Month: July 2021

Last Updated on July 8, 2021 Ontario is speeding up the process for immigrant entrepreneurs and lightening their load by reducing the amount of monitoring so they can concentrate on growing their businesses. Earlier this month, the central Canadian province passed regulatory amendments that affect the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s Entrepreneur stream.  Ontario is making

Last Updated on July 7, 2021 British Columbia immigration has conducted two new draws, issuing invitations to a total of 387 candidates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The July 6 draws featured a general draw, and a second draw targeting two NOC codes: 0621 for Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and 0631 for

Last Updated on July 7, 2021 Immigrant entrepreneurs hoping to gain their permanent residency in Canada through the Start-Up Visa program will need to prove they have more settlement funds than required last year. “The Government of Canada does not give financial support to new Start-Up Visa immigrants,” notes Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Last Updated on July 7, 2021 Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw targeting Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates, issuing 627 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). The July 7 draw featured a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 760 points, 18 higher than the previous PNP draw. IRCC has now issued 89,342 ITAs through

Last Updated on July 7, 2021 Alberta immigration has conducted a new Express Entry draw, issuing invitations to 148 candidates. The June 29 Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program draw saw candidates require Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 302, two points higher than the previous draw. Important requirements for the Alberta Express Entry stream are

Last Updated on July 6, 2021 Ottawa is upping the amount of settlement funds immigrants coming to Canada will show under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) through Express Entry starting Thursday next week.  “To stay eligible, you may need to update your settlement fund numbers in your Express

Last Updated on July 6, 2021 Two new mines are set to open in the next few years and lead to a job boom in the Yukon but the Canadian territory is in dire need of immigrants to bolster its aging workforce, a report released by the Conference Board of Canada reveals.  In that report,

Last Updated on July 5, 2021 Ontario is now accepting expressions of interest for a program to allow foreign workers to get jobs that are in high demand in the agricultural or construction industries through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s In-Demand Skills stream. “The expression of interest system will remain open throughout the year and

Last Updated on July 5, 2021 British Columbia saw a massive drop in the number of immigrants coming to work in sales and services jobs during the pandemic as public health restrictions and border closures wreaked havoc on the retail sector. At the end of March last year, Canada’s westernmost province announced it was placing

Last Updated on July 2, 2021 Canadian cities are a better bang for the buck than many of the rest of the world’s metropolises, reveals an annual survey conducted by a leading, American asset management firm.  The most expensive big city in Canada, Vancouver, is ranked 93rd in the Mercer 2021 Cost of Living City

Last Updated on July 2, 2021 Manitoba immigration has issued 1,017 Letters of Advice to Apply to Express Entry skilled worker candidates in a major draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The June 28 draw saw LAAs issued through a single MPNP stream. That stream was Manitoba Express Entry, with a minimum score of

Last Updated on July 2, 2021 Vaccination rates against COVID-19 are up in Canada, causing case counts to go down and the country to gradually re-open in wake of what has been a historic and costly disruption to both the Canadian economy and its immigration processes. Within a few months it looks very likely that

Last Updated on July 2, 2021 Canada set an Invitations to Apply (ITA) record for the second consecutive quarter through the Express Entry system as it looks to ramp up immigration to fuel the economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 44,591 ITAs between April and June, eclipsing the