Last June 16, Ontario sent out 940 provincial nomination invitations to international students and foreign workers.  The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) sent out invitations to candidates who qualified for at least one of two Employer Job Offer streams. These candidates were only able to receive an invitation if they submitted an Expression Of Interest […]

Canada held another Express Entry draw last June 10, focusing on candidates in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) category.  For this draw, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited a total of 6,000 CEC candidates to apply for permanent residency.  Following the previous CEC-specific draw, the IRCC has continued the trend of lowering the score

Canada recently held an Express Entry draw, sending out 940 invitations to apply for permanent residency to Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates.  This is Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) biggest PNP-focused draw in the history of the Express Entry program. PNP draws don’t tend to have big draw numbers due to the higher score

Canada’s provincial nominee programs (PNPs) saw a surge of activity last May, with various provinces across the country constantly sending out a steady stream of invitations to apply for provincial nomination.  Thus far, a wide variety of applicants, from entrepreneurs, to international graduates, and skilled foreign workers, were able to receive invitations for provincial nominations

British Columbia’s Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) recently invited 68 candidates with careers in the tech sector to apply for provincial nomination through their Tech Pilot program.  Invitations were sent out to candidates in both the Express Entry BC and Skills Immigration categories. Candidates in this draw were eligible for an invitation from the BC

Canada held one more Express Entry draw before May officially ended, inviting 5,956 candidates to apply for permanent residency.  Candidates under the Canadaian Experience Class (CEC) category were targeted for this draw. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) set a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 380 points for this draw, which is

On May 26, Canada sent out 500 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residency in the latest Express Entry draw. Candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) were invited.  For this draw, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) required a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 713 points, 39 points lower than the

Canada held a surprise Express Entry draw last May 20, inviting 1,842 candidates through the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) category.  Apart from the surprise of the sudden draw, this latest Express Entry round was also unusual in that it lowered the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement to 397 points. Typically, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship

Last May 18, Ontario’s Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited 318 candidates to apply for provincial nomination, all international students.  All candidates who received an invitation likely qualify for Ontario’s Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream. This is the OINP’s newest pathway for international students who have an eligible full-time job offer from an employer based

Following their recent PNP-focused draw, Canada held another Express Entry round inviting Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates with scores as low as 401.  On May 13, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sent out 4,147 invitations to apply for permanent residency to Express Entry candidates in the CEC category. For this draw, candidates needed a