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Dear Future Neighbour,

On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, British Columbia sent out 192 invitations to apply for permanent residency in general and targeted draws,

This round of invitation included profiles under the 35 Tech Occupations, early childhood educators as well as 39 healthcare and 25 construction occupations under all the BC PNP Skills Immigration and Express Entry streams.

The cutoff score increased by 2 points for the skilled worker category and by 1 point for the entry-level and semi-skilled categories in comparison with the last general round of invitations by BC PNP.

See below summary of the latest BC PNP Draw

Date	Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
December 12, 2023	General (includes tech occupations)General (includes tech occupations)	Skilled Worker	116	73
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	116
		International Graduate	116
		International Graduate – EEBC option	116
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	95
	Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60	61
	Targeting 25 Construction occupations		75	31
	Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		60	27
	Targeted draw for Veterinarians (31103) and Animal health technologists (32104)		60	<5

The processing timeframe for Skills Immigration and Post-nomination requests remain 3 months respectively. BC PNP will also begin the process of an application after receiving a completed application from a candidate. Processing timeframes differ as candidates do not accept or submit completed applications at the same time.

Need help creating a provincial nomination profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

Dear Future Neighbour,

Ontario sent out 2699 invitations for permanent residency in four new round of invitations on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

A total of 761 profiles under the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) foreign worker stream with a job offer in any of the 61 skilled trade occupations with a CRS score of 34 and above were considered in this round.

Also, 1,663 invitations under the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) foreign worker stream with a job offer in any of the 15 tech and 40 healthcare occupations with a CRS score of 43 and above were considered in this round.

Under the OINP In-Demand Skills stream, 262 invitations were sent to profiles with experience in the 22 in-demand occupations with a CRS score of 30 and above.

Additionally, under the OINP foreign worker stream, 13 profiles under the economic mobility pathways were targeted in this draw.

See below summary of latest OINP Draw

Stream	Invitations	Date profiles created with OINP	Score range	Description
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream	761	December 5, 2022 – December 5, 2023	34 and above	Targeted draw for 61 skilled trades occupations
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream	1,663	December 5, 2022 – December 5, 2023	43 and above	Targeted draw for 40 healthcare and 15 tech occupations
Employer Job Offer: In Demand Skills stream	262	November 22, 2022 – August 15, 2023	30 and above	General draw for 22 in-demand occupations
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream	13	December 5, 2022 – December 5, 2023	N/A	Targeted draw for Economic Mobility Pathways.

See below the list of 61 Skilled  Trade Occupations eligible under the foreign worker stream

1. NOC 22212: Drafting technologists and technicians
2. NOC 22301 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
3. NOC 22302 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
4. NOC 22311 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
5. NOC 22312 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
6. NOC 70010 – Construction managers
7. NOC 70011 – Home building and renovation managers
8. NOC 70012 – Facility operation and maintenance managers
9. NOC 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
10. NOC 72011 – Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
11. NOC 72012 – Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
12. NOC 72013 – Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
13. NOC 72014 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
14. NOC 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
15. NOC 72021 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
16. NOC 72022 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations
17. NOC 72024 – Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
18. NOC 72100 – Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
19. NOC 72101 – Tool and die makers
20. NOC 72102 – Sheet metal workers
21. NOC 72103 – Boilermakers
22. NOC 72104 – Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
23. NOC 72105 – Ironworkers
24. NOC 72106 – Welders and related machine operators
25. NOC 72200 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)
26. NOC 72201 – Industrial electricians
27. NOC 72203 – Electrical power line and cable workers
28. NOC 72204 – Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
29. NOC 72205 – Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians
30. NOC 72300 – Plumbers
31. NOC 72301 – Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
32. NOC 72302 – Gas fitters
33. NOC 72310 – Carpenters
34. NOC 72311 – Cabinetmakers
35. NOC 72320 – Bricklayers
36. NOC 72321 – Insulators
37. NOC 72400 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
38. NOC 72401 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
39. NOC 72402 – Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
40. NOC 72403 – Railway carmen/women
41. NOC 72404 – Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
42. NOC 72406 – Elevator constructors and mechanics
43. NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
44. NOC 72422 – Electrical mechanics
45. NOC 72423 – Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
46. NOC 72500 – Crane operators
47. NOC 73100 – Concrete finishers
48. NOC 73101 – Tilesetters
49. NOC 73102 – Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
50. NOC 73110 – Roofers and shinglers
51. NOC 73111 – Glaziers
52. NOC 73112 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
53. NOC 73113 – Floor covering installers
54. NOC 73200 – Residential and commercial installers and servicers
55. NOC 73201 – General building maintenance workers and building superintendents
56. NOC 73202 – Pest controllers and fumigators
57. NOC 73209 – Other repairers and servicers
58. NOC 73400 – Heavy equipment operators
59. NOC 73402 – Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction
60. NOC 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
61. NOC 92100 – Power engineers and power systems operators

