There’s a big new plan to reduce Canadian immigration processing times in 2022. That’s the promise made by Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, in a press conference on January 31, 2022. Minister Fraser announced a range of new measures to help reduce processing times for many of Canada’s most popular immigration programs. The new
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Last Updated on January 31, 2022 Manitoba has issued 315 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates in a new draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The January 27 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 212 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates scoring
Last Updated on January 31, 2022 Canada Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says he does not know when regular Express Entry draws will resume for federal economic programs, as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sets about tackling a large application backlog. On a conference call Monday, Fraser admitted there was significant work to be done
The IELTS is a test that assesses your ability to communicate in English. You must first fully grasp how the IELTS exam works in order to perform well on it. There are so many different task types and parts to the test, it’s tough to complete it fast (Speaking Parts 1, 2 and 3; Writing
Last Updated on January 28, 2022 Ontario immigration has issued 1,032 Notifications of Interest in its first draw of 2022 through the Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream. The January 27 draw targeted candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores in the range of 381 to 461. Candidates were required to have submitted Express Entry profiles into
Last Updated on January 28, 2022 Quebec immigration has conducted its first draw of 2022 through the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing invitations to 512 candidates. The January 13 draw required a minimum score of 602 in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system. A maximum of 1,320 points are available. The draw targeted
Last Updated on January 28, 2022 International students flocked to Canada during the second year of the pandemic, driving up the number of study permits issued to record levels, as foreign nationals were enticed to come to the country due to these 7 reasons to study in Canada. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) figures
Last Updated on January 27, 2022 Immigration officials on Prince Edward Island are fighting back against the perception that newcomers to Canada just don’t like to stay in their Atlantic Canadian province. A Statistics Canada report indicates Prince Edward Island had the lowest level of immigrant retention in the country in 2019. Read More Top
Last Updated on January 27, 2022 Canada is speeding up the processing of temporary resident visa applications by almost tripling its use of an advanced data analytics system to help immigration officials sort through the paperwork. The move comes as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is coming under fire in the media for a
Express Entry draws may soon start targeting candidates with experience in specific occupations. The idea was suggested during a meeting with Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and other IRCC officials on January 20, according to one of Moving2Canada’s trusted legal sources. Since Express Entry was introduced in 2015, it has been a major part of Canada’s
Last Updated on January 26, 2022 A trade organization in Canada’s biggest province is lobbying for immigration reform in an attempt stave off labour shortages due to the pending retirement of huge numbers of men and women working in these good-paying, blue-collar jobs. By 2030, now only eight years away, one in five tradespeople in
Last Updated on January 26, 2022 A Canadian passport is now an even better deal compared to the passports of other countries for those who like to travel visa-free, reveals a new index. In the organization’s first-quarter ranking of the passports of countries all over the world, Henley & Partners put the Canadian passport in
All international passengers, including Canadians, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country via land ports of entry and ferry terminals as of Jan. 22, according to the US Department of Homeland Security. At land ports of entry and ferry terminals along the US-Mexico and US-Canada borders, the regulation applies. The US had
Last Updated on January 26, 2022 British Columbia has conducted two new draws, issuing Canada immigration invitations to a total of 289 candidates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The January 25 draws featured a general draw, and a second draw targeting two NOC codes: 0621 for Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and 0631
Last Updated on January 26, 2022 Ontario immigration has maxed out the number of people the federal government allows it to nominate for immigration to the central Canadian province. By then the province had issued 9,000 nominations to successful applicants across all streams under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) for 2021. The federal government
For international students, Canada remains a popular choice. In fact, the number of international students who have picked Canada as their study abroad destination has tripled in the last decade. Almost 650,000 students from all over the world study in Canadian universities, making it one of the top five study destinations in the world, alongside
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