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Posted on March 01 2023

Canada PNP Round Up February 2023

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By  Editor
Updated September 21 2024

Highlights: Canada PNP Draws summary February 2023

  • Canada issued 5,732 invitations in February 2023.
  • Ontario invited 3,183 candidates.
  • Six provinces held 13 PNP draws
  • Candidates are eligible to apply for Canada PR.
  • Canada PNP draws has boomed in the ‘Valentine month of 2023.’

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Canada PNP Draws Summary February 2023

Canada holds Provincial Nominee Program draws every month and invites candidates to live and work in a particular province. In February 2023, Canada held 13 PNP draws and invited 5,451 candidates to apply for Canada PR. The draws were held by 5 provinces and candidates were invited to meet the challenge of skills shortage. The number of draws that each province has held is described below:

List of Provinces that held draws in February 2023

Canada PNP draws have been held by 6 provinces and they are listed below:

  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta

Details of Canada PNP draws

The table below reveals the details of Canada Provincial Nominee Program draws:

Date of Draw

Province No. of Candidates
February 7, 2023 British Columbia

245

February 14, 2023

237
February 22, 2023

246

February 28, 2023

181
February 9, 2023 Manitoba

308

February 23, 2023

583

February 2, 2023

Ontario 775
February 2, 2023

1,127

February 9, 2023

510

February 10, 2023

466

February 10, 2023

1

February 10, 2023

304
February 9, 2023 PEI

228

February 16, 2023

Saskatchewan 421
February 16, 2023 Alberta

100

British Columbia

In February 2023, the BC province invited a total of 909 candidates in its 4 British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draws. The draws were held on February 7, February 14, and February 22, 2023. The details of the draws can be found in the table below:

Date

Stream Score Number of Invitations
February 7, 2023 Skills Immigration 60-102

245

February 14, 2023

Skills Immigration 55-83 237
February 22, 2023 Skills Immigration 60-103

246

February 28, 2023

Skills Immigration & Entrepreneur 60-83

181

For more information about these draws, visit…

Latest BC PNP Draw invites 237 candidates from the Skilled Immigration stream

BC PNP draw issues 245 ITAs to eligible candidates in Canada

Latest BC PNP draw issues 246 ITAs to Skills Immigration candidates

Manitoba

Manitoba held 2 draws and invited 891 candidates under the three streams of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program mentioned below:

  • Skilled Worker in Manitoba
  • Skilled Worker Overseas
  • International Student Stream

The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date of Draw

Total LAAs sent CRS Score
February 9, 2023 308

709-720

February 23, 2023

583

615-721

For more information about the draw, visit...

The 168th Manitoba PNP draw invites 308 candidates

Manitoba PNP draw invited 583 candidates under four streams

Ontario

Ontario held 6 draws in February 2023 and issued 3,183 invitations under the streams listed below:

  • Human Capital Priorities Stream
  • Skilled Trades Stream
  • Foreign Worker Stream

All these streams belong to Ontario Immigration Nominee Program. The details of the draws can be found in the table below:

Date

Streams Invitations Issued Minimum score range
February 2, 2023 Human Capital Priorities Stream 775

476-489

1,127

481-489

February 9, 2023

Skilled Trades Stream 510 260-489
February 10 2023 Skilled Trades Stream 466

260-489

February 10, 2023

Foreign Worker Stream 1 NA
304

30 and above

For more information about these draws, visit...

Ontario PNP issued 771 invitations under 2 streams

Ontario PNP draw invited 510 candidates under Skilled Trades stream

Ontario PNP Draw invited 1,902 candidates under the Human Capital Priorities stream

Ontario PNP draw issued 611 invitations under Foreign Worker Stream

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island holds 1 draw every month. In February 2023, the province held a Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program draw and invited 228 candidates under the 2 streams listed below:

  • Business
  • Labour and Express Entry

The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Invitation Date

Invitations sent to Business Impact Category Invitations sent to Express Entry and Labour Impact categories Total invitations in the draws
February 9, 2023 6 222

228

For more information about the draw, visit...

Latest Prince Edward Island PNP Draw issues 228 ITAs to international individuals

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan held its first draw under the International Skilled Workers Stream. The number of candidates invited in the Saskatchewan immigration Nominee Program was 421. The score for the draw was between 65 and 84. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date

Streams Number of candidates invited Score

February 16, 2023

International Skilled Workers 421 65-84

For more information about these draws, visit...

SINP draw invited 421 candidates under International Skilled Workers stream

Alberta

Alberta Immigration Nominee Program (AINP) held one PNP draw and invited a total of 100 immigration candidates.  On February 16, 2022 Alberta invited 100 candidates with a CRS score of 357 under Alberta Express Entry stream.

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