Two More Canadian Provinces Quebec & British Columbia have Declared Their Draws

Recently, two more Canadian provinces have published their draws details.

• First, Quebec province held their draw on 10th March. Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI – Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration) has invited 506 candidates to Apply for the Permanent Residency, who have a valid job offer.
• They received their nomination under the Quebec Regular Skilled Worker Program (QSWP).
• On the other end, British Columbia has declared its weekly draw on 22nd March.
• The provincial nomination draw has nominated 132 candidates under the Express Entry BC or Skills Immigration categories.

Latest Draw of Quebec Skilled Worker Program

This year Quebec province seems a bit aggressive in nominating the skilled workers as per their labour market shortage. Here are some highlights of the latest draw.

• It is the fifth draw of the year and third in a row under the target National Occupational Codes (NOCs).
• The province has invited 506 candidates to Apply for the Provincial Nomination under this draw.
• The province has put certain conditions to get the nomination. Such as,
  • All the candidates who would like to apply for the Quebec Skilled Work Program must have their profile in the Arrima portal.
  • The active profile must have to meet the cut-off of 577 points to get nominated OR
  • The nomination has been given to those candidates only, who have A Valid Job Offer letter from outside of the Montreal Metropolitan area.
  • And most importantly, the candidate must fall in the listed below occupations.

Latest British Columbia PNP Weekly Draw

Yet another weekly draw declared by the British Columbia Province under the Provincial Nominee Program. This time the latest draw has invited candidates from some different category. Let check the interesting highlightes of the latest BC PNP draw.

• The latest draw has invited a total of 204 candidates.
• The draw has held under the Express Entry BC or Skills Immigration categories and invited those candidates, who have their profile under the Skills and Immigration Registration System (SIRS).
• As per the nomination criteria, this is not a single draw. The province has segregated the draws into two categories
  • The first category draw is the General Category Draw that has invented 132 candidates under the subcategories of Skilled Worker, International Graduate, and Entry Level and Semi-Skilled.
  • Please find the table below.

• In the second category, the four draws were declared. These draws have targeted specific occupations.
• Please find the categories of the draws, please check the given-below table, invitations, and cut-off.

Conclusion

As per the recent updates from the immigration minister Mr. Sean Fraser, Canada Immigration are thinking to start the FSWP, and CEC draws by spring. However, there is no official declaration that comes from the department. It is just planning, which may take time to execute. Until, and unless, the Provincial Nominee Programs are the only hope for the candidates, who are looking to migrate to Canada on Permanent Residency.