Canada’s PNP immigration results of December 2021

Canada’s PNP immigration results for January 2022

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A look back at last month’s Provincial Nominee Program updates from across the country. Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) are off to a strong start in 2022 with more than 4,500 invitations to apply for provincial nomination issued last month. The PNP is an immigration program jointly administered by the federal, provincial, and territorial governments. It offers […]

Express Entry Canada holds largest PNP draw to date

Express Entry: Canada holds largest PNP draw to date

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The January 19 Express Entry draw is the tenth in a row to target Provincial Nominee Program candidates. The Government of Canada invited 1,036 candidates in the federal Express Entry pool to apply for Canadian permanent residence in the latest draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score candidates needed to get an Invitation to Apply (ITA) in the draw was 745. Immigration, […]

Saskatchewan holds first PNP draw of 2022

Saskatchewan leads Canadian provinces in job growth

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Saskatchewan recorded the highest job growth rate in all of Canada in December. The latest figures show that job growth is up across the country with Saskatchewan faring particularly well among Canadian provinces. Saskatchewan recorded the highest month-over-month job growth rate among Canadian provinces, according to the December Labour Force Survey. Saskatchewan gained 6,000 jobs in […]

First draw of 2022

Canadian Express Entry First Draw 2022

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In the first Express Entry draw of the year, IRCC invited only PNP candidates to apply for permanent residence. Canada is starting the new year inviting 392 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence. In the January 5 draw, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cutoff was […]

Rare Thursday draw issues 3900 invitations to Express Entry candidates

Rare Thursday draw issues 3,900 invitations to Express Entry candidates

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New draw leaves IRCC less than 8,000 invitations away from beating 2017 Express Entry record The Government of Canada has issued 3,900 new invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates in a draw held November 15. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score for this extremely rare Thursday draw was 449. Today’s […]

BC PNP selects Tech Pilot candidates to apply

BC PNP selects Tech Pilot candidates to apply for a provincial nomination

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The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program issued 35 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence through its Tech Pilot on October 24. All candidates issued invitations in the October 24 draw are required to have a one-year full-time job offer in one of the pilot’s 29 in-demand occupations. The Tech Pilot was introduced in 2017 to help employers in B.C.’s tech […]