H1-B crackdown in U.S. leading many Indian students to apply to Canadian schools instead Canadian universities are experiencing a surge in the number of international students from India, who now outnumber Chinese students. Statistics provided to the Globe and Mail newspaper by the Canadian High Commission in India show that 172,000 Indian citizens held a Canadian study […]
United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney lays out immigration platform for coming spring election Rural communities around Alberta could get a boost of around 40,000 newcomers over the next four years under policies being proposed by the province’s United Conservative Party. Albertans will vote for a new provincial government this spring and a number of […]
February 27 draw through Saskatchewan’s Express Entry immigration sub-category issued 83 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination Saskatchewan has invited 83 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held February 27. Those invited had an Expression of Interest, or EOI, registered under Saskatchewan’s International Skilled […]
Interim pathway for caregivers who came to Canada after November 30, 2014, opens March 4 for three months Foreign caregivers who came to Canada after November 30, 2014, and did not qualify for Canadian permanent residence may now have another opportunity to do so through a new interim pathway that comes into effect March 4, […]
Express Entry candidates among 199 immigration candidates invited to apply for a provincial nomination in February 21 draw The province of Prince Edward Island has invited 199 economic immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence in a draw held February 21. The invitations more than doubled the 91 issued in the […]
Nearly half of all nominees were in Canada’s Express Entry pool and a quarter were high-tech workers Ontario issued 6,850 nominations for Canadian permanent residence in 2018 with nearly half going to candidates in the federal Express Entry system, a new report by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program shows. Known as the OINP, the program allows […]
Express Entry candidates among the 338 immigration candidates invited February 21 Manitoba has invited another 338 Skilled Workers Overseas candidates in the province’s second draw through the popular stream in six days. An unspecified number of Express Entry candidates were among the Skilled Workers Overseas candidates invited in the February 21 draw, which brought the number of […]
Record 2019 continues as ITAs reach 14,500 The Government of Canada has issued 3,350 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates in the Express Entry system in a draw held February 20. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has now issued a total of 14,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in 2019, which remains […]
Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination receive an additional 600 CRS points Canada’s provincial nominee programs have been active over the past few weeks, with invitation rounds taking place in Manitoba, British Columbia and Ontario. Combined, the three provinces have issued more than 900 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence since […]
February 15 draw issued 444 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence Manitoba issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on February 15 to eligible skilled workers and international students who have expressed their interest in immigrating to the province. The draw was the province’s third of […]