IRCC held the last invitation round in Express Entry in 2020 On December 23, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the last draw in the Express Entry in 2020. In invitation round #170, IRCC invited 5,000 candidates to apply for permanent residence. The lowest...
British Columbia invited 230 candidates in the new draw On December 22, 2020, British Columbia held a new draw in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In this draw, the government invited 230...
Alberta issued all nomination in the AINP On December 21, 2020, the website of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) released the final nomination statistics of the year. Since December 8, Alberta issued the last 12 nominations, reaching the reduced threshold of 4,000 nomination certificates. Alberta...
Italy joined the International Experience Canada program On December 11, 2020, Italy and Canada announced the signing of the bilateral Youth Mobility Agreement between the two countries. Thus, Italy became the 36th country with which Canada has formal youth mobility arrangements. This agreement allows Canadians and...
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:...