Canada Federal EE Express Entry
Recently, the 2024 quota allocation of Canada's Express Entry EE system was exposed. According to IRCC's response, in 2024, the proportion of EE categories in the total quota is: French category, 30%; STEM occupations, accounting for 25%; medical and nursing occupations, accounting for 15%; Skilled occupations, accounting for 5%; transportation occupations, accounting for 3%; Agriculture and food occupations, accounting for 0.5%.
It can be seen that the total share of targeted invitations is 78.5%, and the remaining 21.5% is a regular lottery (including CEC Canadian Experience Class, FSW Federal Skilled Worker Class and FST Federal Skilled Worker Class).
According to Canada's Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026, the federal Express Entry EE's annual immigration target is 110,770 in 2024 and 117,500 in 2025. From this point of view, the number of invitees that IRCC plans to invite through each category in 2024 is roughly as follows:
● Regular Invitations:
about 23,800;
● French Category:
about 33,210;
● STEM Career Category:
about 27,675;
● Categories of medical professions:
about 16,605;
● Skilled Occupation Category:
about 5,535;
● Transportation Occupation Category:
about 3,321;
● Agriculture and Food Occupation Categories:
About 554 people.
Recently, there have been several rounds of invitations for the EE Express Entry, and the details are as follows:
● On April 24, EE issued the latest invitation for the French category, with a minimum score of 410 points and 1,400 invitees.
● On April 23, EE issued the latest invitations for all occupational categories, with a minimum score of 529 points and 2,095 invitees.
● On April 11, EE issued its latest invitation for STEM careers, with a minimum score of 491 points and 4,500 invitees.
● On April 10, EE issued its latest invitations for all occupational categories, with a minimum score of 549 and 1,280 invitees.
Provincial nominations for Canadian provinces
1. British Columbia
Recently, the British Columbia Province announced that it will reform the provincial nominee BCPNP, the most explosive content of which is the cancellation of the existing master's and doctoral programs, and the merger and reorganization of international graduate programs to unify the reform.
According to the official website, the BCPNP will usher in a major update from January 2025, and the original "BCPNP International Student Employer Sponsored Immigration" and "BC Provincial Master's and Doctoral Express" are integrated and replanned into 3 sub-programs, namely: "BCPNP Undergraduate Graduate Immigration", "BCPNP Master's Graduate Immigration", and "BCPNP Doctoral Train".
After the reform, master's students were directly kicked out of the "through train" category, although the "BC master's degree graduate immigration" no longer restricts majors, but a new mandatory requirement for job offers, which means that you can no longer immigrate after graduation.
More importantly, in the future, "BCPNP Undergraduate Graduate Immigration" and "BCPNP Master's Graduate Immigration" will use the registration pool, that is, it is very likely to be a point system like other BCPNP programs.
On May 7, the BC Provincial Nominees continued to issue regular invitations with the following details:
● Science and technology: minimum score of 120 points, 41 people invited.
● Construction industry: minimum score of 93 points, 12 people invited.
● Healthcare industry: minimum score of 100 points, 12 people invited.
● Childcare industry: minimum score of 90 points, 11 people invited.
● Veterinary Nursing Industry: Minimum score of 80 points, less than 5 people invited.
2. Ontario
Recently, the Ontario Department of Immigration announced that it has received a nomination quota for 2024, with a total of 21,500. This is an increase of 5,000 compared to 2023 (16,500 quotas).
1) Ontario Employer Sponsorship - International Students
On March 12, Ontario issued an invitation for employers to sponsor international students, as follows:
● Regardless of position: the minimum score is 72 points, and 1306 people are invited;
● Technical occupations: minimum score of 66 points, 649 people invited;
● Medical/Technology Occupations: Minimum score of 72 points, 684 people invited.
2) Ontario Master's and Ph.D. categories
On March 19, Ontario's provincial nominations for master's and doctoral degrees issued an invitation for the second time this year, as follows:
● Master's category, with a minimum score of 52 points, 1370 people invited;
● Doctoral category, with a minimum score of 42 points, 104 people invited.
3. Quebec
On April 11, a total of 1,036 applicants in Quebec received an invitation to immigrate. The applicants invited for this draw met the following criteria:
● Oral French level 7 or above.
