Quebec and British Columbia issue invitations for provincial immigration

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Quebec and British Columbia issue invitations for
provincial immigration
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• Quebec and British Columbia have issued
  invitations to apply to candidates through
  provincial immigration programs this week.
• Most Canadian provinces and territories (with the
  exception of Quebec and Nunavut) operate their
  own Provincial Nomination Programs (PNPs).
  Through these programs, interested candidates may
  be invited to apply for a provincial nomination.
  Although provincial nomination is not in itself
  the same as a permanent residence, it can act as
  the first step towards gaining permanent
  residence from Immigration, Refugees and
  Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

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• Quebecs immigration programs are administered by
  the province and are distinct from Canadas
  immigration programs. Quebec is the only province
  that has control over all economic class
  immigrants.
• The PNP accounts for over 80,000 PR admissions
  per year. It began in 1998 and the steady
  increase in the number of PNP admissions in
  Canada each year is because the federal and
  provincial governments consider it an effective
  tool to promote the economic development of the
  country outside of the provinces and urban
  centres with already high immigrant populations.

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Quebec

• Quebec invited 1,195 skilled workers to apply for
  permanent selection on September 29.
• There were no specific NOCs or locations
  targeted in this draw. Candidates had to have
  profiles in the Arrima Expression of Interest
  system with scores of at least 597 points. This
  is a lower score than the last general draw that
  took place on September 15, when the score was
  620.
• This is the twelfth draw Quebec has held in 2022
  and the third draw in the month of September.
  This is unusual as Quebec typically only holds
  draws once a month. Quebec does not release draw
  results until one to two weeks after draws occur.

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• The invitations were issued by the Ministère de
  lImmigration, de la Francisation et de
  lIntégration (MIFI) to immigration candidates
  applying under the Quebec Regular Skilled Worker
  Program (QSWP)
• Those who are invited to apply for permanent
  selection by Quebec have a maximum of 60 days to
  submit their application and pay processing fees.
  Quebec aims to process complete applications
  within six months, starting on the date all the
  required information has been received. This
  includes all forms and documents.

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British Columbia

• More than 364 candidates were invited to apply
  for provincial nomination in British Columbia on
  October 12.
• The province invited 320 candidates in a general
  draw. The invitations were issued to candidates
  in the Skilled Worker and International Graduates
  categories and included Express Entry candidates.
• Candidates in the general draw had minimum SIRS
  scores of 78 for Entry Level and Semi-Skilled
  candidates. SIRS acts much like the Express
  Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) but is
  only used for British Columbias PNP.

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• The province also held rounds of invitations for
  candidates working in the following occupations.
• 25 early childhood educators and assistants (NOC
  4214) with scores of at least 60 points and
• 19 Healthcare workers from the Skilled Worker,
  International Graduate, Entry Level and
  Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option) with scores
  of at least 60 points
• Healthcare assistants from the Entry Level and
  Semi-Skilled category with minimum scores of 60
  and
• Other priority occupations with minimum scores of
  60
• This will be the final draw for the BC PNP for a
  month as British Columbia recently announced
  that it will be pausing draws between October 12
  and November 16 due to the transition from NOC
  2016 to NOC 2021, an updated method of assessing
  a candidates skill level in economic immigration
  programs.

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