Immigrants taking a major role in a domestic population increase When it comes to Canadian population increase, immigrants still hold a major share, according to new Statistics Canada estimates. While Canada's total population has risen by 98,410 people (0.3%) in the first quarter of 2019, new...
Express Entry Draw #120 On June 26, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new round of invitations in the selection system Express Entry. In round #120, IRCC issued a regular batch of 3,350 Invitations to Apply (ITA). The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score...
57 candidates invited via BCPNP Tech Pilot On June 25, 2019, British Columbia held a new round of invitations for the candidates in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot. Tech Pilot a special stream designed for 29 key technology occupations which are...
Korean immigrants prefer British Columbia over Ontario So far, by April of this year, 225 Korean immigrants chose British Columbia as their home, which is much more than the 145 for Ontario. Since 2015, BC has always been the most preferred place of settlement for Korean...
4,778 ITAs issued to International Experience Canada (IEC) candidates During June 17-21, 2019, Canada invited 4,778 candidates in the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. Last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 2,657 invitations to Apply (ITA) to the ‘Working Holiday’ candidates from the United...
113 candidates have been invited to Prince Edward Island On June 20, 2019, Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) held a new round of invitations for candidates under the Labour Impact and Business Impact categories. In this round, PEI PNP invited 106 skilled workers...
Canada launches a visa information campaign in India Canada has launched an information campaign in India to help temporary resident visa applicants save their time and money, avoid falling victim to fraud and common immigration scams, and inform them about the best channel to use when...
Alberta has updated the AINP statistics On June 17, 2019, Alberta published new data about the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). As of today, AINP issued 2,476 provincial nomination certificates. 2,058 applications are currently waiting for eligibility assessment. In the Alberta Opportunity Stream,...
Quebec passes a bill to reform the immigration system After a 19-hour marathon session, members of Quebec's National Assembly have passed a controversial immigration bill in an early-morning vote of 62 to 42. The new legislation would allow the government to cancel almost 16,000 immigration applications,...
British Columbia invited 25 entrepreneurs in two streams On June 13, 2019, British Columbia issued 20 invitations to apply to the candidates under Entrepreneur Immigration stream and 5 invitations to the candidates under Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot. The lowest score for the candidates in the...