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September 11 Alberta Express Entry draw had minimum score of 302

The latest Alberta Express Entry Stream’s draw saw 339 candidates being  invited for provincial nominations. The September 11 draw had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of just 302 points. 

The draw was held in association with the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). The program searches the federal Express Entry system for potential immigration candidates who would benefit the provincial labour market. The program mainly targets those who already have connections with Alberta.

The Alberta Express Entry Stream considers a variety of factors when choosing the candidates for its provincial nominations. As mentioned previously, the stream does look for candidates who have connections with Alberta. This may include a history of working or studying in the province or having close family currently living in Alberta. 

Another aspect the program considers is the applicants’ Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. Express Entry uses this system to rank candidates based on their age, work history, education, and Engish or French language skills. However, Alberta has held a reputation for keeping their minimum score requirements relatively low. In previous draws in 2019, the scores have been as low as 300. On the other hand, in the federal Express Entry draws, the lowest score has not gone below 438 this year.

Selected candidates receive a Notificatication of Interest that invites them to apply for a provincial nomination. Subsequently, they will have 30 days to apply and process the application. This nomination is an endorsement from the province and allows the recipient 600 points for their CRS score. Additionally, his score will place them among the top qualifiers in the federal express entry and will make them almost certain to receive an invitation for Canadian permanent residence.


Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program

Quebec Selection Certificate selection invites 444 previously rejected foreign workers

On August 19, Quebec’s provincial government drew 444 invitations for Quebec Selection Certificates. These invitations were given to foreign workers whose applications had been cancelled when immigration reforms were passed on June 16. These candidates were from the Quebec Skilled Worker Program and had active Expression of Interests (EOI) in the online application portal, Arrima. 

The Quebec Selection Certificates (Certificat de sélection du Québec, or CSQ) are given out by the province’s Ministry of Immigration. It allows hopeful Quebec immigrants to apply for permanent residence in the province. It operates through several immigration streams, including the Quebec Self-Employment Program, the Quebec Investor Program, and the Quebec Skilled Worker Program. 

Quebec immigration uses an online application portal called the Arrima system to sort applicants. The system ranks applying candidates on their qualifications like language skills, educational background, and work history. For Quebec immigration, EOIs mainly serves as a way to inform the Immigration Ministry of their interest in applying for a Quebec Selection Certificate. 

Quebec Selection Certification Credentials 

For the August 19 draw, in particular, the applicants needed to meet several specified credentials.

First of all, they only qualified if a previous application had been terminated following Quebec’s immigrant reforms of June 16. This specifically refers to the Act to increase Québec’s socio-economic prosperity and adequately meet labour market needs through successful immigrant integration (the Act), Section 28. 

Secondly, applicants needed to have sent their EOI to the Minister before December 17, 2018. 

And finally, they had to meet one of two qualifying circumstances. They qualify for the program if their application was terminated. The other circumstance was that they were already in Quebec with a work or study permit before June 16, 2019.

The Quebec Selection Certificate is the province’s main route for immigrants looking for permanent residence in Quebec. Only successful recipients of the certificate go through the immigration ministry afterwards for further verification. This includes a criminal records check and a medical exam.

Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program

PEI sends out 122 provincial nomination invitations 

In a draw held on September 19, Prince Edward Island sent out provincial nomination invites to 122 immigration candidates. The candidates were from selected from three categories: Labour Impact, Express Entry, and the Business Impact Work Permit Stream.   

The province said that 109 of the invitations were given to Express Entry and Labour Market candidates, while 13 were given to Business Impact applicants. However, the province did not release any minimum scores used to evaluate the candidates for this draw. 

The Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program has sent out a total of 1,031 invitations so far in 2019. The recipients of the invitations are able to apply for a provincial nomination. As a result, they are rewarded with an additional 600 points to the CRS scores on their Express Entry profile.

PEI Provincial Nominee Program

Like most provinces, PEI has a provincial Express Entry category wherein it accesses profiles in the federal Express Entry. In particular, PEI Express Entry prioritizes candidates currently residing in the province. However, PEI does require the Express Entry applicants to create a separate profile through Expression of Interest (EOI) to qualify for provincial nominations. 

The EOI scores are similar to the federal Express Entry’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores. EOIs score points out of 100 based on specified credentials. Candidates with the highest scores based on these credentials are selected in the PNP draws. These credentials include English and French language proficiency, educational background, and employment history.

PEI Immigration Categories

As previously stated, there are three categories from which PEI PNP draws their nomination candidates. These are Labour Impact, Express Entry, and the Business Impact Work Permit Stream.   

The first category, Labour Impact, looks at candidates who are working in PEI or who have a job offer from a PEI employer. It pulls its candidates from three streams: Critical Workers, Skilled Workers, and International Graduates. Candidates in these streams are all ranked based on their EOI scores.  

