The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) recently launched a new immigration pilot project for international graduates from select colleges in the province. Beginning April 1, 2022, New Brunswick will be inviting international students who have received a degree in one of 19 select occupations from the following colleges:  Atlantic Business College,  Eastern College,  McKenzie […]

Last September 2, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited 602 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. A variety of candidates from different categories were considered for nomination. Upon successfully applying to the MPNP, they will be able to apply for Canadian permanent residency and settle in Manitoba through the federal PNP or Express

To start off September, Canada invited 635 PNP-linked Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residency.  On September 1, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sent out invitations to apply (ITAs) to successful Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates with profiles in the federal Express Entry system.  To be among the 635 candidates for this draw,

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) invited 74 candidates with key occupations in the technology sector to apply for a provincial nomination.  The recent Tech draw issued invitations for provincial nomination through British Columbia’s newest BC Tech stream. In June of this year, BC PNP’s Tech Pilot program was made permanent, and has

On August 25, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s (OINP) second batch of Human Capital: Masters Degree Stream candidates received their invitations to apply for provincial nomination. Earlier this month, the OINP launched a new immigration stream for international masters degree and PhD holders. With these new streams, the province hoped to provide more opportunities for

Last week, Canada held back-to-back Express Entry draws inviting candidates from both the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC).  On August 18 and 19, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 463 PNP candidates and 3,000 CEC candidates to apply for permanent residency, a total of 3,463 in two days.  Each draw

On August 17, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) conducted their biggest draw of 2021, inviting 396 candidates to apply for provincial nomination.  For this draw, Alberta focused on inviting candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores of at least 300. This is the  lowest score required to be eligible for a nomination with the

In a recent announcement to the press, New Zealand’s Prime minister Jacinda Ardern stated the country’s step-by-step plan to reopen their borders. The key to the country’s ‘reconnecting roadmap’ is a mass vaccination program this year. According to the NZ government, the country has enough vaccines stocked to inoculate every person over 15 years of

International graduates now have more opportunities to apply for a provincial nomination with the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) through two new EOI streams.  On August 9, the province launched their newest Expression of Interest (EOI) streams through their new Human Capital category.  The Human Capital: Masters Graduate stream and the Human Capital: PhD Graduate

3,000 Express Entry candidates in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) category received invitations to apply for permanent residency last August 5.  According to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the minimum required score for this draw was 404 points. This Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score is 47 points higher than the previous Express Entry draw,