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August 31, 2023

Alberta PNP Draws | August 2023

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News, Provincial nomination

In four new Alberta Express Entry draws between August 15-24, 2023, 571 Notification of Interest (NOI) letters offering provincial nomination were sent out. These 4 Alberta PNP draws declared CRS cutoff scores of 302, 303, 408, and 326, meeting specific requirements.

On August 24, the latest Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) draw invited 168 profiles with family connections and primary experience in in-demand occupations with a CRS score of 302 or above. Prior to this, on August 22 89 profiles were invited in construction occupations with Alberta job offers having a CRS score of 303 or above.

The AAIP draw on August 16 sent out 300 invitations to profiles in Tourism and hospitality occupations, with Alberta job offers having a CRS score of 408 or above.

On August 15, only 14 profiles were invited via the dedicated Healthcare Pathway with an Alberta job offer and a CRS score of 326 or above.

Alberta had already issued 7,121 nomination certificates in all the categories as of August 29, 2023.

Alberta has a total quota of 9,750 for 2023; out of which 4,875 are set aside for Express Entry profiles.

See below all the Alberta PNP Draw 2023

Date	Invitations	Draw parameters	CRS Cutoff
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

Alberta PNP Draw – 2023

Latest Processing Update On AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program)

AAIP Stream	Applications in the queue (approximate)	Number of allocations remaining (approximate)	Processing time (estimated average)	The AAIP is assessing applications received before… (approximate)
Alberta Opportunity Stream	Approximately 1,606	Approximately 363 allocations	Approximately 4 months	June 21, 2023
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway	Approximately 220	To be determined	Approximately 1 month	August 14, 2023
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway	Less than 10	Approximately 1,415 allocations	Approximately 1 month	Not currently available
Priority Sectors (construction, agriculture, hospitality and tourism)	Approximately 115	Approximately 688 allocations	Approximately 2 months	August 14, 2023
Alberta Express Entry Stream (family connection and occupation in demand)	Approximately 135	Approximately 502 allocations	Approximately 3 months	August 14, 2023
Rural Renewal Stream	Approximately 478	To be determined	Approximately 2 months	June 26, 2023

Occupations With High Volume of Applications

Profiles with the below listed occupations have a high volume of applications in worker streams and may take longer than usual for processing.

62020 – Food service supervisors
62010 – Retail sales supervisors
63200 – Cooks
13110 – Administrative assistants
12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
65201 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
73300 – Transport truck drivers
21222 – Information systems specialists
21231 – Software engineers and designers
13100 – Administrative officers

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August 31, 2023

British Columbia invites over 150 Candidates in latest BC PNP Draw

By EUIC Admin News, Provincial nomination 1

On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, British Columbia sent more than 150 invitations to apply for permanent residency (PR) in general and targeted draws.

A total of 102 invitations have been issued in a targeted draw for 35 Tech occupations under all the BC PNP Skills Immigration streams as well as Express Entry streams.

28 invitations have been sent targeted at profiles with experience as Early Childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202). Also, 20 invitations are targeted at profiles in 39 healthcare-related occupations.

The cutoff score remains the same among all the categories of these targeted draws.

Summary of August 22 Draw

Number of Invitations	Minimum Score	Description
102	88	Targeted draw for 35 Tech occupations.
28	60	Targeted draw for Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)
20	60	Targeted draw for Healthcare occupations
<5	60	Targeted draw for Veterinarians (31103) and Animal health technologists (32104)

BC PNP Draw August 29

Processing Time For BC PNP

Skills Immigration	3 Months
Post-nomination requests	3 Months

BC PNP processing times

The processing timeframes are based on 80% of cases and begin when the BC PNP receives your complete application after being drawn.

BC PNP Fees 2023

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August 31, 2023

Latest Express Entry Draw 2023

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News 1

The all program Express Entry draw sent out 4,300 invitations to apply for permanent residency (PR) on August 15, 2023

The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score drops by 21 points to 496.

