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Last Updated on February 17, 2021 Alberta immigration has conducted a new Express Entry draw, issuing invitations to 200 candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 301. The new draw took place on February 10 through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program.  Important requirements for the Alberta Express Entry stream are that candidates have

Last Updated on February 16, 2021 Business travel to Canada is still thriving for many industry sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic despite all the hype surrounding Ottawa’s air and land travel restrictions. Immigrants coming to Canada under the Start-Up Visa Program to set up businesses and create jobs are still being welcomed with open arms.

Last Updated on February 16, 2021 Ontario immigration has issued 1,186 Notifications if Interest in a new Tech Draw through its Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw took place on February 16, with the invited candidates scoring between 466 and 467 Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points.

Last Updated on February 15, 2021 Canada rewrote the Express Entry record books on Saturday with a draw more than five times larger than any seen before in the history of the selection system. In conducting the historic Canadian Experience Class draw, Ottawa said it was “pioneering new ways to engage those who are already

Last Updated on February 15, 2021 Manitoba immigration has issued 296 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates in the latest draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The February 12 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 240 LAAs, with the lowest-ranked candidates scoring

Last Updated on February 13, 2021 Canada has delivered a statement of intent of its commitment to immigration by issuing 27,332 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores as low as 75 in a historic Express Entry draw. The February 13 Canadian Experience Class draw – the first to take

Last Updated on February 12, 2021 Canada is to allow international students to complete their entire programs online from their home countries and still qualify for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). The new step, announced Friday by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), is the latest is a slew of measures designed to address the

Last Updated on February 12, 2021 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced air travellers landing in Canada will be required to quarantine in a hotel at their expense from February 22. The strict measure, first announce in January, means those arriving on flights will be required to take a COVID-19 test on arrival, then stay

Last Updated on February 12, 2021 Ottawa is ramping up its online citizenship tests after busting through its initial target of 5,000 back in November last year. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officials were quoted in a Toronto Star article earlier this month as saying even more of the citizenship tests are being scheduled.

Last Updated on February 12, 2021 Tough new restrictions on international travel during the second, harsher wave of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed immigration to Canada down to its lowest level since April last year in December. The 10,795 newcomers welcomed in the last month of 2020 brought the total for the year to 184,370, down

Last Updated on February 10, 2021 Canada has issued 654 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in a new program-specific Express Entry draw. The February 10 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 720 points, 6 points higher than the previous PNP draw. It was the third PNP

Last Updated on February 10, 2021 British Columbia immigration has issued 74 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in a new BC PNP Tech Pilot draw. The February 9 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 February 10, 2021 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that anyone coming into Canada through a land border as of the day after Valentine’s Day will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test or face a fine. “As of Feb. 15, when you return to Canada through a land border, you’ll

Last Updated on February 10, 2021 The city of Vernon in British Columbia has become the latest to launch its website for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot. Applications from candidates who meet both federal and community criteria are being accepted as of February 1, 2020. Vernon is the fifth community to launch activity through

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Last Updated on February 9, 2021 Although Ontario is already the most populated province in Canada, it will need a lot more people in its northern regions over the next two decades just to maintain a healthy workforce, concludes a report funded by the federal government. “If we wished to maintain our historical, healthy, ratio