Exploring the New Canada Provincial Nominee Program Changes of April 2024.
For many years, investors, business owners, and skilled workers have been able to apply for permanent residency in Canada through the Canada Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Canada, with its diverse regions and dynamic economy, is a nation that continuously updates its immigration regulations in an effort to attract talent and promote regional progress. In April 2024, the Canada Provincial Nominee Program was completely redesigned with the intention of enhancing the immigration process overall, addressing labor market demands, and expediting procedures.
Acquiring knowledge of these latest changes aids future applicants, qualified representatives, and current pool candidates in preparing their applications using the most recent guidelines.
Key Takeaways
The Changes Focused on the following characteristics
- Streamlining Applications
- Processing Adjustment
- Stream Selection Updates
The province Canada Provincial Nominee Program (PNPs) of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Ontario underwent some modifications in April.
Before anything, a major implication was made: PNP-EE candidates do not need to include a copy of their test results with their application; however, all PNP candidates nominated under an Express Entry stream must take a language exam and specify their legitimate results as they are electronically checked with the testing organization. Alberta: April 23, 2024
Alberta- 23rd April,2024
- The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program announced on April 23, 2024, that, as of April 30, 2024, all temporary processing procedures for Ukrainian nationals will be discontinued.
- The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) has revised the fees for its various application streams and services. These amendments cover requests for changes to business performance agreements, post-nomination services, worker streams, and farm stream payments. Furthermore, a new charge has been implemented for expressing interest through the entrepreneur streams.
The Following is a list of Fee Structure
| Application/request type | Fee |
| Worker stream applications: Alberta Opportunity Stream; Alberta Express Entry Stream; Rural Renewal Stream; Tourism and Hospitality Stream | $840 |
| Entrepreneur stream applications: Graduate Entrepreneur Stream; Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream; Rural Entrepreneur Stream; Farm Stream | $3,500 |
| Expression of Interest (required and evaluated based on points factors to determine if submission qualifies for an invitation to submit a full business application): Graduate Entrepreneur Stream; Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream, or Rural Entrepreneur Stream | $200 |
| Request to Extend Nomination (Reissue of an expired nomination certificate after 6 months) | $150 |
| Request for a 204(c) Letter of Support from AAIP to apply for work permit | $150 |
| Request for a 205(a) Letter of Support from AAIP to apply for work permit | $150 |
| Request for Reconsideration | $250 |
| Request for Business Performance Agreement changes | $150 |
British Columbia -22nd April,2024
- The BC PNP has released an operational update on the scheduling of the weekly Skills Immigration draws.
- Invitations to apply for BC PNP Skills Immigration will be delivered to qualified registrations received prior to the draw day, starting on April 30. New registrations received on the day of the draw will be carried over and not be considered for that particular BC PNP lottery.
Manitoba – 26th April, 2024
- Like AAIP, MPNP’s special measures for Ukrainian EOI draws came to an end at the end of April. Ukrainians may still submit standard EOIs, though. Moreover, starting on May 1, 2024, new Ukrainian applicants would not be qualified for a refund of their application fees.
- As of April 26, assessments of MPNP applications that have been submitted and have expired or are about to expire are given priority by Manitoba. Therefore, MPNP candidates whose work permits have expired or will expire within the next 45 days must notify the MPNP by completing the Skilled Worker Webform in order to obtain priority processing. This became operational because of the difficulties PGWP was facing.
Nova Scotia -17th April, 2024
- Additionally, NS PNP gave an update on the Skilled Worker stream, which is no longer accepting applications in the field of lodging and food services.
Ontario – 10th April,2024
- OINP published a revised Employer Form (version code 2024/04) on April 10.
- This updated form must be included in all new nominations to the employer job offer stream. OINP has said that they would return your submission if you upload an earlier version of the form.
Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program is still having trouble dealing with the backlog of applications for immigration. These PNP modifications point to a concentration on enhancing effectiveness and attending to particular system requirements. As these programs expand further, it’s critical to stay up to date on new advancements.
