IRCC issued 66,990 Study Permits in 2020 In the first four months of the year, Canada issued 44,465 Study Permits for international students. Most new study permit holders study in Ontario – 29,035 permits; British Columbia was the second most popular education destination - 15,800 permits;...
New Express Entry draw showed the lowest score since October 2017 On June 11, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw aimed at candidates in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program. In draw #152, the government invited 3,559 foreigners to...
IRCC invited 341 provincial nominees in the new Express Entry draw On June 10, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new Express Entry invitation round. In draw #151, the Immigration Department issued Invitations to Apply (ITA) to 341 candidates under the Provincial Nominee...
A new draw was held in the BC Tech Pilot On June 9, 2020, British Columbia conduced a new invitation round in the Tech Pilot of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In the new draw, BC issued 87 invitations in four categories: Skills...
IRCC begin to process Temporary Resident Visas On June 8, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced about resuming processing of the temporary resident visas (TRVs) and electronic travel authorizations (eTAs). TRV applications will be prioritized for foreign nationals who can travel based on the...
Essential workers to be exempt from giving biometrics overseas On June 5, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) made an announcement that temporary foreign workers in the agriculture, agri-food, truck-drivers, and health-care will be temporarily exempt from biometrics requirements prior to travel to Canada if...
Ontario nominated another 395 candidates On June 9, 2020, the government of Ontario released a new statistic about the number of nominations certificates issued by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Since the last update on May 14, the OINP issued 395 new nominations. In total,...
Ontario invited 699 candidates in the Human Capital Priorities Stream On June 3, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held two draws in the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream. OINP issued 532 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates who possess one year...
British Columbia invited new candidates to apply for the nomination On Jun 2, 2020, the government of British Columbia held a new draw in the Skills Immigration and Express Entry British Columbia categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The provincial authorities invited...
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...