Ontario sent out Notification of Interest for provincial nomination to 984 candidates on Thursday, January 18, 2024 in its second Express Entry Draw of 2024.
Candidates that met the requirements of the OINP French-speaking skilled worker stream and had valid profiles in the Express Entry pool between January 18, 2023 and January 18, 2024 with a CRS score from 317 to 469 were targeted in this rounds of invitation.
See below Express Entry Draws of 2024
Date
OINP Stream
Number of Invitations
CRS score range
Description
January 18, 2024
French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream
984
317-469
General Draw
January 11, 2024
Skilled Trades stream
2,552
350-424
Targeted draw for 49 occupations
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On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, British Columbia invites a little over 193 candidates to apply for permanent residency in targeted draws.
Profiles under the 35 Tech Occupations, 39 Healthcare Occupations, 25 Construction Occupations, Early childhood educators and assistants were considered in this round of invitations.
See below full details of the latest BC PNP Draw
Draw type
Stream
MinimumScore
Number of invitations
Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)
Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)
60
53
Targeting 25 Construction occupations
75
20
Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations
60
29
Targeting 35 tech occupations
103
91
Veterinary Care
60
<5
See below full list of 39 Eligible healthcare-related occupations
30010 Managers in health care
31100 Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
31101 Specialists in surgery
31102 General practitioners and family physicians
31110 Dentists
31112 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
31120 Pharmacists
31121 Dietitians and nutritionists
31200 Psychologists
31201 Chiropractors
31202 Physiotherapists
31203: Occupational therapists
31204 Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
31209 Other professional occupations in health: diagnosing and treating
31300 Nursing coordinators and supervisors
31301 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
31302 Nurse practitioners
31303 Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
32101: Licensed practical nurses
32102 Paramedical occupations
32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
32109 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
32110 Denturists
32111 Dental hygienists and dental therapists
32112: Dental technologists and technicians
32120 Medical laboratory technologists
32121 Medical radiation technologists
32122 Medical sonographers
32123 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
32124 Pharmacy technicians
32129 Other medical technologists and technicians
32200 Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
33100 Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
33101 Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
33103 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
41300 Social workers
41301 Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
42201: Social and community service workers
See below full List of 25 Eligible Construction Occupations
22114 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
72102 Sheet metal workers
72103 Boilermakers
72104: Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
72105 Ironworkers
72106: Welders and related machine operators
72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
72201: Industrial electricians
72300 Plumbers
72301: Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
72302 Gas fitters
72310 Carpenters
72311 Cabinetmakers
72320 Bricklayers
72400: Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
72401: Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
72402: Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
72,500 Crane operators
73100 Concrete finishers
73101 Tilesetters
73102: Plasterers, drywall installers, finishers and lathers
73110 Roofers and shinglers
73111 Glaziers
73112: Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
73113 Floor covering installers
See below list of 35 Eligible Tech occupations
10030 Telecommunication carriers managers
20012 Computer and information systems managers
21100: Physicists and astronomers
21210 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
21211 Data scientists
21220 Cybersecurity specialists
21221 Business systems specialists
21222 Information systems specialists
21223 Database analysts and data administrators
21230 Computer systems developers and programmers
21231: Software engineers and designers
21232: Software developers and programmers
21233 Web designers
21234 Web developers and programmers
21300 Civil engineers
21301 Mechanical engineers
21310: Electrical and electronics engineers
21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
21320 Chemical engineers
21399 Other professional engineers
22110: Biological technologists and technicians
22220 Computer network and web technicians
22221: User support technicians
22222 Information systems testing technicians
22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
22312: Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
50011 Managers: publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
51111 Authors and writers (except technical)
51112 Technical writers
51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
52119 Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
52112 Broadcast technicians
52113: Audio and video recording technicians
52120: Graphic designers and illustrators
53111 Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators
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According to an official data released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, a total of 936,500 overall citizenship, temporary visa and immigration applications are yet to be processed by the department.
The IRCC has a set service standard for processing completed applications and any application that exceeds the set service time is usually tagged as backlog. As of October 31, 2023, IRCC has been managing a total of 2,166,800 applications.
See below IRCC Applications Under Service Standards
Application Type
Within Service Standards
October 31
Within Service Standards September 30
Percentage ChangeSinceSeptember 30
Citizenship
214,800
216,400
-0.74%
Permanent Residence
351,500
362,300
-2.98%
Temporary Residence
664,000
687,700
-3.45%
Total
1,230,300
1,266,400
-2.85%
Since the pandemic, there has been a continuous increase in the backlog of applications to be processed by IRCC which has led to an unusual long waiting period for candidates expecting feedback on their completed applications.
See below Canadian backlog of 2023
Backlog UpdateDate
Applications In Backlog
Total Applications Under Processing
Backlog Net %Age Change month-on-month
October 31, 2023
936,500
2,166,800
+0.86%
September 30, 2023
928,500
2,194,900
+9.9%
August 31, 2023
844,700
2,198,700
+5.2%
July 31, 2023
802,600
2,274,600
+0.2%
June 30, 2023
801,000
2,264,000
-2.3%
May 31, 2023
820,000
2,248,000
+1.4%
April 30, 2023
809,000
2,006,000
-9.7%
March 31, 2023
896,300
2,017,700
-1.5%
February 28, 2023
910,400
1,962,600
-6.6%
January 31, 2023
974,600
1,944,500
+6.1%
See below Canadian Immigration Backlog Month-on-Month Comparison
Application Type
Backlog Oct 31
Backlog Sep 30
Difference
Since
September 30
% AgeChange Since September 30
Citizenship
56,400
58,200
-1,800
-3.09%
Permanent Residence
287,500
284,600
+2,900
1.02%
Temporary Residence
592,600
585,700
+6,900
1.18%
Total
936,500
928,500
+8,000
0.86%
Comparing the data for September and October 2023 in the above table, there has been a drop in citizenship application and an increase in permanent and temporary residency applications.
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