The second category that the PEI PNP draws from is the Express Entry stream. This is simply the province’s access to the profiles of the Express Entry system.

Finally, there’s the Business Impact: Work Permit Stream. This stream is for foreign business owners or managers who plan to open a business on Prince Edward Island or would like to invest in a business in the province. Recently, the province has worked to encourage an influx of entrepreneurial immigrants into the province. This stream is also based around the EOI points system and in the last provincial draw, the lowest score was 115 points.

Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program

Manitoba gives 347 provincial nominations to foreign graduates and workers

On September 12 the Manitoba provincial government issued 347 invitations for hopeful immigrants to apply for a Canadian permanent residence provincial nomination. The province of Manitoba gives its candidates Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA). These LAAs are very similar to the Expression of Interest (EOI) invitations used in other provinces. 

The letters were overseen by the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) and were divided between three immigration streams managed by the MPNP. These streams are the Skilled Workers in Manitoba Category, the Skilled Workers Overseas Category, and the International Education Stream. So far in 2019, these three programs have issued a total of 6,157 LAAs to skilled workers and graduates.

The 347 invitations from September 12 were divided as followed: 

  • 40 sent to applicants from the International Education Stream (IES)
  • 53 sent to applicants from the Skilled Workers Overseas Category
  • 254 sent to applicants from the Skilled Workers in Manitoba Category 

Of these 347 candidates, 45 of them were chosen through their profiles in Express Entry. 

Similar to Express Entry and the Comprehensive Ranking System scores it uses, the MPNP has a ranking system it utilizes in its immigration stream. In this case, it uses an Expression of Interest (EOI) score, which gives the applicant a score out of 1,000 based on the criteria they meet. The scoring system itself is very similar to the CRS counterpart. For example, the EOI takes into account factors such as English and French language proficiency, their education background, and their work experience. 

International Education Stream 

International graduates from Manitoba post-secondary schools received 40 of the LAAs issued in the draw. These candidates were part of Manitoba’s International Education Stream.

The International Education Stream is responsible for selecting international student graduates for immigration. That is to say, this stream selects qualified graduates of Manitoban schools who meet the needs of the labour market.

The steam also has three separate subcategories: the Student Entrepreneur Pathway, the Career Employment Pathway, and the Graduate Internship Pathway. 

Skilled Workers in Manitoba Category

The highest amount of recipients from the draw were the 254 candidates from the Skilled Workers in Manitoba Category.

This category caters to both international graduates and skilled foreign workers. It helps those currently living and working in the province obtain their Canadian permanent residence. As a result of seeking permanent residence, one of the conditions is that an employer must give the applicant an offer of permanent employment for full-time hours.

The Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream uses the EOI scoring system to rank and prioritize candidates. In this case, the 254 applicants selected in the draw had a minimum score of 545.

Skilled Workers Overseas Category

The draw distributed 53 LAAs to immigration candidates from the Skilled Workers Overseas Category.

The Skilled Workers Overseas category also ranks its candidates based on their EOI scores. Likewise, this particular draw had a minimum score of 706 for Skilled Worker Overseas candidates.

This immigration category is also in affiliation with Manitoba’s Strategic Recruitment Initiative. Subsequently, this initiative works with provincial employers to find the most skilled candidates for their job openings.

Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program

Over 200 jobs added to Saskatchewan in-demand occupations list

More than 200 jobs may be added to the in-demand occupations list of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). This list is connected to several provincial immigration streams, such as the In-Demand Occupations and Express Entry sub-categories of the SINP. These streams require applicants to have had experience working in any of the high-skilled occupations specified in the provided list.

The SINP has recently released a list of 130 occupations that will be excluded from their in-demand occupations list. However, this means that the other 216 occupations are now available for the program.

Each Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program has their own list of in-demand occupations. These lists prioritizes any jobs that the respective province needs to fill because of gaps in the labour market. In April of this year, the Saskatchewan in-demand occupations list included jobs such as mechanical engineers, plumbers, architects, and computer programmers. Jobs on the newly-updated exclusions list include primary and secondary school teachers, optometrists, and pharmacists. 

These lists mainly apply to the SINP’s Express Entry and the In-Demand Occupations immigration streams. Both of these streams can be used by immigration candidates who do not have job offers or previous experience working in Canada.  

The In-Demand Occupations stream looks at applicants with a profile in Saskatchewan’s Expression of Interest system. They contact those with experience in one of the provinces in-demand jobs, and invite them to apply for permanent residence. However, this process does generally take longer than the Express Entry method.

The Saskatchewan Express Entry stream looks at those with profiles in the federal Express Entry pool. The candidates they select are given 600 points towards their Express Entry scores. This in return greatly increases their odds of being picked in the federal Express Entry draws and receiving an invitation to apply for permanent residence.

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