Month: September 2022

Five Canadian provinces – Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Alberta and Saskatchewan – are reportedly saying they will keep detaining migrants in their provincial jails under deals with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), migrants can be and are kept in these provincial jails across Canada even when

Ontario has conducted a new Tech Draw, issuing 1,179 Notifications of Interest to Canada immigration candidates through the province’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw took place on September 28, with the invited candidates scoring 496 or more Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. Candidates must submit

With almost a million jobs going begging for a lack of workers to fill them in Canada, employers are desperate for qualified candidates and many are turning to foreign nationals through immigration. “In nearly every Canadian industry and across every sector, a historic labour shortage is hitting companies hard,” noted RBC in a report earlier

British Columbia has conducted a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, issuing invitations to at least 260 candidates. The September 27 draw saw invitations issued in five different categories. Skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 100 points received 215 invitations through the BC PNP Tech stream. A draw

Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw, issuing 3,750 Invitations to Apply. The September 28 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 504 points, 7 lower than the previous draw. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says new applications will be processed in six months following these latest invitations. Candidates have a

Families are being reunited in Canada through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in such high numbers that it is almost certain to far exceed its target under the Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. Under that immigration plan, Ottawa was hoping to bring in 25,000 parents and grandparents to the country under the PGP this year

British Columbia will temporarily shut down online registration for its Skills Immigration (SI) category starting in mid-October as it switches to using the latest National Occupational Classification (NOC) system. That category of programs targets skilled and semi-skilled workers in high-demand occupations in the West Coast province and is further divided into five components: Skilled Workers;

Nova Scotia is ending its deal with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to house detainees under the country’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) in provincial jails. The move comes on the heels of a similar decision by British Columbia, making Nova Scotia only the second province in Canada to take steps to stop

The unprecedented wave of retirements by Baby Boomers from the Canadian labour force is causing massive headaches for business owners and great opportunities for economic immigration. “The working-age population (persons aged 15 to 64) has never been older,” says Statistics Canada.   “More than one in five persons, 21.8 per cent, in this population is

Quebec immigration has conducted the largest draw in the history of the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing 1,202 invitations. The September 8 draw was also rare in that it had no requirements other than a minimum score of 620 in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system. Quebec has usually favoured draws targeting candidates

British Columbia has conducted new draws, issuing at least 353 Canada immigration invitations through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The September 21 draws were targeted at tech, teaching and health occupations. The first draw, aimed specifically at regions outside Metro Vancouver, included tech occupations.  It saw 341 invitations issued through five

Canada’s immigration minister has announced a change to the Express Entry system aimed at allowing more doctors to become permanent residents. The change introduces an important exemption for physicians who were previously seen as self-employed and therefore could not qualify for Express Entry. The move is designed to help doctors already in Canada and working

Immigrant entrepreneurship through Canada’s Start-Up Visa (SUV) program is skyrocketing this year and is projected to welcome a record number of foreign nationals setting up new businesses here. In the first five months of this year, the SUV has seen 250 new permanent residents settle in Canada.  That puts Canada on track to welcome 600

Canada is to scrap the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for visitors, make using the ArriveCAN optional and stop random tests at the end of September. Travellers will still have to wear face masks on planes for domestic flights and on trains. Anonymous sources have reportedly told the Globe and Mail, one of Canada’s national newspapers, that