Month: İyul 2022

Manitoba has issued 354 Letters of Advice to Apply to Canada immigration candidates in a new draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The July 28 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 299 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates scoring 633 points. International Education Stream candidates received 41

Ontario immigration has issued two invitations through the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream under the federal Economic Mobility Pathways Project (EMPP). The July 27 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw was aimed at candidates who submitted profiles within the last 12 months. Ottawa’s EMPP is a commitment to admit up to 500 refugees through

Canada will allow online learning to count for Express Entry points for international students unable to attend universities and colleges in-person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an announcement on the federal Express Entry website, Ottawa says those studying for degrees, diplomas and certificates between March 2020 and August 2022 qualify for Canadian educational credential

Every single international student, temporary resident and incoming permanent resident with any amount of healthcare education should be included in a database of prospective healthcare professionals to beef up Canada’s healthcare system, says World Education Services (WES). “As Canada continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the country must ensure that it has enough qualified

Saskatchewan has issued 748 Canada immigration invitations in its fourth Expression of Interest draw in a month through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. The July 28 draw featured 469 invitations through Saskatchewan’s Occupations In-Demand stream, with a minimum score of 68. The draw also featured 279 invitations through the province’s Express Entry stream, again requiring

Four Canadian provinces, including Ontario, are urging Canada’s federal government to give them more control over immigration. In a letter to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, ministers from Canada’s most-populous province, plus Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, urging they be given the freedom to select newcomers in response to their specific labour market needs. The letter highlights

British Columbia has conducted a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, issuing invitations to at least 179 candidates. The July 26 draws were split into two categories: general and targeted. In the general draw, which included tech occupations, 147 invitations were issued through five BC PNP streams for skilled workers and international

Three months after Nexus enrolment centres first closed in Canada, applications from travellers who crossed the border frequently and wanted to do so more easily are piling up. And there’s as of yet no indication when those 13 enrolment centres in Canada will re-open. Under the Nexus program, pre-screened travellers enjoy faster processing when entering

ArriveCAN – first introduced by the federal government to make travelling to Canada easier during the pandemic – is now increasingly coming under fire for causing delays at airports and border crossings. Ottawa insists travellers use the app to provide their personal information and COVID-19 vaccination status. The app was launched in April 2020 and

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the massive wave of retiring baby boomers is making it absolutely vital for Canada to welcome more immigrants, including skilled workers through the Express Entry system. “With five million Canadians set to retire by the end of the decade, the economic need for immigration is more important than ever,” tweeted

Applications are piling up even higher at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and hit 2.62 million in mid-July despite a drop in the backlog for permanent residency and citizenship, the latest figures show. “In terms of temporary residence, IRCC is receiving a much higher volume of applications,” noted IRCC spokesperson Julie Lafortune in an

Detainees under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) will no longer be held in provincial jails in British Columbia as the province is ending its agreement with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). “The province is ending its arrangement with the CBSA,” Mike Farnworth, British Columbia’s minister of public safety and solicitor general, announced

Prince Edward Island has issued invitations to apply to 165 skilled worker and entrepreneur Canada immigration candidates in its largest provincial draw of 2022. The July 21 draw saw invitations issued through the Labour Impact, Express Entry and Business Impact Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) streams. It saw 138 invites issued to

Saskatchewan has issued 802 Canada immigration invitations in its third Expression of Interest draw  in a month through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. The July 21 draw featured 797 invitations through the province’s Express Entry stream, requiring a minimum score of 68. Those invitations targeted 18 National Occupational Classification codes. A further five invitations went

The power of a Canadian passport is holding steady as one of the eighth most-highly-ranked passports in the world, reveals the latest Henley Passport Index. The organization’s second-quarter ranking of the passports of countries all over the world put the Canadian passport on par with those of Australia, the Czech Republic, Greece and Malta. All

Canada has Issued 1,750 Invitations to Apply in a new all-program Express Entry draw, its second since resuming after a 19-month hiatus. The July 20 draw – the second targeting all candidates since December 2020 – required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 542 points, 15 lower than the previous draw. Immigration, Refugees