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A rumbling sound of excitement as IRCC announces the very first Express Entry draw for profiles with experience in Agriculture and Agri-food occupations on Thursday, September 28, 2023. A total of 600 invitations were issued in this draw.

To qualify for this draw, candidates must have at least six months of experience in any of the occupations listed below:

• 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
• 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
• 63201 – Butchers – retail and wholesale

See below Occupation and Eligible Skilled Workers:

British Columbia sends out over 204 invitations to apply for permanent residency in targeted draws on Tuesday, September 26, 2023.

In the targeted draw for 35 tech occupations, 127 invitations have been issued under all the BC PNP Skills Immigration streams as well as Express Entry streams with an increase in the cutoff score by 2 points compared to the previous tech-only round of invitations on September 12.

49 invitations have been sent targeted at profiles with experience as early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202).

Also, 28 invitations are targeted at profiles in 39 healthcare-related occupations.

Less than 5 invitations have been sent targeting other priority occupations (NOCs 31003 and 32104).

See below latest BC PNP Draw

Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
Targeted for 35 Tech occupations	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	90	127
Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)		60	49
Targeted for 39 Healthcare related occupations.		60	28
Other priority occupations (NOCs 31003, 32104)		60	<5

The processing timeframe for BC PNP Skills Immigration and Post-nomination request remains 3 months respectively and processing only commences after receipt of complete application by BC PNP.

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Dear Future Neighbour,

On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, Ontario Express Entry draw sent out 1,696 invitations for permanent residency under the Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

Eligible applicants who created Express Entry profiles between September 26, 2022, and September 26, 2023 with a CRS score between 350 and 462 are set to receive invitations to accept provincial nominations from Ontario.

Profiles with primary experience in one of the 5 healthcare occupations below were targeted in this OINP HCP draw:

• NOC 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians
• NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors
• NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
• NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
• NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates

It is important to note that these invited profiles have 45 days to accept the invitation and boost their CRS score, Provincial nomination increases the CRS score by 600 points bringing the total CRS score to 969-1038 making them stand a chance in the next IRCC Expess Entry draw.

There is no separate process to apply to receive a PNP invitation in the Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream, but you need to meet the HCP eligibility criteria.

See below requirements to be eligible for OINP HCP

• A valid Express Entry profile under Canadian Experience Class (CEC) or the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP).
• Education level equivalent to a Canadian Bachelor’s or higher (Candidates outside Canada must have equivalent Education Eredential Assessment (ECA).
• CLB level 7 or higher in the English or French proficiency test. Click here for the CLB-level equivalency chart for IELTS/CELPIP/TEF/TCF.
• Enough settlement funds to support yourself and your dependent family members. You can prove this with a bank statement, ongoing employment in Ontario, or a job offer in Ontario.
• Intention to live in Ontario, which can be proved by one or more things listed below:
  • Employment in Ontario
  • job offer or applying for or interviewing for jobs in Ontario
  • study enrollment in Ontario
  • leasing or owning property in Ontario
  • visiting Ontario
  • having professional networks and affiliations, family ties and personal relationships in Ontario

See below all OINP HCP Draws 2023

Date	Invitations	CRS score range
September 26, 2023	1,696	350-462
August 11 – 16, 2023	2084	473-516
August 16, 2023	751	473-495
July 20, 2023	902	458-462
July 20, 2023	159	458-462
July 6, 2023	748	479-485
May 8, 2023	2,349	427-482
May 5, 2023	1,863	475-482
March 10, 2023	815	479-489
March 8-9, 2023	822	469-489
February 2, 2023	1,127	481-489
February 2, 2023	775	476-489

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On the 12th and 14th of September, 2023, Alberta sent out a total of 442 Notification of Interest (NOI) letters for provincial nomination in two new Express Entry  Draws.

142 Profiles with family connections and primary occupations with a CRS score of 301 or above were sent invitations in the AAIP draw on September 14 while 300 profiles in tourism and hospitality occupations with Alberta job offers and a CRS score of 383 or above were invited on the 12th of September.

