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  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 16, 2024

    Alberta Express Entry Stream, with the following parameters:

    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer with an Alberta employer in the construction sector
    • Valid Express Entry profile
    50110

  • SINP news | 2024-12-18

    Saskatchewan's Quarterly Population Growth Among the Highest in Canada

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 17, 2024

    Dedicated Health Care Pathway - Express Entry, with the following parameters:

    • Minimum Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System score of 300 or more
    • Express Entry Profile expiry date is May 31, 2025 or later
    • Primary occupation in Express Entry profile is in a Dedicated Healthcare Pathway-eligible occupation
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta 
    • Job offer in a Dedicated Healthcare Pathway-eligible occupation
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 or higher
    • Meet the requirements to practice in a regulated occupation in Alberta
    4714

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 13, 2024

    Alberta Opportunity Stream, with the following parameters:

    • Work permit expiry date of November 15, 2024 or later
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer with an Alberta employer in the construction sector
    • Pool registrants with Express Entry profiles were not included in this draw
    50147

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 13, 2024

    Alberta Express Entry Stream – Law Enforcement Pathway, with the following parameters:

    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) is 6 or higher
    • Express Entry Profile Expiry Date: May 31, 2025, or later
    • Minimum Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System score of 300 or more
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer from an employer who is a member of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police (AACP) in an eligible Law Enforcement occupation
    484

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 13, 2024

    Tourism and Hospitality Stream, with the following parameters:

    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 4 or higher
    • Valid work permit type selected as ‘Other’ with the free text field including information citing ‘Jasper’, ‘wildfire’ or similar text referencing the ‘Temporary public policy for foreign nationals in Canada affected by wildfires in 2024
    • Work permit expiry date of March 31, 2025 or later
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer with an Alberta employer that is a member of an eligible Tourism and Hospitality Stream sector association
    • Job offer for an eligible Tourism and Hospitality Stream occupation
    • Work experience of 6 months or more in Alberta
    6011

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 12, 2024

    Tourism and Hospitality Stream, with the following parameters:

    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 4 or higher
    • Valid work permit based on a Labour Market Impact Assessment
    • Work permit expiry date of March 31, 2025 or later
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer with an Alberta employer that is a member of an eligible Tourism and Hospitality Stream sector association
    • Job offer for an eligible Tourism and Hospitality Stream occupation
    • Work experience of 6 months or more in Alberta
    65260

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 12, 2024

    Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors, with the following parameters:

    • Have a valid work permit
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 or higher
    • Valid Express Entry profile
    • Comprehensive Ranking System Score of 300 or higher
    • Express Entry Profile Expiry Date: August 31, 2025, or later
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • 12 months of work experience
    • Meet the requirements to practice if working in a regulated occupation in Alberta
    • Primary Occupation in the Express Entry profile and ‘Job Offer with an Alberta employer’ in the health care sector (Dedicated Health Care Pathway occupations excluded)
    5011

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 11, 2024

    Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors, with the following parameters:

    • Valid work permit
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) is 5 or higher
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Valid Express Entry profile
    • Comprehensive Ranking System Score of 300 or higher
    • Express Entry Profile Expiry Date: April 14, 2025, or later
    • Primary Occupation in the Express Entry profile and ‘Job Offer with an Alberta employer’ in the construction sector
    5039

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 11, 2024

    Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry, with the following parameters:

    • Not in the federal Express Entry pool
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta 
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta in a Dedicated Healthcare Pathway-eligible occupation
    • Meet the requirements to practice in a regulated occupation in Alberta
    528

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 11, 2024

    Dedicated Health Care Pathway - Express Entry, with the following parameters:

    • Minimum Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System score of 300 or more
    • Express Entry Profile expiry date is May 11, 2025 or later
    • Primary occupation in Express Entry profile is in a Dedicated Healthcare Pathway-eligible occupation
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer in a Dedicated Healthcare Pathway-eligible occupation
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 or higher
    • Meet the requirements to practice in a regulated occupation in Alberta
    4311

