So far this month, British Columbia has issued 425 invitations to apply for provincial nomination. British Columbia invited 91 tech workers to apply for a provincial nomination on January 18. The invitations were issued through the BC PNP Tech, which is a stream under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The BC PNP is an […]
In the first two draws of the year, IRCC has only invited PNP candidates to apply for Canadian immigration. Canada held a new Express Entry draw on January 19, inviting 1,036 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. For this reason, the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score […]
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, […]
ANALYSIS: This will be the first Immigration Levels Plan announcement since October 2020. It will be announced by February 11, 2022. The Canadian government will provide a major update by February when it announces its Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. The announcement will contain Canada’s immigration targets for this year, and the next two years, as well as […]
443 invited in Manitoba’s first PNP draw of the year. Manitoba has started off the year inviting 443 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited candidates across three Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Here are the number of invitations issued for each program, plus the minimum score cutoff according to the province’s […]
Canada is open to fully vaccinated tourists. You may be able to visit Canada with a criminal record as long as you prepare ahead of time. Although the coronavirus pandemic has entered its third calendar year, tourism to Canada is set to rebound in 2022. Unlike in 2020 and 2021, Canada is now open to […]
Due to record growth in the technology sector and resulting need for skilled labour, the Canadian province of Alberta has introduced a new immigration program to recruit technology workers. The program, called Accelerated Tech Pathway, was announced by Alberta’s Minister of Labour and Immigration Tyler Shandro on January 13. However, the province had already began application intake for […]
Express Entry candidates who work in tech may be eligible for Alberta’s new expedited immigration program. Alberta is introducing a new fast-track immigration program for tech workers. Alberta’s immigration minister, Tyler Shandro, announced the Accelerated Tech Pathway on January 13. The province had already began accepting applications to the new program in December. In order to […]
Ontario has made room for 6,000 health care workers to fill labour shortages by the end of March. Ontario wants thousands of internationally trained nurses to come work in the province’s hospitals by March 31. Ontario is sending about 300 of these nurses to 50 high-need hospitals in the province. They will care for patients […]
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 […]