Immigration to Canada may drop 50% According to a prediction by the Royal Bank of Canada, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause the annual number of immigrants in Canada to plummet by half. In addition, the number of study permits issued has...
IRCC has updated permanent residence program delivery instruction On May 29, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated the program delivery instructions about the finalization of permanent residence applications made within and outside Canada. The new measures have been updated considering the COVID-19 travel...
The cut-off score in the Express Entry has dropped to 440 points! On May 28, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw targeted at candidates under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program. In draw #150, the government invited 3,515 foreigners...
Canada invited 385 provincial nominees in the new Express Entry round On May 27, 2020, the Canadian Department of Immigration (IRCC) conducted a sixth PNP-specific Express Entry invitation round in 2020. In draw #149, IRCC issued Invitations to Apply (ITA) to 385 provincial nominees. The lowest...
British Columbia invited 133 Tech Pilot candidates On May 26, 2020, British Columbia invited 133 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in a new draw in the Tech Pilot of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In this round, BC issued invitations in...
Manitoba nominated 595 foreign nationals in April On May 25, 2020, Manitoba published new statistics regarding the issuance of the provincial nominations in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In April, the provincial government nominated 594 Skilled Workers and 1 business candidate. MPNP refused 110 applications...
IRCC updated regulations for Study Permit processing On May 22, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released Study permits program delivery update. The new instructions clarify such aspects as requesting additional documents on open applications for study permits and post-graduation work permits, applications for status...
Prince Edward Island invited 29 candidates in essential service industries in the last three months On May 20, 2020, Prince Edward Island published an update regarding the invitation of 29 candidates working in essential service industries such as Healthcare and Trucking in the three invitation rounds...
BC invited 158 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination On May 19, 2020, British Columbia conducted a new draw in the Skills Immigration and Express Entry British Columbia categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). This time, the province issued 158 invitations....
IRCC held a new draw for CEC candidates in the Express Entry On May 14, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw. In draw #148, Canada invited 3,311 candidates under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program to apply for permanent...