Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, and I am Joy Stephen, an authorized Canadian Immigration practitioner bringing out this monthly PNP snapshot. I am coming to you from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario
This month, 7 Provinces picked 5,449 candidates for possible Provincial Nominations. The following Provinces picked Candidates:
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec
Let’s start with Alberta. Alberta conducted two draws under its Dedicated Health Care Pathway. On November 21, 2025, 68 candidates were invited through the Express Entry stream, followed by 39 candidates under the non-Express Entry stream on November 24, 2025. For more details and updates, visit https://polinsys.co/aby.
Next is British Columbia. British Columbia held multiple draws in December. On December 10, 410 candidates were invited under the Skills Immigration program. On December 16, 17 candidates were selected under the Entrepreneur Immigration Base Stream, and fewer than five candidates under the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Stream. For more details and updates, visit https://polinsys.co/bcy.
Moving on to Manitoba. Manitoba issued invitations through several Skilled Worker draws. On December 5, 184 candidates were invited. This was followed by 63 invitations on December 18. On December 31, Manitoba invited 68 candidates under the Skilled Worker Stream and 353 candidates under Skilled Worker in Manitoba. For more details and updates, visit https://polinsys.co/mby.
Now, let’s look at New Brunswick.
New Brunswick conducted three selections. On November 16, 35 candidates were invited under the Express Entry Employment in New Brunswick stream. On December 9, 102 candidates were selected through the Skilled Worker stream for New Brunswick experience and graduates, along with 8 invitations under the Francophone Express Entry stream. For more details and updates, visit https://polinsys.co/nby.
Next up is Ontario. Ontario conducted a series of Employer Job Offer draws on December 10 and December 11, inviting candidates across multiple streams and score ranges. These selections focused on addressing Ontario’s labour market needs by targeting foreign workers, international students, and in-demand occupations. On December 10, Ontario issued invitations under the Foreign Worker stream and the International Student stream, with varying score thresholds. The province also invited candidates under the In-Demand Skills stream, with minimum scores starting at 30 points and above. Ontario continued its selections on December 11, once again inviting candidates under the Employer Job Offer streams. Invitations were issued to Foreign Worker and International Student candidates across several score ranges, along with additional invitations under the In-Demand Skills stream. Overall, Ontario issued more than 2,000 invitations across these two days, making it one of the most active provinces during this period. For more details and updates, visit https://polinsys.co/ony.
Let’s continue with Prince Edward Island. Prince Edward Island invited 166 candidates on December 15, followed by 13 additional invitations on December 23, through its Labour and Express Entry Invitations. For more details and updates, visit https://polinsys.co/pey.
Finally, we have Quebec.
Quebec conducted major selections on December 4, issuing invitations across four streams. These included 605 candidates under Highly Qualified and Specialized Skills, 604 candidates under Intermediate and Ma
