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Dear Future Neighbour,

As the year gradually comes to an end, IEC will be sending the last round of invitations for the year 2023 next week, October 23, 2023. All invited candidates are expected to submit their profiles on or before 9am Eastern time on set day.

The IEC 2023 applications are being processed within a six-week timeframe, candidates who receive invitations to apply before the season closes or have started their work permit application can still complete and submit the application.

See below IEC 2023 Working Holiday Invitations by countries

Candidates who desire to work for multiple employers in Canada but don’t have a job offer and would prefer to engage in multiple jobs to generate money for travel to explore Canada fit into this category.

See below IEC 2023 Young Professional Invitations by countries

Candidates who get a job offer from a Canadian employer for advancement in their career fit into this category. This is a closed work permit, which means the candidate will only be able to work for the same company in the same location while in Canada.

See below IEC 2023 International Co-op Invitations by countries

For this category, employer-specific work permits are granted to post-secondary students from eligible countries who desire to do their internship in Canada.

A total of 128,574 work permit invitations in the three categories have been issued so far since the 2023 IEC season began in January.

Need help creating a work permit profile or speaking with a professional consultant for further enquiry and assistance? Send an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

Dear Future Neighbour,

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the BC PNP draw sent over 152 invitations to apply for permanent residency in general and targeted draws.

The cutoff score remains the same for all categories.

See below summary of the latest BC PNP Draw

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

On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, the latest BC PNP Draw invites over 180 candidates to apply for permanent residency in targeted draws. This invite cut across the 35 Tech Occupations, Early Child Educators and Assistants (NOC 42202), Healthcare-related occupations and other priority occupations.

A total of 118 invitations were targeted only at 35 tech occupations in all the BC PNP Skills Immigration streams and Express Entry streams. However, the cutoff score for the Tech targeted draw increased by 2 points in comparison with the last round of invitation on August 29.

45 invitations sent were targeted at profiles with experience as early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202).

Also, 17 invitations were targeted at profiles in 39 healthcare-related occupations. Less than 5 invitations have been sent targeting other priority occupations (NOCs 31003 and 32104).

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

On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, Alberta sent out a total of 13 invitations to apply for provincial nomination for permanent residency. Healthcare Pathway profiles with an Alberta job offer and a CRS score of 327 and above were targeted in this draw.

On October 5, 2023, They invited 150 applicants with Express Entry Profiles and a CRS score of 323 or above, family connection, and experience in a primary occupation in demand.

Prior to this, on October 3, 2023, The province sent out only 33 invitations with a job offer in the priority sector (agriculture). For this draw, they targeted profiles with a CRS score of 313 or above.

Alberta has currently issued a total of 8,437 nomination certificates in all the categories, over 1,313 nominations left for Alberta PNP 2023.

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 specialists
  21233 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 analysts
  50011 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

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