Alberta invited 150 candidates and updated the AINP inventory On March 11, 2020, Alberta published the update of the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). As of March 3, the province still did not issue new certificates of nomination, as it waits for 2020...
Canada released the IRCC 2020-2021 Departmental Plan On March 10, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published its Departmental Plan for 2020-2021. This document outlines some of the ongoing approaches to departments' work and provides some statistical and analytical data. It is anticipated that Canada...
What Express Entry programs processed the most immigrants in five years? According to the official data by IRCC, in the five years since the launch of Express Entry, Canada processed 310,465 immigrants through the system. 44.51% of the total or 138,195 persons were admitted in the...
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island updated the list of Designated Employers for AIPP On February 29, 2020, the list of Nova Scotia employers taking part in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) has been updated. The list now includes 1,176 employers that have been designated...
Saskatchewan issued ITAs to 73 entrepreneurs On March 5, 2020, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) conducted a new invitation round in the Entrepreneur Program in 2020. In this round, SINP invited 73 candidates. The highest Expression of Interest (EOI) score for this round was 130...
IRCC invited 3,900 candidates in the new Express Entry draw On March 4, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the fifth Express Entry invitation round in 2020. In round #138, Canada issued 3,900 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence, 600 ITAs less than...
Ontario held a session for two Employer Job Offer streams On March 3, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) announced the reopening of the Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream and Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream. However, shortly after that, OINP released a new...
Alberta plans to offer PR to US graduates investing in start-ups In its second budget, Alberta's United Conservative Party (UCP) announced plans to foster a positive climate for jobs and businesses and make the province attractive to newcomers. UCP's budget revealed that it aims to attract...
British Columbia has published a new FAQ document about BCPNP On February 28, 2020, British Columbia has published a new FAQ document about BCPNP following the removal of the guaranteed invitation scores. The document further explained that removing the guaranteed invitation scores has no impact on...
MPNP conducted a new draw and invited 217 candidates On February 27, 2020, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In EOI draw #84, Manitoba sent Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) to 161 candidates in the Skilled Workers in...