BC PNP Issued 28 Invitations Prioritizing Tech Pilot Stream

The province of British Columbia issued 28 invitations under British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program for tech pilot stream on September 26, 2018.

The selected candidates having job offer in one of the 29 occupations listed on tech pilot occupational list was given invitation to apply in this current draw. The BC PNP Tech Pilot stream was introduced to attract skilled workers to come and work in British Columbia to contribute towards their growing economy.

The candidates with successful selection are entitled to receive 600 additional points towards overall Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).

The Skills Immigration Candidates nominated by the province will have their application processed by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) separate from the Express Entry System.

The current draw invited 28 candidates with lowest immigration points score under:

• Express Entry British Columbia- Skilled Worker, the minimum score was 82 points
• Express Entry British Columbia-International Graduate, the minimum score was 91 points
• SI-Skilled Worker stream, the minimum score was 82 points
• SI-International Graduate stream, the minimum score was 91 points

To apply for British Columbia through BC PNP is required to submit a complete online profile using the BC PNP’s Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS). Visit Source Link https://bit.ly/2DCnY1e for more details.

SINP Conducts Third EOI Draw With Lowest Points Score

Latest SINP draw conducted on 27th September 2018 invited 213 applicants under SINP- Occupation in-Demand category. The candidates with the lowest rank score of 66 points were invited to apply in the current EOI draw.

One more invitation draw conducted for 225 applicants under its express entry EOI that was conducted on 27th September 2018 to the candidates scoring lowest-ranked 65 points. Those applicants who have taken Educational Credential Assessment were invited in the current EOI draw.

The candidates that had EOI’s Educational Credential Assessment done were given invited to apply.

The expression of interest draw was scheduled to take place on 21st November 2018 and the immigration department got delayed from one day.

This is the third Expression of Interest draw under Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

The applicant applying for SINP must have a minimum score of 60 points out of 100 on Saskatchewan point assessment grid. The points are calculated for age, educational qualification, work experience, language ability and adaptability factors. Visit Source Link https://bit.ly/2OT4O8z for more details.

SINP Issued 140 EOIs With 75 Points Score

Latest SINP draw conducted on 20^th September 2018 invited 140 applicants under SINP- Occupation in-Demand category. The candidates with the lowest rank score of 75 points were invited to apply in the current EOI draw.

The candidates that had EOI’s Educational Credential Assessment done were given invited to apply.

The expression of interest draw was scheduled to take place on 19^th September 2018 and the immigration department got delayed from one day.

This is the second Expression of Interest draw under Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

The applicant applying for SINP must have a minimum score of 60 points out of 100 on Saskatchewan point assessment grid. The points are calculated for age, educational qualification, work experience, language ability and adaptability factors.

Though, the candidates with 75 points and above were given Expression of Interest through SINP in the Occupation in-demand category.

The selected candidates after receiving invitation to apply in Occupation in Demand category will be required to pay the non-refundable $300 CAD application processing fee.

The draw score of EOI is solely determined by the need of Saskatchewan province. Most probably the draws will be conducted on monthly basis. Visit Source Link https://bit.ly/2O035RB for more details.

3500 ITAs Issued With CRS 441 in Latest Express Entry Draw

This is to inform that latest CIC draw invited 3,500 express entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence with a Comprehensive Ranking System score 441. 

The tie-break date and time was used in this draw. The tie-break date was September 6, 2018 and time was 10:28:45 UTC, this means that all the candidates with CRS 441 who have submitted their profiles within specified date and time received invitations in this round.

In this current draw, the invitations have been less as compared to the previous Express Entry draw of September 5, 2018 with 3,900 ITAs issued. Though, it is still larger than the expected number of ITAs issued by the Canadian government in 2017. 

IRCC has now issued a total of 62,100 ITAs over 19 draws in 2018; this is slightly ahead of 60,742 ITAs that were issued over the first 19 draws of 2017.

However, IRCC had issued 66,549 ITAs in 2017 by this same time in September that leaves IRCC 4,449 ITAs behind last year’s pace.

Going by the recent CIC draw results, it is speculated that Canada might surpass the number of OTAs issued in 2017 with more number of ITAs for this year.

The Express Entry system manages the profiles in three main federal economic immigration programs namely The Federal Skilled Worker Class, The Federal Skilled Worker Class, The Federal Skilled Trades Class and The Canadian Experience Class. 

The highest ranking Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score candidates get an invitation to apply for Express Entry program. Visit Source https://bit.ly/2xsa1gU for more details.

QSWP Immigration Portal ‘Arrima’ Now Opens

Creating an expression of interest profile in ‘Arrima’ is the first step towards immigrating in Quebec under QSWP. The new online immigration portal ‘Arrima’ is now in service to take applications for QSWP. 

Starting today, the interested applicants for Canadian permanent residence through Quebec Skilled Worker Program can file EOI using Arrima to show their interest to Quebec Government.

The government of Quebec introduced Expression of Interest method in August for QSWP. This system requires interested candidates to create a profile and provide the requested information on their education, work experience, French language proficiency and other details.

The ministry of Quebec, MIDI says that they will invite those applicants who meet the requirements of Quebec province mainly focusing on labour market needs in the different areas of Quebec. 

The invitation issuing candidates will be able to apply for the Government of Quebec to receive Quebec Selection Certificate. After getting Quebec Selection Certificate, the applicants can submit complete Canadian permanent residence application to Canada’s federal government.

What is the eligibility requirement for QSWP?

As opposed to earlier QSWP ‘first come first serve’ method of inviting applicants where there was no cap on numbers to invite the candidates, the only requirement was that the candidates must be of 18years age and more.

Therefore, in order to be eligible for Quebec Skilled Worker Program, the applicants must meet the passing scores in the selection factors on QSWP point grid.

The Quebec government has only mentioned the basic information about ranking system of QSWP candidates. Though, the process of ranking system is not known, will it be similar to the federal Express Entry System’s or Comprehensive Ranking System. 

Understanding QSWP portal ‘Arrima’ functioning!

The applicants who create their profile in Arrima enter the virtual waiting room, where they wait until notified of their turn to access the portal. 

After getting the access, the user is granted 90 minutes in the portal. The government recommends keeping on saving the information in the portal to avoid losing the information submitted after 90 minute session expires.

The candidates have 30 days time period to complete the information that has the validity of one year.

Quebec government allows the applicants to regularly update the latest information or revise information at any time during one year duration. 

The selected candidates have the time duration of 90 days to submit complete information to the Quebec government. Visit Source Link https://bit.ly/2xw6Mo6 for more details.