Travel restrictions extended until January 21, 2021On November 29, 2020, Public Safety Canada extended all travel restrictions implemented to combat the spread of the COVID-19 until January 21, 2020. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair and Minister of Health Patty Hajdu announced...
A technical error halted a new draw in the Employer Job Offer: International Student On November 26, 2020, the province of Ontario was supposed to hold a new registration round in the Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Due...
Canada is close to inviting 100,000 candidates in Express Entry On November 25, 2020, just one week after the previous round, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new draw in Express Entry. In round #168, Canada repeated the invitation of 5,000 candidates in one...
BCPNP new draw resulted in 360 invitations On November 24, 2020, British Columbia conducted a new draw in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In this draw, the government invited 360 persons in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories to...
IRCC has opened two temporary VACs in the United States On November 23, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the opening of the two temporary Visa Application Centre (VAC) in the United States. The VACs in Seattle, Washington and San Francisco, California are aimed...
Prince Edward Island invited 254 candidates On November 19, 2020, Prince Edward Island conducted a new round of invitations in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In this round, PEI PNP invited 221 skilled workers via the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams...
Canada set a new record inviting 5,000 candidates in one Express Entry draw On November 18, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the largest draw in the history of Express Entry. In round #167, Canada invited 5,000 candidates to apply for permanent residence. The...
British Columbia invited 1950 candidates in the Tech Pilot in 2020 On November 17, 2020, British Columbia conducted a new invitation round in the Tech Pilot of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The province distributed 76 invitations to apply for a nomination in...
Ontario closed the 2020 intake for the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream On November 16, 2020, the website of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) officially announced the closure of the intake for the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream in 2020. According to the...
IRCC will introduce biometric fee exemptions changes to the GCMS On November 13, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the upcoming changes for the Global Case Management System (GCMS) related to the system’s ability to accept partial biometric enrolment. This functionality is not available...