Last October 13, Canada invited 761 Express Entry candidates with provincial nominations to apply for permanent residency. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held their third straight draw focusing primarily on provincial nominee candidates with profiles in the federal Express Entry system. The focus on provincial nominees follows a trend the IRCC has set in […]

Recently, the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) invited 330 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.  On October 7, the province held two draws issuing invitations to eligible candidates through the NSNP. Nova Scotia invited 286 foreign skilled workers and 44 carpenters with active profiles in the federal Express Entry system. Both categories

Recently, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) held a Tech Draw and invited 108 eligible workers to apply for provincial nominations. The invitations were issued on October 6, through British Columbia’s Tech stream. In order to be eligible for the stream, candidates needed to meet the requirements for either the BC PNP’s Express

Canada’s provincial nominee programs (PNPs) saw a large surge of activity last September, with provinces issuing a collective 6,500 invitations to apply.  Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program Established in 1998, PNPs started out with 200 admitted applicants, and have grown to facilitate the intake of over 80,000 permanent residents each year.  At least 11 provinces and

Canada is closing out the month of September by inviting 761 PNP Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residency. Just this September 29, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to apply (ITAs) to Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates who have registered profiles in the federal Express Entry system.  In order to qualify

On September 23, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued 650 invitations to immigration candidates who qualified for provincial nomination.  Various candidates from different categories were considered for provincial nomination. Upon receiving their invitation, candidates must apply to be nominated by the MPNP. Once candidates have successfully obtained their nomination, they may apply for Canadian

Recently, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 72 invitations to immigration candidates hoping to apply for a provincial nomination.  Under their new intake system, the OINP held the third In-Demand Skills stream draw last September 22. Through the new intake system, candidates who wish to apply for a provincial nomination from Ontario can register

On September 16, the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) held their regular monthly draw, inviting 143 candidates for provincial nomination. According to the PEI PNP, the majority of the invitations, 129 to be exact, went to candidates in the Express Entry and Labour Impact categories. The remaining nine candidates were invited through

Recently, Canada held back-to-back Express Entry draws inviting 2,521 candidates from the CEC and PNP categories respectively.  Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class (CEC)  On September 14, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the first Express Entry draw of the month, targeting Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates. This was a bit unusual, as the IRCC

Canada employment is gradually recovering to pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent Labour Force Survey.  In the latest study done by Statistics Canada, the country purportedly recovered 90,000 jobs in the month of August alone. These gains, along with the steady rise of Canada’s employment over the past year, have brought the country just 156,000