British Columbia selects extra candidates; Manitoba ends open work allow coverage for PNP candidates…

British Columbia issued extra invites to use (ITAs) this week to candidates underneath two expertise immigration pathways underneath its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) additionally introduced they may finish their dedication to the coverage facilitating open work permits to some MPNP candidates within the coming days.

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Abstract of provincial immigration outcomes (December 6-13)

British Columbia

On December 10 the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held two attracts for candidates.

The primary was a common draw, underneath the Expert Employee (together with Categorical Entry British Columbia (EEBC) possibility*), and the Entry Degree & Semi-Expert streams.

*“EEBC possibility” denotes that the Expert Employee stream is linked to Canada’s federal Categorical Entry system and might think about eligible candidates inside the Categorical Entry pool when issuing ITAs. PNP streams aligned with Categorical Entry are often known as enhanced streams.

This draw issued six ITAs in complete, with differing minimal scores for every stream:

The second draw occurred underneath the Expert Employee stream (together with EEBC possibility) and invited candidates primarily based on their skilled expertise inside precedence sectors of the British Columbian economic system.

This draw issued no less than 4 ITAs in complete, with differing cut-off scores primarily based on the sectors that candidates labored in:

Manitoba

The MPNP introduced on December 6 that it’s going to quickly stop accepting purposes underneath the “Momentary public coverage for work permits geared toward potential PNP candidates”.

This momentary public coverage was initially instituted in August of 2024, and permits provincial immigration authorities to situation help letters to PNP candidates presently in an Categorical of Curiosity (EOI) pool, or software stock course of in a province’s PNP. Candidates might then use this help letter (supplied they met all different eligibility components) to use to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for an open work allow (OWP).

The MPNP will proceed to just accept purposes underneath this coverage till 11:59 PM CST on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 (12:59 AM EST on Thursday December 19). After this date, the net submission kind will shut, and no new purposes for help letters might be accepted.

People who meet the eligibility necessities can apply for a help letter from Manitoba by finishing the net submission kind earlier than December 19, 2024.

IRCC will proceed to just accept purposes for OWPs underneath this coverage till December 31, 2024.

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