Seminar ID

ON-2026-06-18

Date and time

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 13:00 EST see it in calendar

Attendance

• webinar
• recording

Languages

• in English

CPD hours

Venue

Webinar
Capacity: 150

Description

·       PNPs in 2026: What Happened, What Changed, and What to Expect Next                          

o   A mid-year RCIC strategy session reviewing how Canada’s PNP landscape has evolved in 2026 and what practitioners should prepare for next.

·       From eligibility-based advice to managed selection strategy                                             

o   How PNP practice is shifting toward allocation control, targeted draws, employer readiness, sector priorities, and stronger timing/documentation strategy.

·       Where we started: the 2026 PNP landscape

o   A brief recap of the first national overview session and the main themes that shaped provincial program behaviour in 2026.

·       Mid-year review of major PNP developments          

o   Key developments from the first half of 2026, including allocation pressure, targeted invitations, employer-led processes, stream redesign signals, and changing graduate options.

·       Why allocations now matter in everyday practice    

o   How federal priorities, nomination limits, caps, intake windows, and provincial labour-market planning are shaping client strategy and expectations.

·       OINP redesign signals: what we know and what we do not know yet                               

o   A general update on Ontario’s regulatory changes, new-stream authority, Employer Portal direction, targeted draws, and the uncertainty around future stream design.

·       MPNP fit, connection, and strategic recruitment      

o   How Manitoba continues to emphasize applicant fit, Manitoba connection, strategic recruitment, and credible settlement planning.

·       SINP allocation control, sector caps, and employer-side changes                                

o   A general update on Saskatchewan’s priority sectors, capped sectors, EPA process, intake timing, and how these changes affect screening.

·       AAIP Worker EOI, sector priorities, and post-nomination planning                                

o   A general update on Alberta’s invitation-based model, sector focus, status risks, Rural Renewal changes, and work permit / nomination-extension planning.

·       BC PNP targeted selection and high-impact profiles

o   How BC continues to move toward targeted invitations, priority sectors, and stronger economic-impact screening.

·       Employer-driven regional retention models  

o   How AIP and Atlantic PNP options fit into the broader 2026 trend toward employer designation, regional retention, and workforce planning.

·       The major patterns shaping PNP practice in 2026   

o   The combined impact of employer readiness, sector-based selection, allocation pressure, status and timing risks, narrowing graduate pathways, and earlier compliance screening.

·       What to expect for the second half of 2026  

o   What RCICs should watch for: more targeted draws, more employer controls, more stream redesign, more intake management, and more pressure on temporary residents.

·       How RCICs should adjust consultations and service agreements                          

o   Practical screening methods, documentation timing, employer-readiness checks, backup planning, and service-agreement clauses for 2026 PNP files.

·       What RCICs should remember after the session     

o   PNPs in 2026 require strategy, timing, evidence, and expectation management. Eligibility alone is no longer enough.

·       Open participant questions  

o   Opportunity for RCICs to ask province-specific and scenario-based questions.