Below are the full details of the latest Express Entry draws, as well as all the draws in 2023

Express Entry Program: No Program Specified
Number of invitations issued: 4,300
Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,300 or above
Date and time of round: August 15, 2023 at 14:23:51 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 496
Tie-breaking rule: August 01, 2023 at 12:59:52 UTC

The CRS cutoff score jumped in the August 1 ‘no program specified’ Express Entry draw because IRCC held this draw after 3 weeks and there was a significant increase in new profiles, but it has now dropped drastically because of the increase in the number of invitations in the August 15 draw.

In the month of August 2023, IRCC sent a total of 8,600 invitations to apply.

The IRCC also introduced its first-ever skilled trades draw this month, targeted at 10 select occupations with the lowest cutoff score of 388.

Latest Express Entry CRS Score distribution

CRS score range	Total Profiles As Of August 15	Total Profiles As Of August 1
601-1200	984	1,308
501-600	2,172	2,019
451-500	55,924	55,295
491-500	2,709	2,286
481-490	6,721	6,236
471-480	19,351	19,398
461-470	14,976	15,100
451-460	12,167	12,275
401-450	53,709	54,173
441-450	11,184	11,293
431-440	11,596	11,721
421-430	9,573	9,618
411-420	10,282	10,369
401-410	11,074	11,172
351-400	61,289	61,438
301-350	31,980	32,077
0-300	5,298	5,219
Total	211,356	211,529

CRS Score Trend In 2023

Immigration Program	Total Invitations	Average CRS Score	Lowest CRS Score	Highest CRS Score
Trades Targeted Draw	1,500	388	388	388
Targeted Draw for French Speakers	7,600	416	375	439
STEM Targeted Draw	500	486	486	486
Healthcare Targeted Draw	2,000	469	463	476
No Program Specified	60,700	492	481	517
Provincial Nominee Program	2,848	740	691	791
Federal Skilled Worker	3,300	489	489	489
Canadian Experience Class	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CRS Score Trend In 2023

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August 28, 2023

Steps To Apply for Canada SDS Study Visa | Four New English Tests

By EUIC Admin News, Study Visa 1

IRCC approved four new English tests for the Canada SDS (Student Direct Stream) study visa on August 10, 2023 but they did not update the GCKey. They seem to be experiencing a system error, and newly approved language tests do not appear as an option for applicants to select in the GCKey.

However, the Canadian Immigration Development is working on resolving the error. An information on how to apply using the new English tests has been updated by IRCC to further assist applicants. IRCC also shared a temporary measure for Study visa applicants.

Candidates can use the below instructions to submit their English tests to have their applications considered for Student Direct Stream (SDS).

When asked if you’ve taken a language test in the past 2 years, select ‘Yes – IELTS’ even if you have CAEL, PTE, CELPIP, or TOEFL results.

August 28, 2023

IEC sends 996 Work Permit Invitations

By EUIC Admin Business Visa, News 2

In the just concluded week, the International Experience Canada sent out 996 work permit invites. Out of these, 923 have been sent under the largest IEC category of Working Holiday Visa with the total number of invitations in 2023 now reaching 98,249.

IEC 2023 has also added new spots for Belgium (200), Chile (2,500), and Taiwan (1,000) in the Working Holiday Visa category.

17,220 spots are still available under the Working holiday visa category for 2023, with 24,886 candidates already in the pool from 33 different countries.

A total of 71 invitations have been sent under the Young Professionals category, while just 2 have been issued under the International Co-op (internship) category.

The IEC 2023 season processing time has now improved by 2 weeks to 9 weeks as per the most recent IRCC processing time update.

See below tables listing the breakdown by country and category of invitations sent two weeks back, overall invitations sent in 2023, the number of applicants in the pool, the available spots, and the probability of receiving an invitation this week.

