Yesterday morning, Canada took a positive step forward in reducing current travel restrictions that were in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19. As we expect more travel restriction changes in the near future, there is some good news for COPR holders! What is COPR? COPR holders are simply individuals who have been invited
Month: June 2021
Last Updated on June 22, 2021 Manitoba immigration has issued 141 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates in the latest draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The June 17 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 95 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates
Last Updated on June 21, 2021 Anyone with a valid Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) can travel to Canada as of June 21, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has announced. The move comes as Canada starts its first easing of international travel and U.S. border restrictions since March 2020, when measures were put in
The Treaty NAFTA visa is also known as the TN visa is known to be one of the fastest pathways for Canadians and Mexicans with a job offer looking to work in the United States. This agreement was established under the United States Canada Mexican Agreement (USCMA) formerly known as NAFTA specifically for Canadian and
Last Updated on June 21, 2021 Quebec’s first draw of the year for its Collective Sponsorship Program for refugees saw just under half of the applicants, or 750 of 1,546, given the nod to sponsor a refugee. “On the contacts for the groups whose application was selected in this random draw have been contacted through
Last Updated on June 18, 2021 Canada has extended both international travel restrictions and the closure of the border with the U.S. for another month, until July 21, 2021. Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, made the announcement in a tweet on Friday, June 18. The restrictions had been due to expire
Last Updated on June 18, 2021 Indigenous people in Canada can now use their indigenous names, as written, on passports and other immigration documents in move by Ottawa to enact another recommendation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. “Supporting First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in reclaiming and using their indigenous names is an integral
Last Updated on June 18, 2021 Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the Canadian construction industry are expected to open up in the coming decade and immigrants are being wooed to fill them, notes a report by BuildForce Canada. “Canada’s construction outlook is strong for 2021 and well into the middle portion of the decade
Last Updated on June 18, 2021 International students looking to study in Canada have access to some of the best universities in the world, according to a new report. The QS World University Rankings 2022 has named the University of Toronto in Ontario, McGill University in Quebec and the University of British Columbia as among
Last Updated on June 17, 2021 British Columbia immigration has issued up to 13 invitations in a new Entrepreneur Immigration draw. The June 15 British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw featured invites through both the province’s general Entrepreneur stream and its regional pilot. General stream candidates received nine invitations, requiring a minimum score of 126
Last Updated on June 17, 2021 Ontario immigration has conducted two new Expression of Interest draws, issuing 940 Invitations to Apply through the Employer Job Offer streams for Foreign Workers and International Students. The June 16 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draws focused on profiles submitted since April 28, 2021. Both were general draws. The
Last Updated on June 16, 2021 British Columbia immigration has issued 72 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in a new BC PNP Tech draw. The June 15 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. Minimum scores were 80 for all four streams. The featured streams were: SI
After more than a year of firm travel restrictions to Canada due to the Coronavirus, the Canadian government has finally started to mention a plan to ease these restrictions in the weeks to come. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated last month to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that he would prefer to wait until 75
Last Updated on June 16, 2021 Nova Scotia immigration has added two new jobs to its Occupations in Demand stream for intermediate-skilled jobs in high demand in the province. Candidates with experience in NOC 7521 for heavy equipment operators (except crane) and NOC 7611 for construction trades helpers and labourers can now qualify for permanent
Last Updated on June 16, 2021 The francophone province of Quebec is plunking down more than half a million dollars to fund integration services for immigrants in seven regional municipalities and the city of Rimouski. All of those municipalities, including Rimouski, are on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River. The almost $590,000 is
Last Updated on June 15, 2021 The oath all immigrants take to become Canadian citizens is being changed to include a statement of respect for the country’s indigenous peoples. “The oath of citizenship is more than words. It’s a declaration of belonging,” tweeted Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino earlier this month. “The oath will now recognize
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