🇨🇦 Canada Immigration Update: PNP Quotas Increased
🔑 Key Announcement
• IRCC has boosted 2025 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) quotas for 4 provinces.
• Positive news after earlier nationwide quota cuts.
• Aims to fill labour shortages in healthcare, agriculture & skilled trades.
📊 Provinces Benefiting
Alberta
• Extra 1,528 spots → New total: 6,403 nominations.
• Focus: construction, energy, and healthcare jobs.
Saskatchewan
• Boost of 1,136 spots → Total: 4,761 nominations.
• Priority: farming, trucking, food services, healthcare, skilled trades.
Newfoundland & Labrador
• +1,000 extra PNP spots → 2,025 total, plus 500 AIP slots.
• Target: graduates & skilled oil/energy workers.
New Brunswick
• Quota doubled → 3,000 PNP spots, plus 1,250 AIP allocations.
• Priority: IT, forestry, healthcare, critical worker streams.
🌍 What It Means
• More opportunities for candidates already in Canada.
• Provinces can address workforce gaps & support local economies.
• Debate continues if Ontario, BC, and Manitoba will also push for increases.
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🇨🇦 Canada Immigration Update: PNP Quotas Increased
🔑 Key Announcement
• IRCC has boosted 2025 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) quotas for 4 provinces.
• Positive news after earlier nationwide quota cuts.
• Aims to fill labour shortages in healthcare, agriculture & skilled trades.
📊 Provinces Benefiting
Alberta
• Extra 1,528 spots → New total: 6,403 nominations.
• Focus: construction, energy, and healthcare jobs.
Saskatchewan
• Boost of 1,136 spots → Total: 4,761 nominations.
• Priority: farming, trucking, food services, healthcare, skilled trades.
Newfoundland & Labrador
• +1,000 extra PNP spots → 2,025 total, plus 500 AIP slots.
• Target: graduates & skilled oil/energy workers.
New Brunswick
• Quota doubled → 3,000 PNP spots, plus 1,250 AIP allocations.
• Priority: IT, forestry, healthcare, critical worker streams.
🌍 What It Means
• More opportunities for candidates already in Canada.
• Provinces can address workforce gaps & support local economies.
• Debate continues if Ontario, BC, and Manitoba will also push for increases.
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