Working Holiday Visa Invitations and Quota

Country	Invitations Issued Last Week	Total Invitations 2023	Candidates In Pool	Available Spots	IEC 2023 Quota	Chances of receiving an invite this week
Andorra	0	24	0	15	25	Excellent
Australia	115	9,304	108	unlimited	unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	271	34	0	168	Very Low
Belgium	0	1,165	247	205	950	Excellent
Chile	0	2,289	8,064	0	1,121	Very Low
Costa Rica	0	1,899	768	93	1,150	Very Low
Croatia	0	161	3	175	275	Excellent
Czech Republic	0	1,074	9	340	1,000	Excellent
Denmark	2	409	3	57	350	Excellent
Estonia	1	129	1	36	110	Excellent
France	0	16,878	12,771	0	12,000	Very Low
Germany	101	5,336	48	984	4,490	Excellent
Greece	7	393	1	111	378	Excellent
Hong Kong	3	457	144	5	200	Very Low
Ireland	74	7,736	46	6,068	10,500	Excellent
Italy	48	2,666	39	443	1,855	Excellent
Japan	110	7,723	97	473	6,500	Excellent
Korea Republic	21	12,185	220	1,511	8,500	Excellent
Latvia	2	76	33	0	40	Very Low
Lithuania	0	394	73	1	185	Very Low
Luxembourg	0	43	2	47	80	Excellent
Netherlands	13	1,196	9	102	880	Excellent
New Zealand	31	2,726	26	685	2,500	Excellent
Norway	4	146	6	49	130	Excellent
Poland	13	967	7	118	635	Excellent
Portugal	27	1,190	13	988	1,750	Excellent
San Marino	0	4	0	22	25	Excellent
Slovakia	5	533	4	18	323	Excellent
Slovenia	1	60	0	53	80	Excellent
Spain	49	2,395	23	544	1,845	Excellent
Sweden	12	486	4	327	580	Excellent
Taiwan	0	4,620	1,911	1,003	3,425	Fair
United Kingdom	284	13,314	172	2,747	10,000	Excellent
Total	923	98,249	24,886	17,220	72,050

Working Holiday Visa Invitations

Young Professionals Invitations and Quota

Invitations Issued last Week	Total Invitations 2023	Candidates In Pool	Available Spots	IEC 2023 Quota	Chances of receiving an invitation this week
Australia	5	175	3	unlimited	unlimited	Excellent
Austria	1	14	0	6	10	Excellent
Chile	0	395	74	0	130	Very low
Costa Rica	1	213	2	11	98	Excellent
Croatia	0	11	1	15	20	Excellent
Czech Republic	2	267	6	0	145	Excellent
Estonia	0	15	0	1	10	Excellent
France	24	3,314	64	28	1,950	Very Low
France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE)	0	443	109	50	450	Excellent
Germany	8	520	4	92	350	Excellent
Greece	5	150	0	41	120	Excellent
Ireland	2	138	0	124	150	Excellent
Italy	2	197	0	57	130	Excellent
Latvia	0	9	0	7	8	Excellent
Lithuania	0	22	1	4	13	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	2	1	9	10	Excellent
Netherlands	0	158	4	28	120	Excellent
Norway	0	11	1	9	15	Excellent
Poland	1	87	1	76	110	Excellent
Portugal	0	41	0	188	200	Excellent
Slovakia	0	57	0	0	25	Excellent
Slovenia	2	15	0	7	15	Excellent
Spain	7	210	0	62	150	Excellent
Spain via ICEX Vives	0	10	Not applicable	44	50	Excellent
Sweden	3	37	0	87	100	Excellent
Switzerland	4	278	1	9	200	Excellent
Taiwan	4	167	2	10	73	Excellent
Total	71	6,956	274	965	4,652

