Ontario closes entrepreneur stream, British Columbia nominates extra PNP candidates…

On November four, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) formally closed its entrepreneur immigration stream following a pause in utility consumption since December of 2023.

As well as, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held candidate choices for entrepreneurs and expert staff trying to immigrate to the province, on November 5 and 6 respectively.

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Provincial immigration updates November 1 – eight

Ontario

The OINP has introduced the closure of its Entrepreneur stream.

The provincial authorities introduced that they’re at present within the processing of implementing amendments to “wind-down and shut” the stream.

Purposes already submitted to the Entrepreneur stream will proceed in accordance with up to date rules. Underneath these updates, present candidates with functions within the stream should be eligible for a provincial nomination for everlasting residence (PR), primarily based on commitments they’ve made to ascertain their companies in Ontario.

The OINP will contact all present candidates throughout the Entrepreneur stream (and their approved representatives) within the coming days with extra details about the subsequent steps that they will pursue concerning the processing of their functions.

To be taught extra concerning the OINP go to our devoted webpage right here.

Extra details about Entrepreneur pathways to settle in Canada can be discovered right here.

British Columbia

The BCPNP held two attracts on November 5 and 6.

On November 5 the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) held two choices below its Base and Regional Entrepreneur streams. These choices issued at the least 11 invites to use (ITAs) cumulatively, with totally different cut-off scores for every stream:

On November 6 the BCPNP held one other draw via the Expert Employee, Worldwide Graduate stream. This draw additionally thought-about candidates within the stream who additionally had legitimate profiles in Canada’s federal Categorical Entry pool (recognized on this draw because the Categorical Entry British Columbia (EEBC) possibility). Candidates within the Categorical Entry pool could be nominated by a province via a course of referred to as enhanced provincial nomination.

Candidates have been invited primarily based on their skilled expertise in precedence occupations in British Columbia—with totally different cut-off scores and invites issued relying on the industries and professions focused:

To be taught extra concerning the BCPNP, go to our devoted webpage right here.

Extra info on precedence occupations in British Columbia could be discovered right here.

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