Ontario issued invitations under the three OINP streamsOn October 25, 2022, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued 535 invitations to apply (ITAs) for the Masters Graduate stream. The minimum score of this round was 35 points, 2 points more than it was in the previous...
Prince Edward Island issued 204 invitations in October 2022On October 20, 2022, Prince Edward Island conducted a new invitation round in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In the tenth round of this year, the province issued 194 invitations to apply to...
Ottawa approved nearly 10,000 applications under the CUAET over the last weekOn October 21, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the number of Ukrainian newcomers arriving in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET). According to the latest update, between January...
Statistics Canada revealed the main characteristics of successful immigrantsStatistics Canada released a report revealing the main characteristics that skilled foreign workers are assessed by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The study analyzed the 2005-2015 immigration cohort to see which aspects of successful applicants were...
Canada welcomed the latest charter flight of Afghan refugeesOn October 19, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) welcomed 311 Afghan nationals who arrived on the 16th charter flight from Pakistan. The passengers included government-assisted and privately sponsored refugees and extended...
Ottawa will grant citizenship to 300,000 permanent residentsAccording to an internal document from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the Government of Canada plans to grant citizenship to 300,000 permanent residents. A memo, written by the Operations, Planning and Performance...
Canada's immigration backlog sits at a whopping 2.6 million peopleOn October 14, 2022, the Government of Canada published new statistics regarding the immigration backlog. According to the latest update, as of September 30, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) had 2.6 million applications in...
IRCC approved more than 300,000 applications under the CUAETOn October 14, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the number of Ukrainian newcomers arriving in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET). According to the latest update, between January 1 and October...
Canada invited 4,250 candidates under the new Express Entry drawOn October 12, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,250 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. In this round of invitations, no program has been specified. In round #233, the cut-off...
IRCC processed a record number of study permits in 2022More than 452,000 study permit applications have been in the first nine months of 2022. In 2021 which was a record year, 367,000 applications were processed. This represents a rise of 23 percent over last year....
