The Canadian government is set to announce their Immigration Levels Plan for 2022-2024 this February.  Usually, the announcement would have occurred on November 1 of last year, but was delayed due to Canada dissolving Parliament due to last year’s unusual September election. The announcement of the Immigration Levels Plan is required to be made while […]

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) kicked off the new year by issuing 1,084 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination on January 11. The OINP issued the invitation to immigration candidates with profiles in the province’s Expression of Interest (EOI) system. All candidates invited were eligible for a provincial nomination through one of three

On January 4, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) welcomed the new year by inviting 102 tech workers to apply for a provincial nomination through the BC Tech Stream. Candidates from the Express Entry BC and Skills Immigration categories were invited, focusing on the Skilled Worker and International Graduate subcategories. In order to

Canada welcomed the new year by welcoming 392 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residency!  On January 5 of the new year, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to candidates from the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).  Provincial nominees are usually awarded an additional 600 points to their Express Entry profile. Thus, candidates

As we enter into our third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to experience its consequences.  Even as Canada experienced a successful 2021, the ongoing pandemic still affects the country’s plans and goals for immigration. Travel restrictions and a major backlog of immigration applications are among the repercussions the country continues to deal with

Congratulations, Canada!  The country was finally able to achieve their goal of landing 401,000 immigrants this 2021! This is the first time the country has been able to welcome 400,000 immigrants since 1913. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) made the announcement in a press release on December 23, alongside the announcement of breaking their

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