the SINP’s  Express Entry subcategory , and 196 through the  Occupations In-Demand sub-category . Regardless of the stream, invited candidates needed an  Expression of Interest  (EOI) score of at least 80 in order to be invited. They also needed  Educational Credential Assessments  to demonstrate their foreign education was comparable to the Canadian standard. Plus, work experience in one of the 62 in-demand occupations listed on the  government webpage . Discov

Express Entry Canada invites 4,500 CEC candidates || VO Visas

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  Express Entry Canada invites 4,500 CEC candidates  || VO Visas Canada invited CEC candidates with scores as low as 369 canada invited 4,500 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence. The invitation round was only for candidates who are eligible for the  Canadian Experience Class  (CEC). The score requirement was 369. The cutoff score rose compared to the  previous CEC round   when the cutoff score was 357 and 6,000 invitations were issued. This was also the smallest CEC draw since May 20. In this invitation round, the  tie-break rule  applied to candidates with the lowest score who submitted their profiles before June 10, 2021 at 22:46:37 UTC. CEC candidates who applied after this time and who had the minimum score were not included in this draw. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration Twice as many ITAs issued compared to last year IRCC has invited about twice as many Express Entry candidates compared to the same time last year. So far in 2021, Canada ha