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 11, 2024

    Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway, with the following parameters:

    • Work permit expiry date of February 28, 2025 or later
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 or higher
    • Valid Express Entry profile
    • Comprehensive Ranking System Score of 300 or higher
    • Express Entry Profile Expiry Date: August 31, 2025, or later
    • 12 months of work experience
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Primary Occupation in Express Entry profile and ‘Job Offer with an Alberta employer’ in occupation are in an Accelerated Tech Pathway eligible occupation
    • Job Offer is for an Alberta employer whose primary business activities are in an eligible AAIP list of Accelerated Tech Pathway eligible North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes
    5987

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 10, 2024

    Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors, with the following parameters:

    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 or higher
    • Valid Express Entry profile
    • Comprehensive Ranking System Score of 300 or higher
    • Express Entry Profile Expiry Date: August 31, 2025, or later
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • 12 months of work experience
    • Primary Occupation in Express Entry profile and ‘Job Offer with an Alberta employer’ in occupation are not:
      • an ineligible occupation under the Alberta Opportunity Stream, and
      • an occupation in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) broad occupational categories of ‘1 - Business, finance and administration occupations’ and ‘6 - Sales and service occupations’
    65262

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 4, 2024

    Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry, with the following parameters:

    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 or higher
    • Not in the federal Express Entry pool
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta 
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta in a Dedicated Healthcare Pathway-eligible occupation
    • Meet the requirements to practice in a regulated occupation in Alberta
    4727

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    December 4, 2024

    Dedicated Health Care Pathway - Express Entry, with the following parameters:

    • Minimum Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System score of 300 or more
    • Express Entry Profile expiry date is May 4, 2025 or later
    • Primary occupation in Express Entry profile is in a Dedicated Healthcare Pathway-eligible occupation
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta 
    • Job offer in a Dedicated Healthcare Pathway-eligible occupation
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 or higher
    • Meet the requirements to practice in a regulated occupation in Alberta
    4952

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    November 29, 2024

    Alberta Opportunity Stream, with the following parameters:

    • Have a valid eligible work permit type, except  Post-Graduation Work Permit 
    • Work permit expiry date of February 28, 2025 or later
    • Completed a minimum of high school education equivalent to Canadian standards.
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 4 or higher
    • Work experience of 12 months or more
    • Has work experience in Alberta
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer with an Alberta employer that is not:
      • an ineligible occupation under the Alberta Opportunity Stream, or
      • an occupation in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) broad occupational categories of ‘1 - Business, finance and administration occupations’ and ‘6 - Sales and service occupations’
    61687

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    November 27, 2024

    Alberta Opportunity Stream, with the following parameters:

    • Have a valid Post-Graduation Work Permit
    • Work permit expiry date of February 28, 2025 or later
    • Completed education in Alberta
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 4 or higher
    • Work experience of 6 months or more in Alberta
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer with an Alberta employer that is not:
      • an ineligible occupation under the Alberta Opportunity Stream, or
      • an occupation in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) broad occupational categories of ‘1 - Business, finance and administration occupations’ and ‘6 - Sales and service occupations’
    71447

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    November 22, 2024

    Alberta Opportunity Stream, with the following parameters:

    • Have a valid work permit
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 or higher
    • Work experience of 12 moths or more
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer with an Alberta employer in an occupation in moderately or high demand Alberta’s healthcare sector (excluding occupations eligible in the Dedicated Healthcare Pathways
    • Meet the requirements to practice in a regulated occupation in Alberta (if job offer in Alberta is in a regulated occupation)
    4080

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    November 21, 2024

    Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors, with the following parameters:

    • Have a valid work permit
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 or higher
    • Valid Express Entry profile
    • Comprehensive Ranking System Score of 300 or higher
    • Express Entry Profile Expiry Date: April 21, 2025, or later
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • 12 months of work experience
    • Meet the requirements to practice if working in a regulated occupation in Alberta
    • Primary Occupation in the Express Entry profile and ‘Job Offer with an Alberta employer’ in the health care sector (Dedicated Health Care Pathway occupations excluded)
    4296

