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,

On August 4, Canada invited 512 PNP candidates to apply for permanent residency through Express Entry.  For this draw, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) focused on targeting candidates who obtained nominations from the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). This has resulted in a higher minimum required score for the draw, at least 760 points.  PNP-focused

Last July 27, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) held the biggest-ever draw in the history of the program, inviting 1,140 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.  Candidates who received an invitation qualified for the MPNP’s Skilled Workers Overseas Stream. The Skilled Workers Overseas Stream is linked to the federal Express Entry

On July 27, Ontario’s Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited over 1,000 Express Entry candidates in at least 18 different occupations to apply for a provincial nomination.  The 1,031 candidates who received an invitation were also all registered in the federal Express Entry system, and had Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores ranging from 458 to 467.

Canada sent out nearly 5,000 invitations to apply for permanent residency in two back-to-back Express Entry draws last week.  On July 21 and 22, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held two consecutive draws inviting Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates respectively. Express Entry: PNP A total of 462 candidates were