Canada introduced new travel restrictions On January 15, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced new border measures due to the worsening epidemiological situation in the country. The Government limited travel restriction exemptions for unvaccinated persons, allowing only a small proportion of unvaccinated persons to enter Canada....
Ontario updated application processing times in the OINP On January 13, 2022, Ontario has updated the average processing time in the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). As of now, the processing time in Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream, Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream, Ontario’s...
British Columbia held a new invitation round in the SI and EEBC of the BCPNP On January 11, 2021, British Columbia held two rounds in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the...
Saskatchewan invited 51 entrepreneurs in the first invitation round of the Entrepreneur Program for 2022 On January 9, 2022, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) conducted the first invitation round in the Entrepreneur Program in 2022. In this round, SINP invited 51 candidates. The highest Expression...
Manitoba nominated 1,302 candidates in December 2021 On January 6, 2022, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) published new nomination issuance statistics. In December 2021, the province nominated 1,302 skilled workers and approved 6 business concepts. Manitoba also refused 5 skilled workers. MPNP invited 1,180 skilled...
IRCC held the first PNP-targeted Express Entry draw in 2022 On January 5, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 392 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-targeted draw. In round #213, the cut-off score was...
Canada welcomed around 11,500 newcomers under the TR to PR Pathway in 2021 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data revealed that 11,425 temporary residents in Canada acquired their permanent residency under the temporary resident to permanent resident (TR2PR) pathway by the end of October 2021,...
Vancouver, Toronto, and Edmonton had the highest retention rate for newcomers Statistics Canada recently published a study that revealed the retention rate of Canadian cities for immigrants. The study used the data of immigrants who came to Canada in 2014 through tax file analysis from the...
Canada introduced new instructions for Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program On December 31, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced new instructions regarding the transition of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP). The AIPP closed on December 31, 2021, with the expiration of the pilot bilateral agreements. However,...
Canada welcomed a record number of immigrants in one year On December 23, 2021, the Government announced that in 2021, Canada has already reached the target of 401,000 new permanent residents as part of the 2021–2023 Immigration Levels Plan, breaking the previous record from 1913. Considering...