Young Professionals Invitations

International Co-op (Internship) Invitations and Quota

Country	Invitations issued last week	Total invitations 2023	Candidates in pool	Available spots	IEC 2023 Quota	Chances of receiving an invite this week
Australia	0	0	0	Unlimited	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	0	2	0	0	2	Excellent
Chile	0	7	0	0	2	Excellent
Costa Rica	0	2	0	2	2	Excellent
Croatia	0	0	0	5	5	Excellent
Czech Republic	0	1	0	4	5	Excellent
Estonia	0	0	0	5	5	Excellent
France	0	3,914	50	8	2,600	Very Low
Germany	1	113	1	104	160	Excellent
Greece	0	0	0	2	2	Excellent
Ireland	0	18	0	37	50	Excellent
Italy	0	27	0	6	15	Excellent
Latvia	0	0	0	2	2	Excellent
Lithuania	0	0	0	2	2	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	3	0	9	10	Excellent
Norway	0	0	1	5	5	Excellent
Poland	0	2	0	3	5	Excellent
Portugal	0	3	0	49	50	Excellent
Slovakia	0	0	0	2	2	Excellent
Slovenia	0	0	0	5	5	Excellent
Spain	1	5	0	3	5	Excellent
Sweden	0	16	0	19	20	Excellent
Switzerland	0	47	1	21	50	Excellent
Taiwan	0	19	0	2	2	Excellent
Total	2	4,179	53	295	3,006

International Co-op (Internship) invitations

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August 26, 2023

Canada Universities/Colleges offering Scholarship Opportunities to International Students

By EUIC Admin Scholarships

Getting a degree in Canada has to be one of the best choices to make as an International Student. Many universities and Colleges in Canada offer amazing scholarship opportunities, some scholarships are automatically given to you once admitted others need to be applied for.

Take a step today and stand a chance to be a graduate of one of Canada’s prestigious universities.

See below Canadian Universities offering Scholarships in 2023

University of Lethbridge Scholarships

https://www.ulethbridge.ca/research/grants/scholarships-non-canadian-students-and-postdoctoral-researchers-study-canada

The University of Calgary International Entrance Scholarship

Entrance Awards | University of Calgary (ucalgary.ca)

University of British Columbia (UBC) Public Scholars Award

Scholarships and awards for international students – UBC | Undergraduate Programs and Admissions

Scholarships, Awards & Funding | Graduate School at The University of British Columbia (UBC)

University of Winnipeg Entrance Awards

https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/awards/awards-bursaries-and-scholarships/international-students.html#pswl

University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF)

International student awards | University of Manitoba (umanitoba.ca)

King’s University College (King’s University at Western College)

https://www.kings.uwo.ca/current-students/money-matters/scholarships-awards-and-bursaries/

Toronto Metropolitan University

https://www.torontomu.ca/international/admissions/paying-for-your-education/scholarships-awards/#prestigious

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIyWH7yuomhobGFOAuxhFrrhjZFA-NQMHrYT5CDm78p74SOQ/viewform?pli=1

University of Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Students Scholarship

https://future.utoronto.ca/pearson/about/

The University of Waterloo Master’s Awards of Excellence

Entrance scholarships | Undergraduate Programs | University of Waterloo (uwaterloo.ca)

University of Windsor Scholarships

https://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate-studies/456/scholarships-and-awards

Western University International Funding Opportunities

https://international.uwo.ca/learning/go_abroad/funding.html

University of Regina

https://www.uregina.ca/international/future-students/scholarship/index.html

University of Guelph Entrance Scholarships

https://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/studentfinance/scholarships/entrance_int

University of Ottawa Entrance scholarship

Scholarships and awards – Overview | Study (uottawa.ca)

See below Canadian Colleges offering Scholarships in 2023

Douglas College Entrance Scholarships

https://www.douglascollege.ca/international-students/prospective-students/scholarships-and-awards

Native Education College

https://necvancouver.org/nec-scholarships/

Fleming Collenge Entrance Scholarships

https://flemingcollege.ca/financial-aid/scholarships-and-bursaries

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Entrance Awards

https://saskpolytech.ca/admissions/resources/scholarships-and-awards.aspx

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August 25, 2023

2.3 million Applications still being processed by IRCC

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News

In a new IRCC Backlog Update on Thursday August 24, 2023, Canada has been processing a record number of immigration and visa applications which include those for visitor visas, work permits, and study permits with a total application inventory of 2.3 million as of July 31, 2023.

