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  VO Visas || Alberta publishes details of two September PNP draws Both of Alberta's newest PNP draws only required Express Entry candidates to have a CRS of 300. Alberta recently held two rounds of invitations for  Express Entry  candidates. The  Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program  (AINP) held one draw on September 14, where 385 immigration candidates were invited to apply for a provincial nomination. Invited candidates needed a score of at least 300 in the Express Entry system in order to be eligible for an invitation. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration Then on September 21, the AINP invited 450 Express Entry candidates with scores of at least 300 . Alberta has now invited 5,342 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination since it resumed invitation rounds in  January 2021 . It had taken a temporary hiatus in the latter months of 2020. Alberta is allowed to issue 6,250 nomination certificates in 2021. How does the Albert...

  VO Visas || Saskatchewan invites 391 PNP candidates Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand candidates were invited in the new Saskatchewan PNP draw. Saskatchewan held a new round of invitations on September 27. The  Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program  (SINP) invited 391 candidates to apply for one of two  immigration programs . Of those invited, 152 may be eligible for the SINP’s  Express Entry subcategory , and 239 may be eligible for the  Occupations In-Demand sub-category . The lowest-scoring candidate from each sub-category had 71 points on Saskatchewan’s  Expression of Interest  (EOI) ranking system. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration In this draw, there were 61 eligible occupations for each category. The full list of eligible occupations can be found on Saskatchewan’s  government website . Both groups also needed  Educational Credential Assessments  to demonstrate their foreign education was comparabl...

 VO Visas || Manitoba invites 650 in latest PNP draw Manitoba has now issued 8,041 invitations to PNP candidates since the start of 2021 Manitoba invited 650 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on September 23. Invited candidates may now apply for a nomination from the  Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program  (MPNP). If they get the nomination, it will support their final application for Canadian  permanent residence  and they will be able to apply as  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP) candidates. The results of the latest draw are as follows: Skilled Workers in Manitoba  — 529 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 401; Skilled Workers Overseas  — 67 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 718; and International Education Stream  — 54 invitations with no EOI score requirement. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration A total of 135 invitations, also known as  Letters of Advice to Apply  (LAAs)...

VO Visas || Quebec skilled workers now eligible for Bridging Open Work Permit Quebec skilled worker applicants in Canada can now obtain a BOWP for an initial duration of 24 months. As of August 31, 2021,  temporary foreign workers  who reside in Quebec and have been selected by Quebec as  skilled workers , are eligible, under certain conditions, to apply for a  Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) . Holders of a BOWP are able to work for any employer of their choice while they wait for  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)  to process their permanent residence application. Get a free legal consultation from Campbell Cohen on how to apply for a Canadian work permit To be eligible for the Bridging Open Work Permit, temporary foreign workers must have: submitted to IRCC a Quebec skilled worker application for permanent residence as the principal applicant received an acknowledgment of receipt (AOR) from IRCC that confirms the permanent residence app...

  VO Visas || 74 immigration candidates invited in new BC PNP Tech draw B.C. has now issued over 8,661 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination since the start of 2021. B.C. invited 74 tech workers to apply for a provincial nomination on September 21. The invitations were issued through the BC PNP Tech, which is a stream under the  British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program  (BC PNP). Candidates 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 now have 30 calendar days to apply for the nomination. So far in 2021, Britis...

  VO Visas || Ontario invites 72 workers to apply for PNP Ontario's third In-Demand Skills stream draw was also the largest one so far. On September 22, Ontario invited 72 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. The  Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program  (OINP) held its third-ever  In-Demand Skills  stream draw under its new intake system. Ontario’s new  Expression of Interest  (EOI) system replaces the old first-come-first-served model, and means that interested candidates can register at any time for a chance to receive an invitation from Ontario. In other words, “express their interest” to apply for a provincial nomination under an Ontario  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP). Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration In the general draw, 65 candidates were invited. Ontario also held a draw for the  Regional Immigration Pilot , where they invited seven candidates. There is no EOI score requirement for this s...

  VO Visas || Ontario invites 995 workers and international students in new PNP draw International students and temporary foreign workers with profiles in Ontario's EOI system were invited to take the next step toward Canadian immigration. Ontario held a new round of invitations on September 21, inviting 995 to apply for a provincial nomination. The  Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program  (OINP) invited candidates who had profiles in the  Expression of Interest  (EOI) pool. Candidates may have qualified for one of two  Employer Job Offer  streams. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration A total of 406 were invited who may be eligible for the  Foreign Worker Stream . These candidates needed a score of at least 37. It was a general draw so there were no   targeted occupations , nor  location requirements  for this draw. Another 523 were invited to apply for a nomination in a general draw through the  International Studen...

  British Columbia  invites 488 in new PNP draws || VO Visas B.C. has now issued 8,089 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination since the start of the year. British Columbia invited 488 immigration candidates through four  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP) draws held on August 31, 2021. Since February, British Columbia has been conducting two separate rounds of invitations for its PNP program each month. The province holds a general draw and a second draw targeting retail and wholesale retail managers as well as restaurant and foodservice managers. The second draw is due to a high number of people registered in the BC PNP  Skills Immigration Registration System  (SIRS) with these two occupations, the province said in a news release. By holding these additional draws, B.C. 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...