Just before Christmas, Canada gifted 746 Express Entry applicants invitations to apply for permanent residency.  On December 22, Express Entry candidates who successfully obtained provincial nominations were chosen by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to receive ITAs. Apart from having provincial nominations, candidates also needed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 720 points. […]

In a recent announcement, newly-appointed Immigration Minister Sean Frasier declared that the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) would be made permanent this January 01, 2022.  The program is set to be renamed the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) upon its launch in the new year.  Minister Fraser, who himself is from Nova Scotia, teamed up with member

Canada once again broke their record for number of landed immigrants in a month, inviting 47,000 new permanent residents in November.  This is now the third month in a row that Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has broken their record for processing new permanent residents.  In September, Canada welcomed 45,000 landed immigrants. In October,

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) kicked off the holidays with a major draw inviting 1,186 candidates.  On December 7, after more than a month of silence, the OINP invited candidates from all Employer Job Offer streams to apply for a provincial nomination from Ontario.  All candidates who received an invitation had registered Expression of

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued 438 Letters of Advice to Apply last December 2. For this draw, invitations were issued across three different immigration pathways. The MPNP announced the results of the draw as follows: Skilled Workers in Manitoba — 358 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 449; Skilled Workers Overseas —

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Stream recently issued 89 invitations to eligible foreign workers.  On November 30, the BC PNP invited candidates with occupations in the tech industry to apply for a provincial nomination. All candidates were eligible from the province’s Tech Stream pathway to British Columbia. They also had active

The Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) continues to be available for international students who complete their post-secondary studies online.  Prior to the pandemic, online study was not normally eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). As COVID persisted, Canada created policies to accommodate international students overseas. In 2020, Canada announced that for a limited time period, 

Canada issued 613 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency on November 24 to provincial nominee candidates with Express Entry profiles.  With the sixth PNP-only draw of the year, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) continues to focus on inviting candidates from the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). This has led to a lower number of

On November 18, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) held its first draw in two months.  Coming in from their two-month break, the SINP its largest draw of the year, inviting 633 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. The candidates were invited to settle in Saskatchewan through two different immigration streams:  Express Entry-linked substream

On November 16, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) invited 87 eligible foreign workers to apply for a provincial nomination through their Tech Stream.  Invited candidates were tech workers who had work experience in one of 29 occupations targeted by the BC PNP Tech Stream. They also registered profile’s to the province’s Skills