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    November 15, 2024

    Tourism and Hospitality Stream, with the following parameters:

    • Did not claim points for a job offer in a regulated occupation
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 4 or higher
    • Valid work permit based on a Labour Market Impact Assessment
    • Work permit expiry date of December 15, 2024 or later
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer with an Alberta employer that is a member of an eligible Tourism and Hospitality Stream sector association
    • Job offer for an eligible Tourism and Hospitality Stream occupation
      Work experience of 6 months or more in Alberta
    66412

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    November 14, 2024

    Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors, with the following parameters:

    • Valid work permit
    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) is 5 or higher
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Valid Express Entry profile
    • Comprehensive Ranking System Score of 300 or higher
    • Express Entry Profile Expiry Date: April 14, 2025, or later
    • Primary Occupation in the Express Entry profile and ‘Job Offer with an Alberta employer’ in the construction sector
    50150

  • AAIP Processing information

    Draw dateWorker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parametersMinimum score of invited candidatesNumber of invitations
    November 7, 2024

    Alberta Opportunity Stream, with the following parameters:

    • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5 or higher
    • Valid work permit
    • Work experience of 12 moths or more
    • Work permit expiry date of November 15, 2024 or later
    • Job offer for full-time employment in Alberta
    • Job offer with an Alberta employer in the construction sector
    • Pool registrants with Express Entry profiles were not included in this draw
    50226
    39 of the total invitations were sent on December 6, 2024 as a corrective action
     

  • MPNP announcements | December 18, 2024

    Expression of Interest Draw #234

  • MPNP news | December 18, 2024

    Expression of Interest Draw #234

  • SINP news | 2024-12-18

    Saskatchewan's Quarterly Population Growth Among the Highest in Canada

  • New Brunswick Immigration Events

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  • BCPNP Entrepreneur Immigration invitations

    Date Stream Minimum Score Number of
    Invitations
    December 17, 2024 Base 115 10
    Regional 114 <5
    November 5, 2024 Base 115 10
    Regional 130 <5
    September 24, 2024 Base 122 6
    August 13, 2024 Regional  122 <5
    Base 117 10
    June 25, 2024 Regional  141 <5
    Base 116 5
    May 14, 2024 Regional Pilot 113 <5
    Base 116 5
    April 16, 2024 Regional Pilot 119 <5
    Base 118 6
    February 27, 2024 Regional Pilot 106 <5
    Base 115 5
    January 16, 2024 Regional Pilot 135 <5
    Base 116 <5

  • PEIPNP EOI Draws

    Invitation Date

    Business Work Permit
    Entrepreneur Invitations

    Minimum Point Threshold
    for Business Invitations
    Labour & Express Entry Invitations

    Invitation Totals
    over last 12 months

    Selection Attributes
    12/16/2024 1 125 32 33 Invitations were issued to individuals currently working in PEI in the Healthcare & Construction, and individuals with Work Permits expiring before Feb 2025 in Manufacturing & Trucking.

  • PEIPNP EOI Draws

    Invitation Date

    Business Work Permit
    Entrepreneur Invitations

    Minimum Point Threshold
    for Business Invitations
    Labour & Express Entry Invitations

    Invitation Totals
    over last 12 months

    Selection Attributes
    Total 12   1036 1048

  • PEIPNP EOI Draws

    Invitation Date

    Business Work Permit
    Entrepreneur Invitations

    Minimum Point Threshold
    for Business Invitations
    Labour & Express Entry Invitations

    Invitation Totals
    over last 12 months

    Selection Attributes
    12/16/2024 0 - 32 32 Invitations were issued to individuals currently working in PEI in the Healthcare & Construction, and individuals with Work Permits expiring before Feb 2025 in Manufacturing & Trucking.