Ontario nominated 7,819 foreign nationals in 2020 On December 10, 2020, the government of Ontario released new statistics on the issuance of the provincial nominations in the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Since the previous update on November 12, Ontario issued 605 nominations. Initially, Ontario was...
Canada invited 102,350 candidates in Express Entry in 2020 On December 9, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new all-programs draw in the Express Entry. In draw #169, IRCC issued 5,000 invitations to apply (ITAs). The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in...
Service Canada approved 26,891 LMIAs in the third quarter of 2020 The Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has updated the official data on the number of temporary foreign worker (TFW) positions on positive Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) in the third quarter of 2020. In...
Manitoba can nominate another 969 candidates in 2020 In 2020, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) was allocated 5,000 base nomination spaces and 875 Express Entry spaces. This means in total, MPNP has room for 5,875 nominations for this year. In the first ten months of...
Newfoundland and Labrador announced positions exempted from labour market testing On December 3, 2020, the Newfoundland and Labrador Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism released a list of in-demand health occupations for public and private healthcare providers that are exempt from Newfoundland and Labrador's labour market testing...
British Columbia invited 68 candidates in the Tech Pilot On December 1, 2020, British Columbia conducted a new invitation round in the Tech Pilot of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The province distributed 68 invitations to apply for a nomination in four categories:...
Saskatchewan issued 564 ITAs in the new draw On December 1, 2020, Saskatchewan held a new draw in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). SINP issued invitations to apply for the provincial nomination to 564 candidates. In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan released 138 invitations to...
Young Americans are willing to move to Canada According to Google search engine’s data, American users’ searches for “how to immigrate to Canada” have increased by at least 700%. Statistics show that the United States was Canada’s fifth-largest immigrant source country in 2019. According to a...
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...