24 Sep Prince Edward Island invited 122 candidates
Prince Edward Island invited 122 candidates
On September 19, 2019, Prince Edward Island held a new round of invitations for candidates under the Labour Impact and Business Impact categories of the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In round #20, PEI PNP invited 109 skilled workers via the economic streams, including Express Entry candidates and 13 candidates in the Business Work Permit Entrepreneurs stream. The lowest score for the business-candidates was 115, three points higher compared to the previous invitation round. In total, PEI invited 122 candidates in this round. The next draw is scheduled for October 17, 2019. In total, this year, PEI invited 1,187 candidates: among them, 156 are business-candidates and 1,031 skilled workers.
#Prince_Edward_Island, #PEIPNP, #Business_immigration, #Skilled_workers
Nova Scotia invited carpenter candidates
On September 20, 2019, Nova Scotia held an invitation round in the Labour Market Priorities Stream of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP). In this round, the province issued Letters of Interest to Express Entry candidates whose primary occupation is a carpenter (NOC 7271). All invited candidates must have letters of reference from employers to prove two or more years of skilled trades experience as a carpenter. Self-employed individuals must provide documentation from 3rd parties indicating the service provided along with payment details. In addition, all invitees have to demonstrate the language abilities at a Canadian Language Benchmark level 5 or higher in English or French in all language abilities.
#Nova_Scotia, #NSNP, #skilled_trades, #carpenters
Immigration Canada issued 1,211 invitations in the International Experience Canada
During September 16-20, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 1,211 candidates to apply for a Work Permit in the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. In this round, Canada issued 250 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to Working Holiday candidates from the United Kingdom; 227 ITAs to candidates from Australia; 190 ITAs to candidates from Japan; and 179 ITAs to candidates from Ireland. The remaining 365 ITAs were issued to candidates from the other participating countries. So far, Costa Rica and Slovakia pools have already been closed for this year, while some other countries may soon join them. As of September 20, 2019, the IRCC issued ITAs to 134,826 candidates under the IEC.
#IEC, #Working_Holiday, #ITA, #IRCC, #Work_Permit
Newfoundland and Labrador updated the list of Designated Employers for Atlantic Immigration
On September 19, 2019, the list of Newfoundland and Labrador employers taking part in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) has been updated. The province added 9 more employers. The list now contains 279 employers that have been designated by the provincial government to participate in the AIPP. In total, currently, there are 2,273 designated employers in all four Atlantic Provinces that can hire foreign workers through the AIPP.
#AIPP, #Atlantic_Canada, #Designated_employers, #Newfoundland_and_Labrador