Manitoba has released the results of its May 6 immigration draw.

The province invited 150 candidates through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). Most of the invited candidates may be eligible for the Skilled Worker in Manitoba stream. These are temporary foreign workers and international student graduates who have job offers in skilled occupations in the province.

Candidates were also invited through two other Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) streams:  International Education Stream, and Skilled Workers Overseas.

The skilled worker streams have points cutoff scores because they require candidates to have an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile. Here are the draw results from Manitoba’s draw on April 27:

* Skilled Workers in Manitoba— 104 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 400;
* Skilled Workers Overseas— 29 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 703; and
* International Education Stream— 13 invitations with no EOI score requirement.

Saskatchewan invited 259 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on May 6.

The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) invited candidates from the  International Skilled Worker category. Of those invited, 136 may be eligible for the SINP’s Express Entry subcategory, and 123 may get the nomination through the Occupations In-Demand sub-category.

Regardless of the stream invited candidates needed an Expression of Interest (EOI) score of at least 70 in order to be invited. They also needed Educational Credential Assessments to demonstrate their foreign education was equivalent to the Canadian standard.

They also needed work experience in one of the 63 in-demand occupations listed on the government webpage. Some of the eligible occupations include purchasing agents and officers, social and community service workers, as well as educational counsellors.

Prince Edward Island has released the details of its scheduled April 15 draw.A total of 156 invitations were issued through the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP).

‏Most of the invitations, 140, went to Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates. The remaining 16 invitations went to Business Impact candidates who had a minimum point threshold of 75.

‏Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) allow Canada’s provinces and territories to select immigration candidates who meet their labour market needs.  This is true of  Prince Edward Island, which administers its own provincial nominee program within federally approved guidelines. PNP streams or categories sometimes align with Canada’s federal Express Entry system.

‏Immigration to P.E.I., like elsewhere in the country, has declined over the past year, largely due to travel restrictions. However, the federal government plans to make up the shortfall and achieve an ambitious immigration target in 2021. Under the PNPs Canada’s target is to admit 80,800 new immigrants this year.

Nova Scotia invited French-speaking candidates through its Express Entry-linked Labour Market Priorities stream.

The March 29 draw saw Letters of Interest issued to candidates who had selected French as their first official language, with a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score of 9 or higher in all French language abilities (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

Candidates also had to have a CLB score of at least 7 or higher in English in all four language abilities. They were also required to have either a bachelor’s degree or completed a program of three years or more at a university, college, trade or technical school.

Candidates were also required to have a valid Express Entry number and meet the minimum criteria to be accepted into the pool.