● Have a valid job offer and work outside of the Montreal metropolitan area.
● The work belongs to the skilled occupation of land surveyor, electrician, heavy equipment mechanic, etc., with a score of not less than 536 points; The job belongs to a scientific and technological occupation such as a computer and information systems manager, civil engineer, web designer, and developer, with a minimum score of 606.
On April 25, Quebec invited an additional 1,415 candidates, who must meet the following criteria:
● Oral French level 7 or above.
● Have a valid job offer and work outside of the Montreal metropolitan area.
● Minimum score of 598 points.
4. Alberta
On April 17, Alberta announced the results of the lottery for the "Alberta Advantage Immigration Program AAIP", which was a career-oriented lottery.
Forty-nine immigration applicants in the "Dedicated Health Care with Work Offer in Alberta" category received Letters of Intent to Immigrate and all had CRS scores above 302.
5. Manitoba
On May 2, a total of 941 invitations were issued to the Manitoba Provincial Nominee MPNP.
1) Manitoba Skilled Workers
For specific occupations under the Manitoba Skilled Worker category, the MPNP issued 488 immigration invitations, and eligible applicants from the following industries received invitations:
Persons working in the following NOC 2021 occupations:
● 33102 - Nurse Assistants, Paramedics, and Patient Service Assistants;
● 60020 - Trade Manager.
Persons working in the following NOC 2021 sub-professional group occupations:
● 731 - General Construction Industry.
Occupations fall into the following three main categories of NOC 2021:
● 12- Administrative and financial directors and specialized administrative occupations;
● 14- Careers in administrative and financial support and supply chain logistics;
● 22- Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences.
2) Manitoba International Education Category
The MPNP also issued 427 invitations to eligible applicants under the Manitoba International Education Stream.
3) Overseas skilled workers
The MPNP also issued 26 invitations to immigrate through the "Skilled Worker Overseas" category, with applicants scoring no less than 796 points.
On May 9, a total of 371 invitations were issued to the Manitoba Provincial Nominee MPNP.
1) Manitoba Skilled Workers
For specific occupations under the Manitoba Skilled Worker category, the MPNP issued 18 immigration invitations, and eligible applicants from the following occupations received invitations:
● 72024 - Superintendents of Motor Transport and Other Ground Transportation Operators;
● 73301 - Bus drivers, subway operators, and other transit operators.
For all occupations in the "Manitoba Skilled Worker" category, the MPNP issued 242 immigration invitations with applicants with a minimum score of 836.
2) Manitoba International Education Category
The MPNP also issued 76 invitations to eligible applicants under the Manitoba International Education stream.
3) Overseas skilled workers
The MPNP has also issued 35 immigration invitations through the Overseas Skilled Worker stream, with applicants scoring at least 698 points.
6. Saskatchewan
On March 7, Saskatchewan conducted the latest round of invitations for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), sending out invitations to 35 skilled candidates.
Notably, 21 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued to the Express Entry category. Meanwhile, another 14 ITAs were awarded to candidates in the in-demand occupation category, with all candidates achieving a minimum score of 89 points.
Canada visa processing time
(Updated as of May 7)
If you apply for a study permit in China, the processing time is 15 weeks.
If you apply for a study permit from within Canada, the processing time is 10 weeks.
If you submit your study permit in Canada, the renewal time is 53 days.
If you submit a work permit application or extension from within Canada, the processing time is 94 days.
If you submit a work permit application in China, the processing time is 15 weeks.
If you submit a travel visa application in China, the processing time is 29 days.
If you submit a travel visa application in Canada, the processing time is 23 days.
If you submit a travel visa renewal application from within Canada, the processing time is 77 days.
Canada immigration processing time
(Updated as of May 1)
CEC Canada Experience Class (EE Express Entry) - 5 months
FSW Canada Federal Skilled Worker (EE Express Entry) – 5 months
Provincial Nominee (EE category, EE Express Entry) – 6 months
Provincial Nominee (Traditional Stream, not EE Express Entry) – 11 months
Skilled workers in Quebec - 9 months
Canada immigration processing time
(Updated as of May 7)
Atlantic Immigration Program AIP - 6 months
Federal Entrepreneur - 37 months
Federal Self-Employed Immigrants - 51 months
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