Since the pandemic, the files have been heaping up and IRCC processing involves extensive assessment of applicants on a case-by-case basis, which takes up a great deal of time.

Backlog increases by 4.27% for temporary residency applications, with overall processing inventory mounting to 1,346,200 as compared to the previous backlog update.

The backlog reduces by 5.69% for citizenship and by 4.13% for permanent residency applications, with the overall inventory for these applications reducing by nearly 2%.

Although the backlogs are expected to reduce monthly but there is a high possibility that it will run into 2024.

New IRCC Backlog Update 2023

Application Type	Overall Processing Inventory As of July 31	Overall Processing Inventory As of June 30	difference
Citizenship	296,900	302,000	-1.69%
Permanent Residence	631,500	644,000	-1.94%
Temporary Residence	1,346,200	1,318,000	2.14%
Total	2,274,600	2,264,000	0.47%

IRCC Overall Processing Inventory

Application Type	Backlog	Percentage Change	Within Service Standards	Percentage Change
Citizenship	67,900	-5.69%	229,000	-0.43%
Permanent Residence	290,500	-4.13%	341,000	0.00%
Temporary Residence	444,200	4.27%	902,000	1.16%
Total	802,600	0.20%	1,472,000	0.64%

IRCC Backlog data as of July 31, 2023

The Canadian government is facing backlash for welcoming a staggering increase in the record number of permanent and temporary residents every year amid the housing crisis.

2023 IRCC Monthly Backlog Data

Date	Backlog	Total Applications Under Processing
July 31, 2023	802,600	2,274,600
June 30, 2023	801,000	2,264,000
May 31, 2023	820,000	2,248,000
April 30, 2023	809,000	2,006,000
March 31, 2023	896,300	2,017,700
February 28, 2023	910,400	1,962,600
January 31, 2023	974,600	1,944,500

Canadian Immigration Backlog in 2023

See below the IRCC’s official backlog projections for various application types by the end of September 2023

20% backlog for Federal High Skilled and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP via Express Entry)
24–26% backlog for Citizenship and spousal sponsorship applications.
17-20% for study permits and work permits.
36% for temporary resident visas or visitor visas.

Anything equal to or below 20% means IRCC is meeting the service standard for that business line.

Canada is still on course to welcome a total number of 465,000 applicants this year.

August 25, 2023

International Students and the ongoing Canada Housing Crisis

By EUIC Admin News

There has been lot of speculations on the Canadian Government cutting down on the number of International Students coming into the country to study due to the ongoing housing crisis in Canada. This has been an ongoing debate and the Canadian Immigration Minister and Minister of Housing have clearly stated that cutting down on new immigrants including international students coming into the country is not the solution to this problem on the contrary the input of these immigrants are necessary in developing and building more structures.

The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau in a statement made on Wednesday, August 23 said they do not plan on cutting down the number of students, he says there are lot of different factors regarding the housing crisis and it has nothing to do with just international students, however the solution to this issue is working collaboratively as a country to fix the problem.

Additionally, it is no doubt that international students contribute massively to Canadian GDP in billions of dollars, the students are extraordinary and need to be well catered for by the schools.

The spokesperson for Quebec Immigration Minister, Alexandre Lahaie says Quebec does not intend to put a cap on the number of international students in its Jurisdiction as it is up to them and their educational institutons to determine the number of people they can accommodate not disputing the fact that issuing study permit is the responsibility of the government.

Canadian Universities and Colleges are of the opinion that there should be no cap to the intake of international students as there would be adverse effect to the communities. These students are however not the problem of this housing crisis but the most affected by it.

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August 25, 2023

Manitoba invites 623 Applicants for Provincial Nomination in latest MPNP Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News 1

A total of 623 applicants were invited for permanent residency under all categories in the latest Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program of August 24, 2023.