See below the list of 40 Healthcare Occupations eligible under the foreign worker stream

1. NOC 30010: Managers in health care
2. NOC 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
3. NOC 31103 – Veterinarians
4. NOC 31110 – Dentists
5. NOC 31111 – Optometrists
6. NOC 31112 – Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
7. NOC 31120 – Pharmacists
8. NOC 31121 – Dietitians and nutritionists
9. NOC 31201 – Chiropractors
10. NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists
11. NOC 31203 – Occupational therapists
12. NOC 31204 – Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
13. NOC 31209: Other professional occupations in health: diagnosing and treating
14. NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors
15. NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
16. NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners
17. NOC 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
18. NOC 32100 – Opticians
19. NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
20. NOC 32102 – Paramedical occupations
21. NOC 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
22. NOC 32104 – Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
23. NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
24. NOC 32110 – Denturists
25. NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists
26. NOC 32112 – Dental technologists and technicians
27. NOC 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists
28. NOC 32121 – Medical radiation technologists
29. NOC 32122 – Medical sonographers
30. NOC 32123 – Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
31. NOC 32124 – Pharmacy technicians
32. NOC 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians
33. NOC 32200 – Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
34. NOC 32201 – Massage therapists
35. NOC 32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing
36. NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
37. NOC 33101 – Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
38. NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
39. NOC 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
40. NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services

See below the 15 Tech Occupations eligible under the foreign worker stream

1. NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers
2. NOC 21211 – Data Scientists
3. NOC 21220 – Cybersecurity specialists
4. NOC 21221 – Business system analysts
5. NOC 21222 – Information systems specialists
6. NOC 21223 – Database analysts and data administrators
7. NOC 21230 – Computer systems developers and programmers
8. NOC 21231 – Software engineers and designers
9. NOC 21232 – Software developers and programmers
10. NOC 21233 – Web designers
11. NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers
12. NOC 21311 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
13. NOC 22220 – Computer network technicians
14. NOC 22221 – User support technicians
15. NOC 22222 – Information systems testing technicians

See below the list of 22 Occupations eligible for OINP In-Demand Skills Stream inside and outside the Greater Toronto area

1. NOC 44101: Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations
2. NOC 65202: Meat cutters and fishmongers—retail and wholesale
3. NOC 75110: Construction trades helpers and labourers
4. NOC 84120: Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
5. NOC 85100: Livestock Labourers
6. NOC 85101: Harvesting Labourers
7. NOC: 85103: Nursery and greenhouse labourers
8. NOC 94141: Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
9. NOC 94100 – Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
10. NOC 94105 – Metalworking and forging machine operators
11. NOC 94106 – Machining tool operators
12. NOC 94107 – Machine operators of other metal products
13. NOC 94110 – Chemical plant machine operators
14. NOC 94111 – Plastics processing machine operators
15. NOC 94124 – Woodworking machine operators
16. NOC 94132 – Industrial sewing machine operators
17. NOC 94140 – Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
18. NOC 94201 – Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
19. NOC 94204 – Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
20. NOC 94213 – Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
21. NOC 94219 – Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors
22. NOC 95102 – Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities

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