See below Alberta PNP Draw of 2023

Date	Invitations	Draw parameters	CRS Cutoff
September 14, 2023	142	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	301
September 12, 2023	300	Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	383
August 22, 2023	89	Priority sector – Construction occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	303
August 16, 2023	300	Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	408
August 15, 2023	14	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	326
August 3	201	Family connection and primary occupation are in demand; CRS score 300-500	315
August 1	32	Priority sector: agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	322
August 1	11	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	317
July 18, 2023	14	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	311
July 13, 2023	142	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	302
July 11, 2023	150	Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	435
July 4, 2023	12	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-1200	354
June 22, 2023	125	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	306
June 21, 2023	19	Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-1200	318
June 20, 2023	68	Priority sector – Construction occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	301
June 8, 2023	150	Priority sector – Agriculture occupation and French as a first language, CRS score 300-500	382
June 1, 2023	117	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	304
May 30, 2023	20	Priority sector – Agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-600	342
May 23, 2023	5	Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-1200	401
May 11, 2023	119	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	311
May 9, 2023	175	Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-600	444
May 9, 2023	8	Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	307
April 25, 2023	8	Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	316
April 24, 2023	124	Priority sector – Construction occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	301
April 20, 2023	152	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	302
April 18, 2023	68	Sector priority – Agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-700	307
April 5, 2023	53	Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-600	351
March 30, 2023	150	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	372
March 9, 2023	134	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	301
February 16, 2023	100	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	357
January 23, 2023	154	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	385
January 19, 2023	46	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	324

See below Occupations With High Volume of Applications

The processing timeframe for the following profiles may take longer time than usual as they have a high volume of applications under the workers stream.

• 62020 – Food service supervisors
• 63200 – Cooks
• 62010 – Retail sales supervisors
• 13110 – Administrative assistants
• 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
• 65201 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
• 73300 – Transport truck drivers
• 13100 – Administrative officers
• 42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants
• 60020 – Retail and wholesale trade managers

It is important to note that the processing of applications differ for each candidate as not all candidates accept the nomination and not all who accept the invitation come into Canada in the same year after invitation.

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On Wednesday September 20, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 1000 invitations in the first transport Express Entry Draw. This draw is targeted at applicants with transportation experience, such as commercial truck drivers, pilots, and aircraft assembly workers, bearing in mind the increasing demand for talent to contribute to Canada’s economic growth.

Only profiles with at least six months experience in any of the below occupations were considered in this draw.

See below 10 Occupations qualified for the Transport Express Entry Draw:

S/N	OCCUPATION	EXAMPLES OF SKILLED WORKERS
1	93200: Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors	Aircraft assembler Aircraft assembly inspector Airframe assembler Bench and structural assembler Bench fitter mechanic – aircraft assembly Rigger – aircraft assembly Wing tank mechanic – aircraft assembly
2	73300: Transport truck drivers	Bulk goods truck driver Dump truck driver Flatbed truck driver Heavy truck driver Logging truck driver Long haul truck driver Moving van driver Shunt truck driver Tow truck driver Tractor-trailer truck driver Transport driver Truck driver
3	72604: Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators	Chief rail traffic controller Marine traffic regulator Rail traffic controller Train operator
4	72603: Engineer officers, water transport	Chief engineer – water transport Engineer officer – water transport Fourth engineer – water transport Marine engineer officer Second engineer Third engineer – water transport Tugboat engineer
5	72602: Deck officers, water transport	Coast Guard vessel first watchkeeping officer Coast Guard vessel navigation officer Coast Guard vessel watchkeeping officer Deck officer – water transport Ferryboat master Master mariner Ship first mate Ship pilot Ship second mate Ship third mate Ship’s captain Ship’s mate Tugboat captain
6	72601: Air traffic controllers and related occupations	Air traffic controller (ATC) Airport air traffic controller Enroute air traffic controller Flight dispatcher Flight service specialist (FSS) Instrument flight rules air traffic controller Terminal air traffic controller Visual flight rules air traffic controller
7	72600: Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	Air pilot Captain – air transport Check pilot Chief flying instructor Chief pilot Co-pilot Flight engineer Flying instructor Helicopter pilot Pilot instructor Relief pilot Second officer – air transport Test pilot
8	72404: Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	Aircraft gas turbine engine technician Aircraft hydraulics mechanic Aircraft inspector Aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) (except avionics) Aircraft mechanic Aircraft repair and overhaul inspector Aircraft repair shop inspector Aircraft structural repair technician Aircraft systems inspector Aviation mechanical component shop technician Certified aircraft technician Flight test inspector
9	72403: Railway carmen/women	Rail vehicle mechanic Railway car inspector Railway carman/woman Railway carman/woman apprentice Streetcar and subway car mechanic
10	70020: Managers in transportation	Bus company manager Distribution manager – logistics Flight operations manager Freight forwarding manager Marine superintendent Rail operations superintendent Railway freight manager Traffic manager – transportation Transport department manager Transportation manager Urban transit system manager

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