British Columbia has conducted a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, issuing invitations to 165 candidates. The July 19 draw saw invitations issued in three different categories. Skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 85 points received 139 invitations through the BC PNP Tech stream. A draw targeted at
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will implement new powers to target Express Entry draws at specific jobs in early 2023. Before then, the federal immigration department will consult industry stakeholders on the formation of new categories. “The department is planning to consult a wide range of stakeholders to inform new categories in Express Entry, as
U.S. President Joe Biden’s time in the White House is seeing even more Americans leave the United States to immigrate to Canada on a monthly basis than left during the presidency of former President Donald Trump. In the wake of Trump’s election in 2016, many Democrats took to social media to say they would be
Months ago, an internal memo from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) indicated that the department was considering introducing targeted Express Entry draws that will select candidates best suited to meet Canada’s labour market needs. IRCC has now confirmed, in an email to CICNews, that these targeted Express Entry draws will begin in early 2023.
Ontario immigration has issued 33 Invitations to Apply in a new draw through the province’s Entrepreneur Stream. The July 15 draw saw ITAs issued to Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) candidates scoring between 146 and 174 points. Candidates who submitted an Expression of Interest by July 8, 2022 were eligible for consideration. Read More Ontario
Quebec immigration has conducted a new draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing invitations to 351 candidates. The July 7 draw required minimum scores ranging between 551 and 624 in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system, depending on the category of the invitation. A maximum of 1,320 points are available. The draw
Manitoba has issued 366 Letters of Advice to Apply to Canada immigration candidates in a new draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The July 14 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 293 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates scoring 699 points. International Education Stream candidates received 40
Ottawa is denying news reports it is turning off the tap of a special pathway that has and still is allowing Afghans to flee from the Taliban to Canada – but it’s clear the program is drawing to an end. In a CBC News report, the broadcaster claimed earlier this week the federal government is
You must include documentation of your employment experience when submitting an Express Entry application for immigration. How can you do it if you’ve already only worked for yourself? If you want to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker through one of the Express Entry programs but have self-employed experience or have run a business without
So, you’ve already submitted your Express Entry profile and now you’re waiting in the pool. You may be wondering what you should be doing during this waiting period. While you wait in the pool, get ready to accept an invitation to apply. If Canada invites you to apply, you’ll have 60 days to submit a complete application.
Saskatchewan has issued 627 Canada immigration invitations in a new Expression of Interest draw through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. The July 14 draw featured 430 invitations through the province’s Express Entry stream and 195 through its Occupations In-Demand stream. Both required a minimum score of 73. Those invitations targeted 20 National Occupational Classification codes.
British Columbia is accepting applications under the Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) base category of its Provincial Nominee Program after a hitting the pause button on it roughly a year ago. The base category of that program was temporarily stopped on July 19 last year as the West Coast province worked out how to best align it
Ontario has issued 755 Canada immigration Notifications of Interest targeting 41 occupations in a new draw through the Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream. The July 14 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 310. Candidates were required to have submitted Express Entry profiles into the federal pool within the 12 months preceding the
In the wake of allegations of systemic discrimination – albeit still unproven – at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the federal government is spelling out exactly how decisions are to be made by Canadian immigration officials. Read More Canada Foreign Buyer Ban Starting In January – But Permanent and Temporary Residents ExemptImmigration Through RNIP
One of the questions I get asked most by people looking to move to Canada is, “How much does it cost to move to Canada?” This is a complex question as the cost to move to Canada is based on the Canadian immigration program that you apply under. In this article, I am going to
Immigration to Canada spiked in the first five months of this year, rising 71.8 per cent above the number of new permanent residents to the country during the comparable period last year, the latest Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) figures reveal. By the end of May this year, Canada had welcomed 187,490 new permanent