Category Archives: Provincial nomination

A total of 195 invitations for Permanent Residency (PR) was sent out on Wednesday August 9, 2o23 in the latest BC PNP draw of 2023 in a general draw as well as targeted draws.

In the general draw, 139 invitations have been sent out considering profiles with experience in all the occupations, including 35 Tech occupations under all the BC PNP Skills Immigration streams as well as Express Entry streams.

34 invitations have also been sent out targeting profiles with experience as Early Childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202).

Furthermore, 22 invitations are targeted at profiles in 39 healthcare-related occupations.

The cutoff score increased by 1 point among all the categories of the general draw, but remained the same for targeted draws as compared to the previous similar draw on July 25.

Summary of August 9 Draw

Stream	Cut-off Score
Skills Immigration (SI) Skilled Workers – Eligibility	107
Skills Immigration (SI) International Graduates – Eligibility	110
Skills Immigration (SI) Entry Level & Semi-Skilled – Eligibility	88
Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) Skilled Workers – Eligibility	107
Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) – International Graduates – Eligibility	110

BC PNP Draw August 9

Number of  Invitations	Minimum Score	Description
34	60	Targeted draw for  Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)
22	60	Targeted draw for Healthcare occupations

Processing Time For BC PNP

Skills Immigration	3 Months
Post-nomination requests	3 Months

BC PNP processing times

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

The next BC PNP Draw is expected to be on August 15-16, 2023, and will be a targeted draw for 35 Tech occupations, 39 Healthcare occupations, Early Childhood Educators and other priority occupations (NOCs 31103 and 32104).

 

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On August 1, 2023,  2 new Alberta Express Entry draws sent out 43 Notification of Interest (NOI) letters offering provincial nomination.

Express Entry profiles having a CRS score of 317 or above and meeting the below listed requirements were considered by these 2 Alberta PNP draws.

One of the latest Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) draws invited only 11 Express Entry profiles with a CRS score between 317 and above.

Express Entry profiles with a Dedicated Healthcare Pathway having Alberta job offer were targeted on this draw.

The second  draw invited 32 Express Entry profiles with a CRS score of 322 or above and Alberta job offer in an Agriculture occupation.

See below Alberta PNP Draws for 2023

Date	Invitations	Draw parameters	CRS Cutoff
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 has already issued 6,431 nomination certificates in all the categories as at August 2, 2023 .

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

See below Occupations With High Volume of Applications

Profiles with 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
• 73300 – Transport truck drivers
• 21222 – Information systems specialists
• 60020 – Retail and wholesale trade managers
• 65201 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
• 21231 – Software engineers and designers

 

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 eseumohimmigration@gmail.com