Month: July 2022

Premiers across Canada want Ottawa to up its immigration game and give the provinces and territories more of a say in both the recruitment of international students and other immigrants through the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs).  This week, the premiers met in Victoria, British Columbia for two days of talks on healthcare, inflation economic recovery

Half of Canada’s major employers want the country’s already record-breaking levels of immigration to be increased even more – and the remaining half want Ottawa to at least maintain the current high immigration levels, a survey reveals. “Canada’s unemployment rate stands at a record low, underscoring the extent to which labour shortages are holding back

British Columbia has conducted new draws, issuing at least 166 invitations through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The July 12 draws were split into two categories: general and targeted. In the general draw, which included tech occupations, 132 invitations were issued through five BC PNP streams for skilled workers and international

Saskatchewan immigration has conducted a new Entrepreneur stream draw, issuing 64 invitations through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). The July 7 draw required a minimum score of 80 and an average score of 95 points. Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Stream 2022 Draws Date Lowest score Average score Highest score Number of invitations 07-July-22 80 95 130

Canada will ban foreign nationals from buying homes starting January 2023 – with notable exemptions for permanent residents and temporary residents, including temporary workers and international students. The measures were part of Bill C-19 – the Budget Implementation Act, 2022 – which received royal assent on June 23, as the federal government looks to cool

Canada job prospects for immigrants improved markedly over the past year with far fewer of them unemployed in June compared to the same month in 2021, Statistics Canada figures reveal. Immigrants who came to Canada between five and 10 years earlier saw their unemployment drop in June last month to less than half of what

Ten times more new permanent residents settled in small, Canadian communities under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) last year than did during its first year in operation – and now business leaders in those communities are hoping it will become a permanent program. “Businesses really want to utilize the program in order to

Quebec is increasing the amount of financial aid it gives to immigrants taking its full and part-time French-language courses this year. In a statement, Quebec’s ministry responsible for immigration and francization, the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI), noted it is bumping up the weekly benefit for those taking a full-time

Outrage and disappointment on social media were swift in coming in the wake of Ottawa’s first all-program Express Entry draw, a cautious approach which saw only 1,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued after a hiatus of more than a year and a half. “Only 1,500 invitations after such a long wait is totally unreasonable and

Canada’s unemployment rate dropped to a new record low of below 5 percent during June, as its labour market tightened up like never before. The Canada jobs Labour Market Survey showed that, despite employment falling by 43,000, unemployment still fell by 0.2 percentage points to 4.9 percent, as fewer people searched for work. Unemployment was

Saskatchewan has issued 682 Canada immigration invitations in its largest Expression of Interest draw of 2022 through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. The July 6 draw featured 677 invitations through the province’s Occupations In-Demand and Express Entry streams, which targeted 21 National Occupational Classification codes and required a minimum score of 73. A further five

Manitoba has issued 348 Letters of Advice to Apply to Canada immigration candidates in a new draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The June 30 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 186 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates scoring 773 points. International Education Stream candidates received 79

Ontario immigration has revealed details of a swathe of draws that have taken place through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), with 2,765 candidates issued invitations or notifications of interest. The province has conducted draws through seven streams dating back to May 26, with some of the details delayed due to a publishing embargo during

British Columbia has conducted a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, issuing invitations to at least 129 candidates. The July 5 draw saw invitations issued in four different categories. Skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 85 points received 100 invitations through the BC PNP Tech stream. A draw

Canada has conducted a first all-program Express Entry draw since December 2020, issuing 1,500 Invitations to Apply. The July 6 draw – the first to invite overseas candidates in 19 months – required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 557 points. The previous all-program draw took place on December 23, 2020, with 5,000