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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Saskatchewan. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.

  The new Saskatchewan budget delivers the largest-ever increase in health care funding to expand patient care and services to meet the increasing demands of a growing population, increase access to primary care through support for physicians, nurse practitioners and other health professions, and fund key infrastructure projects like new hospitals and long-term care homes across Saskatchewan.

This year's Ministry of Health budget is $7.59 billion, an increase of $726.4 million, or 10.6 per cent, over the previous year. The Saskatchewan Health Authority will receive a $248.3 million, or 5.6 per cent, increase for a total highest-ever budget of $4.68 billion.

"This year's Health budget sets a high benchmark for delivering improved patient care to residents within communities across the province," Health Minister Everett Hindley said. "Connecting residents to primary care through support for our physicians and health care professionals is a priority of this budget. We are investing in women's health, life-saving cancer care advancements and increasing access to primary care.

For healthcare professionals exploring the possibility of immigrating to Saskatchewan, this announcement carries significant weight. It offers valuable insights into the prevailing landscape of their sector, empowering Healthcare professionals to tailor their immigration plans in accordance with the evolving needs of the industry. 

You can always access past news from the Province of Saskatchewan by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/sk/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can b

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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Saskatchewan. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.

  The Ministry of Immigration and Career Training is supporting Saskatchewan's present and future workforce by investing in programs and services that strengthen Saskatchewan's labour force, connect people to jobs and ensure employers can recruit the talent they need to support their business and grow Saskatchewan's economy for a brighter future.

"Saskatchewan's rapidly growing economy is creating more jobs and opportunities than ever before," Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. "This is why the strategic investments we are making to strengthen Saskatchewan's labour force are essential to supporting our province's employers, economy and communities.

"Through targeted investments in skills training, credential recognition and international talent attraction, the province is ensuring we continue to see record job growth and one of the nation's lowest unemployment rates."

Investments made through the ministry's budget support Saskatchewan's recently released Labour Market Strategy, which is the roadmap that will grow the provincial workforce and ensure that Saskatchewan people have every opportunity to benefit from our growing economy.

The 2024-25 Budget includes funding for workforce development programs that support unemployed and underemployed people, including:

A budget increase of $856,000 to support a record high allocation of 8,000 nominations through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program, helping directly address the labour needs of Saskatchewan employers. The ministry will also be enhancing program integrity services within the program, safeguarding the quality of the program.
As the province grows, so too has the demand for the occupations that build the province. The ministry is addressing increasing demand for skilled trades with an increase of $1.5 million to the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission in 2024-25. This funding will add an additional 250 training seats for high demand trades, including electrician, plumbing and welding.

The ministry continues to support the Health Human Resources Action Plan in 2024-25, providing an investment of $4.0 million to ensure Saskatchewan has the skilled professionals it needs in the health care sector. This funding supports priorities such as adding additional seats to train Licensed Practical Nurses and critical care aides, as well providing services to help internationally trained health care workers become licensed to work in Saskatchewan.

The ministry is also making investments to ensure newcomers to the province, whether they move here from across Canada or across the world, can work in the regulated occupations in which they are trained. The Saskatchewan Credential Recognition Service provides pathfinding supports to people who have obtained a credential internationally or elsewhere in Canada so they can work in Saskatchewan.

Immigration is playing an increasingly critical role in supporting Saskatchewan employers. The 2024-25 Budget includes increased investment to support the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program, which will bring in 8,000 internationally trained workers to Saskatchewan this year. This will be supported by new legislation, the Immigration Services Act, which will strengthen the ministry's authority to protect newcomers from immigration fraud and exploitation. 

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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Ontario. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.


Ontario issued invitations to apply to potential candidates in the Expression of Interest system pool who may qualify for the Masters Graduate stream. Candidates only received an invitation if they had a score of 52 and above.

In a separate draw, Ontario issued invitations to apply to potential candidates in the Expression of Interest pool who may qualify under the PhD Graduate stream. Candidates only received an invitation if they had a score of 42 and above.

You may apply to these streams if you received an invitation to apply on March 19, 2024.

To apply:

Review the Masters Graduate or PhD Graduate stream pages to determine if you meet the requirement
Review the document checklists for the Masters Graduate or PhD Graduate streams to ensure you have the mandatory documents  



You can always access past news from the Province of Ontario by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/on/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, and I am Joy Stephen, an authorized Canadian Immigration practitioner bringing out this weekly PNP selection summary. I am coming to you from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario

This week, the following Provinces picked Candidates for PNP nominations:

British Columbia, Ontario


ProvinceDateTotal selection (Number)PNP Video LinkONTARIO | 12 March 2024 | 1317 | https://polinsys.co/ony
British Columbia | 12 March 2024 | 192 | https://polinsys.co/bcy


You can always access past weekly PNP selection news by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/pnpw. 

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c. 

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom. 

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Ontario. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.

 Immigration is a shared responsibility between the federal government and provinces and territories.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is Ontario's immigration selection program. Ontario complements the federal government's immigration programs through programs like OINP, which selects workers who can fill positions that are difficult to fill through local labour markets in priority areas such as healthcare, specialized skilled trades, and technology. The program also aims to support francophone community vitality by selecting francophones and bilingual workers.

Demand for the OINP continues to be strong with the OINP issuing its largest number of nominations in its history in 2023.

