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The federal selection programs are not yet available in Canada, but the provinces continue to invite people to work. So, which provinces have invited the most candidates?
On Feb. 1, British Columbia invited 126 people to apply for a provincial nomination in the Technical Program, which is designed for IT professionals. The minimum passing score has not changed since the last drawing, it is 80 points. But please don't confuse those scores with Express Entry right away, BC has its own assessment of applicants. Write in the comments if you need to make a separate video about it.
Quebec held the second draw in January for the skilled trades stream, inviting 322 applicants. But the passing score went up by 45 points. The second drawing already required 647 points on the Arrima scoring system. Also not to be confused with Express Entry.
Alberta also raised the passing score for the second January drawing of the provincial program. The minimum score is now 346, 15 points more than the January 5 requirement. It's now about points in Express Entry and I think even 346 points is easy enough to score. In the second selection in January, Alberta sent 350 invitations.
Canada still needs workers, Canadians themselves are not too eager to study carpentry or cooks. Only one Canadian student in ten is going to pursue a career in this field.
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