Ontario invited more than 1,500 skilled trades candidatesOn September 7, 2022, Ontario invited 1,521 candidates under the Skilled Trades Stream of the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP). The minimum CRS score of the invited candidates was 320. All invitees have their profiles created in the...
Ontario proposed regulatory amendments for the OINPOn September 6, 2022, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development of Ontario proposed amendments to Ontario Regulation 422/17 (General) that impacted the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), bringing it in line with the new National Occupational...
IRCC hired more employees to solve the immigration backlogOn August 24, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced the Government’s efforts to improve the Canadian immigration system and reduce application backlogs, with a particular emphasis on labour shortages, client experience,...
The MPNP will conduct the final draw using NOC 2016On August 22, 2022, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) announced that on or after November 16, 2022, it will switch to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) following the change being made...
Canada to accept new language certificates for citizenship applicationsOn August 19, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that applicants who possess the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) or Cours de langue pour les immigrants au Canada (CLIC) certificates that indicate the Canadian Language...
Saskatchewan invited 668 Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand candidatesOn August 18, 2022, Saskatchewan conducted new rounds of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan issued 416 ITAs. Another 252 invitations were issued to the Occupations In-Demand category candidates....
Canada continues to protect migrants and refugees in Latin AmericaOn August 16, 2022, the Government of Canada announced its support for migrants and refugees in Latin America who are experiencing challenges from increased human mobility and face unfair recruitment practices, a lack of social protection,...
More Ukrainian nationals arriving in Canada under the CUAETOn August 12, 2022, the Government of Canada 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 August 7, 2022,...
Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream received more than one-third of nominations in 2021According to 2021 OINP nomination results, Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream received 3,513 – more than one-third of the nominations. Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker and International Student streams...
Ontario published the 2021 OINP resultsOn August 11, 2022, the Government of Ontario published the 2021 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) results. In 2021, the Federal Government provided the province with 8,350 nominations. Additionally, the province received 250 nominations through the National Occupational Classification-Level C...
