International Experience Canada officially opened On March 1, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officially opened the International Experience Canada program. Unfortunately, due to some technical difficulties, some IEC pools for the 2021 season did not open today. This was announced by IRCC on Twitter....
Saskatchewan invited 299 candidates in the new draw On February 25, 2021, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) conducted a new draw. SINP issued 299 invitations to apply (ITAs) in the Express Entry category. The lowest score was 70 points, two points less than in the...
The SIRS score in the BCPNP Tech Pilot has dropped to 75 points On February 23, 2021, British Columbia conducted a new draw in the Tech Pilot of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In this round, the province invited 87 individuals to apply...
Canada granted PR to 1,705 immigrants in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot According to the final statistics by IRCC, the total number of immigrants through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) has dropped by almost 60% compared to 2019. In 2020, Canada admitted 1,705 immigrants under the...
Atlantic Immigration Pilot became a permanent immigration program On February 17, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIPP) became a permanent immigration program. The government positively assesses the AIPP and therefore fulfils one of its pre-election promises in the immigration...
Prince Edward Island invited 121 candidates to apply for a nomination On February 18, 2021, Prince Edward Island held a new draw in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In the second round in 2021, PEI PNP issued 102 invitations to apply to...
38,710 immigrants received PR via the Provincial Nominee Program in 2020 In 2020, 38,710 immigrants received Canadian permanent residence via the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The biggest share of PNP-PR admissions belongs to British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) with 8,460 immigrants. The Alberta Immigrant Nominee...
Ontario issued 1,186 NOIs in the new OINP tech draw On February 16, 2021, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 1,186 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates under Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. The OINP tech draws are aimed mainly at candidates...
Canada has implemented new anti-COVID measures The Public Health Agency of Canada in cooperation with Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada and Public Safety Canada has implemented new travel protocols. Beginning February 15, most travellers arriving by land are required to provide a negative COVID-19 test within...
Canada invited 27,332 foreigners with 1 year of Canadian Experience In the unprecedented invitation round #176, on February 13, 2021, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 27,332 candidates who qualified via the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Program. Such an enormous number of invitations dropped...