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20% of all OINP nominations in 2020 were issued to the IT sector
Every fifth Ontario nominee in 2020 represented the IT sector. According to the annual report about the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), the province nominated 1,604 persons out of 8,054, whose main occupation was one of the following:
- Software engineers and designers – 528
- Computer programmers and interactive media developers – 374
- Computer and information systems managers – 172
- Database analysts and data administrators – 162
- Web designers and developers – 96
- Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) – 63
In addition, OINP nominated 209 candidates in all other tech occupations. The vast majority of those individuals received a nomination via the Human Capital Priorities Stream of the OINP in the so-called OINP Tech Draws. In total, Ontario held five Tech Draws in 2020 and invited 4,385 candidates, however not all of them accepted the invitation.
#Ontario, #OINP, #Human_capital, #OINP_tech_draw, #Express_Entry
BCPNP invited 95 high-tech specialists in the Tech Pilot
On March 23, 2021, British Columbia conducted a new draw for candidates in the Tech Pilot of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In this round, the province invited 95 high-tech specialists to apply for the provincial nomination in four categories: Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker, Skills Immigration – International Graduate, Express Entry British Columbia – Skilled Worker, and Express Entry British Columbia – International Graduate. All candidates scored 80 points or higher. In 2021, British Columbia invited 512 Tech Pilot candidates this year. In total, BC issued 2,535 invitations in the BCPNP.
#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #Tech_Pilot, #PNP
Business immigration to Ontario gains momentum
Based on the 2020 report of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), we can assume that the province foresees the boom of business immigration ahead. In August 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has criticized the situation with its Entrepreneur stream. As a result, OINP started to take action to increase business immigration to the province. In 2020, Ontario finally nominated one Entrepreneur stream candidate. At the moment, OINP makes final reviews of another 18 Entrepreneur applications. The total investment of those candidates is estimated at $22.4 million dollars and may lead to new 92 job openings. Finally, OINP has received 64 applications in 2020 which now are being processed. Last year, Ontario welcomed 260 business candidates under all business immigration streams.
#Ontario, #OINP, #nominations, #PNP, #Entrepreneurs, #business_immigrations
New Brunswick announced an event for sawmill and woodworking machine operators
On March 22, 2021, New Brunswick announced the Sawmill and Woodworking Machine Operators 2021 online event to be held in May. The event is aimed at Sawmill Machine Operators (NOC 9431) and (NOC 9437) Woodworking machine operators. To be eligible, candidates must have relevant education, training, and work experience in these skilled trades. The province will invite participants from those who will register in the system.
#New_Brunswick, #NBPNP, #Job_fair, #information_session