In 2023, the province's nomination allocation from the federal government was 16,500 nominations. The OINP met its full 2023 nomination allocation in December.

Nominations made in 2023 were issued under the following streams:

2023 OINP nominations by stream
Stream Number of nominations
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker 1,122
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream 443
Employer Job Offer: International Student stream 856
PhD Graduate stream 422
Masters Graduate stream 5,407
Ontario's Express Entry Skilled Trades stream 3,017
Ontario's Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream 4,985
Ontario's Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream 251
Entrepreneur stream 3
Grand total 16,506
The following table identifies the top 20 occupations nominated in 2023:

Top 20 occupations Number of nominations
NOC 21231 -Software engineers and designers 1,342
NOC 21232 - Software developers and programmers 1,014
NOC 72106 - Welders and related machine operators 540
NOC 21223 - Database analysts and dataadministrators 534
NOC 21211 - Data scientists 502
NOC 20012 - Computer and information systemsmanagers 431
NOC 31120 - Pharmacists 406
NOC 72204 - Telecommunications line and cableinstallers and repairers 403
NOC 72024 - Supervisors, motor transport and otherground transit operators 329
NOC 31102 - General practitioners and familyphysicians 295
NOC 21230 -Computer systems developers and programmers 270
NOC 31301 - Registered nurses and registeredpsychiatric nurses 265
NOC 22221 - Usersupport technicians 256
NOC 72400 - Construction millwrights and industrialmechanics 229
NOC 21234 - Webdevelopers and programmers 228
NOC 31110 - Dentists 202
NOC 21311 - Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) 192
NOC 72310 - Carpenters 185
NOC 22302 -Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians 180
NOC 11101 - Financial and investment analysts 168
All other occupations 8,535
Grand total 16,506



The OINP continues to deliver on its commitment to address labour market needs in the skilled trades. In 2023, the OINP issued the highest number nominations to skilled trades workers in its history, nominating over 4,500 skilled trades workers. Approximately, 28% of all nominations were made to individuals with work experience or a job offer in a skilled trade occupation, including:

welders and related machine operators
telecommunications installation and repair workers
supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
user support technicians
construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
To address labour shortages in healthcare, the OINP nominated over 2,000 healthcare workers - the largest num

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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Prince Edward Island. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.

 Prince Edward Island selected potential PNP nominees under Office of Immigration Invitations to Apply on  21/03/2024.     Date of Draw: March 21, 2024
Total Number of Invitations- 85

Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Invitations: 02
Minimum Point Threshold for Business Invitations: 80

Labor & Express Entry Invitations: 83

Invitations were issued to individuals working in the Healthcare, Construction, and Manufacturing sectors. 

You can always access past news from the Province of Prince Edward Island by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/pe/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial Pick from the province of Alberta. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.

 Alberta selected potential PNP nominees under Express Entry draws on  20 March 2024.     Date of draw - March 5, 2024
Number of Notification of Interest letters sent - 34

Draw parameters -
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above

Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of lowest ranked candidate who received a Notification of Interest letter - 303 

You can always access past news from the Province of Alberta by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/ab/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Ontario. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.

Ontario selected potential PNP nominees under Tech occupations on  21 March 2024.     On March 21, 2024, we issued targeted notifications of interest to potential candidates who may qualify for Ontario's Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream.

Tech occupations
Candidates only received a notification if they had a comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score of 468-480 and work experience in the following national occupational classification (NOC) codes.

Your work experience in one of the following NOCs must be listed as your primary NOC in your Express Entry profile:

NOC 20012 - Computer and information systems managers
NOC 21211 - Data Scientists
NOC 21220 - Cybersecurity specialists
NOC 21221 - Business systems specialists
NOC 21222 - Information systems specialists
NOC 21223 - Database analysts and data administrators
NOC 21230 - Computer systems developers and programmers
NOC 21231 - Software engineers and designers
NOC 21232 - Software developers and programmers
NOC 21233 - Web designers
NOC 21234 - Web developers and programmers
NOC 21311 - Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
NOC 22220 - Computer network technicians
NOC 22221 - User support technicians
NOC 22222 - Information systems testing technicians
You may apply to this stream if you received a notification of interest on March 21, 2024.

To apply:

Review the Ontario's Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream page to determine if you meet the requirements.
Review the document checklist to ensure you have the mandatory documents.
Log in to the OINP e-Filing Portal and follow the steps as a new or returning user.
Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria are not guaranteed a notification of interest and receiving a notification of interest does not guarantee that you meet stream criteria or that your application will be approved.

If you received a notification of interest, you don't need to contact the program.
You can always access past news from the Province of Ontario by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/on/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at

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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Ontario. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.

 Ontario selected potential PNP nominees under PhD Graduate stream on  19/03/2024.     Date issued: March 19, 2024
Number of invitations issued: 104
Date profiles created: March 19, 2023 – March 19, 2024
Score range: 42 and above
Notes: General Draw

You can always access past news from the Province of Ontario by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/on/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Ontario. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.

 Ontario selected potential PNP nominees under Masters Graduate stream on  19 March 2024.     Masters Graduate stream
Date issued: March 19, 2024
Number of invitations issued: 1,370
Date profiles created: March 19, 2023 – March 19, 2024
Score range: 52 and above
Notes: General Draw

You can always access past news from the Province of Ontario by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/on/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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