178 invited candidates in this MPNP draw had a valid Express Entry profile as well as a job seeker validation code.

See below full details of MPNP Draw August 24

Skilled Workers in Manitoba – Occupation Targeted Draw

Number of Invitations: 256
Cutoff Score: 612

According to data by Statistics Canada, MPNP targeted profiles with their current employment based on high labour needs.

This Manitoba PNP targets occupations below major NOC classifications.

73: General trades
74: Mail and message distribution, other transport equipment operators and related maintenance workers
75: Helpers and labourers and other transport drivers, operators and labourers

Skilled Workers in Manitoba: All occupations

MPNP profiles with all the occupations that were not selected in the above targeted draw were considered in this category.

Number of Invitations: 250
Cutoff Score: 646

International Education Stream: International students were also not left out as 63 Invitations were sent out to students graduating from designated Manitoba colleges or universities.

Skilled Worker Overseas

Profiles that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a Strategic Recruitment Initiative.

Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 54
Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 724

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August 24, 2023

Alberta invites 403 Candidates for Provincial Nomination in 3 New Express Entry Draws

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News

Alberta has sent out a total of 403 Notification of Interest (NOI) letters between August 15-22, 2023 offering provincial nomination in three new Express Entry draws , these draws declared CRS cutoff scores of 303, 408, and 326, meeting specific requirements.

On Tuesday August 22, the latest Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) draw invited 89 profiles in construction occupations with Alberta job offers having a CRS score of 303 or above.

On August 16, the AAIP draw sent out 300 invitations to profiles in Tourism and hospitality occupations, with Alberta job offers having a CRS score of 408 or above.

The AAIP draw sent out on August 15 were just 14 invites to profiles via the dedicated Healthcare Pathway with an Alberta job offer and a CRS score of 326 or above.

A total of 6,921 nomination certificates have been issued by Alberta in all the categories so far this year. Alberta has a total quota of 9,750 for 2023; out of which 4,875 are set aside for Express Entry profiles.

However, out of this number stated above, it is key to note that not all invited Express Entry candidates accept the nomination and not everyone arrives Canada at the same time as the processing time for PNPs differ.

See below all the Alberta PNP Draw 2023

Date	Invitations	Draw parameters	CRS Cutoff
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

Alberta PNP Draw – 2023

Latest Processing Update On AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program)

AAIP Stream	Applications in the queue (approximate)	PNP allocations remaining (approximate)	Processing time (estimated average)	The AAIP is assessing applications received before (approximate)
Alberta Opportunity Stream	Approximately 1,479	Approximately 406 allocations	Approximately 4 months	June 21, 2023
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway	Approximately 249	To be determined	Approximately 1 month	August 2, 2023
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway	Less than 10	Approximately 1,420 allocations	Approximately 1 month	Not currently available
Priority Sectors (construction, agriculture, hospitality and tourism)	Approximately 100	Approximately 708 allocations	Approximately 2 months	August 2, 2023
Alberta Express Entry Stream (family connection and occupation in demand)	Approximately 128	Approximately 545 allocations	Approximately 3 months	August 2, 2023
Rural Renewal Stream	Approximately 448	To be determined	Approximately 2 months	June 23, 2023

Occupations With High Volume of Applications

Profiles with the below listed occupations have a high volume of applications in worker streams and may take longer than usual for processing.

62020 – Food service supervisors
62010 – Retail sales supervisors
63200 – Cooks
13110 – Administrative assistants
12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
65201 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
73300 – Transport truck drivers
21222 – Information systems specialists
21231 – Software engineers and designers
13100 – Administrative officers

The Alberta Express Entry Stream is a pathway for skilled professionals who want to get provincial. nomination from Alberta, using the federal Express Entry system.

Candidates must have a valid Express Entry profile having CRS score of at least 300 and meet the eligibility conditions outlined by the Alberta Advantage Immigration Programme (AAIP) in order to be eligible for the Alberta Express Entry Stream.

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