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Last Updated on May 26, 2021 Ontario immigration has conducted a new Expression of Interest draw, issuing 158 Invitations to Apply through the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream. The May 26 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw saw ITAs issued under two criteria. The first, a general draw, saw 147 ITAs issued and a

Last Updated on May 26, 2021 Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw, issuing 500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The May 26 draw featured a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 713, 39 points lower than the previous PNP draw. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has

Last Updated on May 26, 2021 British Columbia immigration has conducted two new draws, issuing invitations to a total of 370 candidates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The May 25 draws featured a general draw, and a second draw targeting two NOC codes: 0621 for Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and 0631 for

Last Updated on May 25, 2021 Immigrants moving to Canada need to have a minimum amount of settlement funds under the Start-Up Visa program.  This money cannot be borrowed. Ottawa does not provide immigrants arriving under Start-Up Visa program with any financial support.  Importantly, applicants must have sufficient finances to fund their start up project. 

Last Updated on May 25, 2021 Ontario immigration has conducted a new Expression of Interest draw targeting Regional Immigration Pilot candidates through the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream. The May 25 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program draw saw 64 invitations issued to candidates who submitted profiles between April 28 and May 25. There was no score range published.

Last Updated on May 25, 2021 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is happy with the early success of an immigration program designed to help young Hong Kong residents make the move to Canada in the wake of China’s crackdown on the pro-democracy movement. Within the first three months, the program has attracted almost 6,000 applications. “We

Last Updated on May 21, 2021 Prince Edward Island immigration has conducted a new provincial draw, issuing invitations to apply to 155 skilled worker and entrepreneur candidates. The May 20 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

Last Updated on May 21, 2021 Permanent residents are waiting longer to become Canadian citizens due to the growing backlog of applications during the COVID-19 pandemic last year, a CBC report reveals. The Canadian public broadcaster’s news reporters went through internal Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) e-mails. In doing so, they discovered the backlog

Last Updated on May 21, 2021 Canada has moved to extend its ban on flights from India and Pakistan, as it looks to stop the spread of variants of COVID-19 prevalent in the two countries. An announcement on Friday saw the ban extended until June 21, after it was first imposed on April 22. It

Last Updated on May 21, 2021 Travel restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have hampered the growth of the Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). In Sudbury, Northern Ontario, just 39 workers have come in through the program, against an allocation of 150 in 2021. With families, the 39 workers have seen 80

Last Updated on May 20, 2021 Canada has extended both international travel restrictions and the closure of the border with the U.S. for another month, until June 21, 2021. Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness made the announcement in a tweet on Thursday, May 20. The restrictions had been due to expire

Last Updated on May 20, 2021 The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score dropped to 397 as Canada conducted a new Express Entry draw aimed at Canadian Experience Class candidates. The May 20 draw saw 1,842 Invitations to Apply issued. The minimum CRS score was four points lower than the previous CEC draw a week

Last Updated on May 20, 2021 Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is blaming delays in the processing of applications for permanent residency in Quebec on the province’s low annual immigration targets. “Let’s be clear: Quebec sets its own annual immigration targets and we receive more applications under Quebec’s Skilled Worker Program (PTQQ – Programme des travailleurs

Last Updated on May 19, 2021 Nova Scotia immigration has conducted a new business immigration draw, targeting International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream candidates. The draw, which took place on May 3, saw 2 invitations issued through the Nova Scotia Nominee Program. Candidates required 44 points to qualify. Detailed requirements for the stream are below. Nova Scotia

Last Updated on May 19, 2021 British Columbia immigration has issued 82 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in a new BC PNP Tech Pilot draw. The May 18 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program.  Minimum scores were 80 for all four streams. The featured streams were:

Last Updated on May 18, 2021 Eight IT jobs stand out as particularly great opportunities in 2021 after Canada’s push to bring in information technology specialists through the Global Talent Stream opened the door to permanent residency wider for them two years ago. Canada broadened the scope of the Global Talent Stream (GTS) in 2019