Category Archives: Provincial nomination

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program commenced the prioritization of  25 new Construction Occupations for Immigration on Thursday,  November 16, 2023. The Province also held its first round of invitations for these occupations same day sending out 12 invitations to apply for permanent residency.

Targeted invitations to apply are being sent to workers in certain occupations who also have a valid B.C. trades qualification. This requirement will ensure that construction workers nominated by B.C. are ready to immediately contribute to the BC employment market.

A valid B.C. trades qualification includes a SkilledTradesBC trades certificate or an apprenticeship recognized with SkilledTradesBC.

This development would address the need for residential housing and infrastructure in British Columbia in the next five years. BC has always held rounds of invitations for early child educators, tech and healthcare occupations, veterinarians and animal health technologists.

See Below New List of Construction Occupations Eligible For B.C. Immigration

1. 22114 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
2. 72102 Sheet metal workers
3. 72103 Boilermakers
4. 72104 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
5. 72105 Ironworkers
6. 72106 Welders and related machine operators
7. 72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
8. 72201 Industrial electricians
9. 72300 Plumbers
10. 72301 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
11. 72302 Gas fitters
12. 72310 Carpenters
13. 72311 Cabinetmakers
14. 72320 Bricklayers
15. 72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
16. 72401 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
17. 72402 Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
18. 72500 Crane operators
19. 73100 Concrete finishers
20. 73101 Tilesetters
21. 73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
22. 73110 Roofers and shinglers
23. 73111 Glaziers
24. 73112 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
25. 73113 Floor covering installers

These invitations were sent under all the categories of provincial Skills Immigration and their Express Entry variants.

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Hello Future Neighbour,

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, British Columbia sent 190 invitations for PR to profiles under the 35 Tech Occupations, Early Childhood Educators and the 39 Healthcare Related Occupations.

The cutoff score for Tech Occupations increased by 4 points in comparison with the previous draw.

See below the summary of November 7 BC PNP Draw

The processing timeframe for BC PNP remains 3 months each for skills immigration and post nomination requests and processing only begins when completed applications are received.

Need help creating an express entry or 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

Alberta invited 100 applicants to apply for provincial nomination for permanent residency on October 26, 2023. Profiles under the Express Entry pool with a CRS score of 369 or above, have families in Alberta, and primary occupations in demand were targeted in this round of invitation.

9,028 nomination certificates have been issued by Alberta in all the categories as at November 1, 2023. Alberta has a total quota of 9,750 for 2023, 4,875 out of this number are set aside for Express Entry profiles.

See below latest processing update On AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program)

See below 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
• 63200 – Cooks
• 62010 – Retail sales supervisors
• 13110 – Administrative assistants
• 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
• 65201 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
• 13100 – Administrative officers
• 73300 – Transport truck drivers
• 21222 – Information systems specialists
• 60020 – Retail and wholesale trade managers

See below Occupations Eligible for Alberta Dedicated Healthcare Pathway

• Physicians – College of Physicians and Surgeon of Alberta (CPSA)
• Registered Nurses (RNs) – College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
• Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) – College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA)
• Nurse Practitioners (NPs) – College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
• Physician Assistants – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
• Occupational Therapist – Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT)
• Physiotherapist – College of Physiotherapist of Alberta (CPA)
• Clinical Social Worker – Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW)
• Psychologist – College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)

See below Occupations Eligible for Alberta Dedicated Healthcare Pathway

• 00012 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services

  10011 Human resources managers

  10022 Advertising, marketing and public relations manager

  10030 Telecommunication carriers manager

  11200 Human resources professionals

  11202 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations

  12101 Human resources and recruitment officers

  20010 Engineering managers

  20011 Architecture and science managers

  20012 Computer and information systems managers

  21210 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries

  21211 Data scientists

  21220 Cybersecurity specialists

  21221 Business system specialists

• 21222 Information systems specialists21233 Web designers

  21223 Database analysts and data administrators

  21231 Software engineers and designers

  21230 Computer systems developers and programmers

  21232 Software developers and programmers

  21234 Web developers and programmers

  21300 Civil engineers

  21301 Mechanical engineers

  21310 Electrical and electronics engineers

  21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

  22110 Biological technologists and technicians

  22212 Drafting technologists and technicians

  22220 Computer network and web technicians

  22221 User support technicians

  22222 Information systems testing technicians

  22301 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

  22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians

  22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians

  32120 Medical laboratory technologists

  32129 Other medical technologists and technicians

  33101 Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations

• 41402 Business development officers and market researchers and analysts50011 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts

  51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations

  52120 Graphic designers and illustrators

  60010 Corporate sales managers

  72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)

  72201 Industrial electricians

  72205 Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians

Processing timeframes differ as not all invited Express Entry candidates accept the nomination and not everyone arrives within the same year after the invitation.

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