British Columbia invited 506 candidates in the new draws On March 16, 2021, British Columbia held two invitation rounds in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, the province invited...
Ontario announced the introductions of the Expression of Interest system On March 15, 2021, the government of Ontario announced regulatory amendments to the Ontario Immigration Act to implement the Expression of Interest (EOI) system for five streams of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The new...
Manitoba invited 299 candidates to apply for the MPNP nomination On March 11, 2021, Manitoba held a new draw in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #110, MPNP issued 261 candidates in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The lowest score of those who...
Saskatchewan issued 248 ITAs in the new round of SINP On March 11, 2021, Saskatchewan conducted a new round of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). This time, SINP issued 248 invitations to apply (ITAs) for the provincial nomination. In the Express Entry category,...
Canada welcomed 24,665 immigrants in January 2021 The official statistics by IRCC bring some optimism that Canada will indeed meet its immigration targets. In January 2021, Canada welcomed 24,665 permanent residents, almost 14,000 more compared to December 2020 and this number is almost equal to data...
BC invited 95 candidates in the BCPNP Tech Pilot On March 9, 2021, British Columbia held a new invitation round in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot. In this draw, the BC invited 95 candidates to apply for the nomination of British...
Canada issued 671 ITA in the PNP-targeted Express Entry draw On March 8, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new Express Entry invitation round. Draw #177 was intended for candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program. The government issued 671 invitations to apply (ITA),...
Immigration Canada increased the staff to process overseas sponsorship applications On March 5, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the expansion of the staff in the Sydney Case Processing Centre. The IRCC's office in Nova Scotia will hire 62 new case managers. This staffing...
What provinces benefited the most from Express Entry in 2020? Ontario remained the most popular destination for Express Entry immigrants in 2020. It attracted 37,525 immigrants or 58.7% of the total admissions. British Columbia took second place. It welcomed 13,590 newcomers or 21.3%. The third main...
Ontario held a second draw for French-Speaking Skilled WorkersOn March 3, 2021, the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) conducted the second draw in the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream (FSSW) in 2021. In this round, the province issued 126 Notifications of Interest (NOI). The Express Entry...