Canada invited 183 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on March 17.
Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited candidates who had a minimum score of 682. This Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement may seem high, but that is because everyone invited had previously received a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
Express Entry candidates who get a provincial nomination are automatically given 600 points on top of their original human capital score. Meaning those who had the minimum score of 682, would have originally had a CRS score of 82 without the provincial nomination.
Candidates who had the minimum score of 682 were only included if they submitted their Express Entry profile before March 4, 2021 at 16:56:20 UTC, as per the tie-break rule. IRCC publishes the cut-off time for the tie-break rule as an administrative requirement, regardless of whether there was an actual tie.
Saskatchewan invited 248 principal applicants to apply for a provincial nomination on March 11.
The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) invited candidates from the International Skilled Worker category. Of those invited, 72 may be eligible for the SINP’s Express Entry subcategory, and 176 may get the nomination through the Occupations In-Demand sub-category.
Regardless of the stream invited candidates needed an Expression of Interest (EOI) score of at least 71 in order to be invited. They also needed Educational Credential Assessments to demonstrate their foreign education was equivalent to the Canadian standard.
They also needed work experience in one of the 70 in-demand occupations listed on the government webpage. Some of the eligible occupations include purchasing agents and officers, social and community service workers, as well as educational counsellors.
British Columbia issued 95 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on March 9.
Selected candidates who were from the Skilled Worker and International Graduate subcategories needed a minimum provincial score of 80.
The province has now held 12 draws so far this year, bringing the total number of invitations issued to date to 1,926 in 2021.
Invited candidates have 30 calendar days to apply for the nomination.
About the Tech Pilot
The BC PNP Tech Pilot is a fast-track Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) for in-demand tech workers and international students. Candidates need to be registered in one of B.C.’s existing provincial immigration streams and have a valid job offer of at least 12 months in one of the Tech Pilot’s 29 eligible occupations.
Ontario invited 754 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on March 2.
Invited candidates had profiles in the Express Entry system with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores between 463 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:
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