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Canada held the largest Express Entry draw of 2022
On September 28, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,750 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. In this round of invitations, no program has been specified. In round #232, the cut-off score was 504 points, 7 points fewer compared to the previous draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was May 2, 2022, at 17:17:32 UTC. As of September 26, 2022, there are 237,423 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool, 850 fewer compared to the previous update. In 2022, Canada issued 28,038 ITAs through Express Entry.
#Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA
OINP invited 1,179 candidates in the Tech Draw under the Human Capital Priorities Stream
On September 28, 2022, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) conducted a new round of invitations in the Tech Draw under the Human Capital Priorities Stream. In this draw, OINP issued 1,179 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates who possess work experience in one of the in-demand occupations. The CRS Express Entry score of those candidates was above 496 points. All invited candidates work in one of the following occupations:
- NOC 0213 Computer and information systems managers
- NOC 2147 Computer engineers
- NOC 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
- NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers
- NOC 2174 Computer programmer and interactive media developers
- NOC 2175 Web designers and developers
In total, Ontario invited 3,076 candidates through the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream this year. Ontario invited 17,451 candidates under all streams of OINP in 2022.
#Ontario, #OINP, #Human_capital, #Occupations_in_demand
Saskatchewan invited 1,146 skilled candidates under the SINP
On September 28, 2022, Saskatchewan conducted new rounds of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan issued 639 ITAs. Another 507 invitations were issued to the Occupations In-Demand category candidates. The lowest score for these categories was 83 and 81 points respectively, around 20 points more than it was in the previous draw. All invited candidates had Educational Credential Assessments. In this draw, Saskatchewan invited candidates under 82 different NOCs. This year, Saskatchewan has already invited 9,710 candidates.
#Saskatchewan, #SINP, #Express_Entry, #Occupations_in_demand, #PNP
British Columbia invited up to 268 high-skilled candidates under the BCPNP
On September 27, 2022, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates and Tech workers. In the Tech-targeted draw, BC issued 215 invitations, with a minimum score of 100 points. In the Childcare-targeted draw for early childhood educators (NOC 4214), the province invited 28 candidates. In the Healthcare-targeted draw, BC invited 15 candidates. Additionally, less than 5 invitations have been issued for healthcare assistants (NOC 3413) and other priority occupations (NOCs 3114, 3213). In total, the province invited up to 268 candidates. In 2022, British Columbia has already issued 7,466 invitations and 2,301 of them were issued for BCPNP Tech candidates.
#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #EEBC, #Skills_Immigration, #PNP, #ECE, #Tech