British Columbia and Manitoba hold immigration draws; Alberta provides processing updates

This week the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) held immigration draws.

The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) provided processing updates on their provincial immigration streams.

In separate draws, British Columbia and Manitoba invited candidates on the basis of their professional experience, education, and inclusion in special strategic recruitment initiatives.

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Provincial immigration results (September 27 to October 4)

British Columbia

On October 2 the BCPNP held two draws for immigration candidates to the province:

a general draw; and
a draw on in demand sectors.

In the general draw, the BCPNP invited 81 candidates through several immigration streams.

Here are the streams and cut-off scores for the general draw:

Stream	Cut-off score
Skilled Worker	128
International Graduate	128
Entry Level & Semi-Skilled	110

In the second draw, the BCPNP invited candidates with professional experience within in-demand sectors of the British Columbia labour market:

Draw type	Minimum score	Number of invitations
Childcare	83	35
Construction	89	23
Healthcare	99	28
Veterinary Care	80	<5

For a full list of occupations that are currently in-demand according to the BCPNP, click here.

Manitoba

On September 27, the MPNP held two draws for immigration candidates.

The MPNP held the first draw under the International Education stream and issued 269 letters of advice to apply.

In the second draw, for the Skilled Worker Overseas stream, the MPNP issued 79 letters of advice to apply to candidates who had been invited under a “Strategic Recruitment Initiative”. Candidates required a score of at least 582 to be invited.

Of the total of 348 candidates invited under both draws, 56 declared having a valid Express Entry profile and job seeker validation code.

Alberta

The AAIP published processing updates this week.

These updates report how many nominations have been issued, how much of their provincial allocation needs to be filled, and the current status of processing for each stream. These are detailed in the tables below:

Note: For candidates whose work permit is expiring in 2024, the AAIP is evaluating these applications based on the ‘Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates’, to determine if candidates may be issued a letter in support of a work permit extension.

Total:

2024 nominations issued	2024 Nomination spaces remaining	Applications to be processed
8,023	1,727	4,440

Alberta Express Entry Stream:

Pathway / Initiative	2024 nominations issued	2024 nomination spaces remaining	Applications to be processed	Currently processing applications received on or before:
Accelerated Tech Pathway	966	4	539	March 18 2024, and those whose work permit expires in 2024 or later
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway (Express Entry)	428	242	25	September 9 2024
Law Enforcement Pathway	9	11	<10	September 9 2024
Priority sector draws and other initiatives	163	1	<10	All remaining applications are in process
Family connection and occupation in demand	106	0	<10	All remaining applications are in process