PGP: Employment Insurance will not be counted towards gross income Almost 27,000 sponsors received invitations from the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to submit full parental sponsorship applications by the end of this month. There was a huge backlash when the Parent and Grandparent Program...
Montreal to raise awareness among employers to cut the immigrant unemployment rate The City of Montreal plans a vast campaign this fall to convince local employers to hire more immigrants. The step is aimed at reducing the permanent unemployment gap between newcomers and Montrealers. Thanks to...
Spousal immigration processing time again on the rising side Spousal sponsorship processing time that was reduced to 12 months is now again on the rise. Currently, it is unclear what are the reasons of the time increase. However, the number of applications under the inland spousal...
The employment rate of new immigrants to Canada reached a new high last year A document prepared for Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that this increase might be due to the fact that the Canadian economy has created a large number of jobs, so companies hired...
Manitoba invited 209 candidates in the new round On June 7, 2019, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In draw #67, in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream, the MPNP invited 121 candidates. The lowest ranking score of those...
Alberta issued 2,251 nominations in 2019 On June 4, 2019, Alberta updated the information about the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). In the first five months of 2019, AINP issued 2,251 provincial nomination certificates. Another 2,050 applications await assessment for eligibility. In the...
Study Permits, Work Permits, and Status Extensions must be applied online On June 4, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) notified that foreign nationals, who wish to apply for or renew their study or work permit, to extend their temporary resident status, must apply online...
British Columbia issued 274 invitations On June 4, 2019, British Columbia issued a new batch of invitations to apply to the candidates under Express Entry British Columbia and Skilled Immigrant categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) program. The total number of invitations...
The Second Human Capital Priorities Stream draw via OINP in 2019 On May 31, the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued 1072 Notifications of Interest (NOI) for candidates in Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities. In this round were selected candidates who registered their Express Entry...
3,623 candidates were invited via International Experience Canada Between May 24-31, Canada invited 3,623 candidates in the streams of International Experience Canada (IEC) program. This week Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited another significant batch of ‘Working Holiday’ candidates from France, issuing them 2,282 invitations...