Alberta holds first provincial collection of 2025, New Brunswick supplies processing updates…

The Alberta Benefit Immigration Program (AAIP) has issued invites to use to Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in its first draw of 2025.

Candidates had been invited with consideration to their skilled abilities and expertise, and/or ties to Alberta.

As well as, New Brunswick has supplied an replace on software processing by the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP), after the latest re-opening of its immigration applications.

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Provincial Immigration Outcomes (February three – 14)

Alberta

The AAIP retroactively posted immigration updates from the primary three attracts that the PNP held in 2025, between February three and 6.

These attracts came about by the Rural Renewal Stream and the Devoted Well being Care Pathway (Specific Entry) and Devoted Healthcare Pathway (non-Specific Entry).

Reduce-off scores and the variety of invites issued different between attracts:

Notice: The AAIP’s Devoted Well being Care Pathway has each an enhanced (Specific Entry-aligned) consumption, and a non-Specific Entry consumption. Solely candidates who don’t qualify for the Alberta Specific Entry stream however nonetheless meet all different eligibility necessities of the Devoted Well being Care Pathway might apply by the non-Specific Entry consumption.

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New Brunswick

The NBPNP has supplied updates on its timeline for issuing invites to use (ITAs) to candidates, and its software processing within the wake of technical difficulties by its Expression of Curiosity (EOI) portal.

These updates comply with the latest reopening of New Brunswick’s provincial immigration streams.

On their web site, the NBPNP introduced that it’ll start issuing ITAs to candidates by scheduled attracts set to start in March 2025. The PNP is at present reviewing submitted EOIs.

As well as, the province clarified that it has skilled efficiency points on the Immigration New Brunswick (INB) portal as a result of an “unusually excessive quantity of site visitors” to the location. The province additional acknowledged that NBPNP IT workers are at present working to treatment the state of affairs.

In the identical replace the NBPNP suggested that submissions to its Expert Employee Stream “are usually not processed on a first-come, first-serve foundation”, and that candidates ought to attend to the brand new up to date eligibility necessities of its immigration applications earlier than submitting an EOI, together with Nationwide Occupation Classification (NOC) code restrictions.

EOIs submitted by the INB portal stay legitimate for as much as 365 days from the date of submission.

To study extra about immigrating to Canada by the NBPNP, go to our devoted webpage.

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