Canada to welcome more out-of-status construction workers in the GTAOn January 20, 2023, the Government of Canada announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) would create pathways for out-of-status migrants, to help Canadian employers deal with critical labour shortages in the Greater Toronto Area...
AAIP announced updates to Alberta Express Entry selectionsOn January 18, 2023, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) announced new Alberta Express Entry selection updates. In 2023, the AAIP will issue invitations to candidates under the Alberta Express Entry Stream, using the combination of high-demand occupations...
IRCC invited 5,500 candidates in the new Express Entry drawOn January 18, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held an unexpected Express Entry draw, making it the second in two consecutive weeks. Express Entry draw #238 issued 5,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to all-program...
Canada plans to clear the visitor visa backlog by FebruaryTo reduce the backlog of visitor visa applications, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is planning to decrease the Visitor visa applications backlog. The government is considering decisive measures by lifting some eligibility criteria for nearly...
OINP invited the first skilled trades candidates of 2023On January 13, 2023, Ontario invited 1,252 candidates under the Skilled Trades Stream of the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP). The CRS score range of the invited candidates was between 336-506 points. Candidates, who created their profiles...
Manitoba issued 322 invitations under the MPNPOn January 12, 2023, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #165, the MPNP issued 260 LAAs in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The minimum score for the LAA in...
Ottawa introduced an update regarding the permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residentsOn January 9, 2023, the Government of Canada published a new update regarding the permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents. According to the update, Hong Kong nationals will not be able to...
Saskatchewan invited 50 candidates under the Entrepreneur ProgramOn January 5, 2023, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) conducted the first invitation round in the Entrepreneur Program 2023. In this round, SINP invited 50 candidates. This round's highest Expression of Interest (EOI) score was 130 points....
SINP updated the Application Processing TimesOn January 4, 2022, Saskatchewan updated the processing time of various streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). According to the new data, in the fourth quarter of 2022, in the International Skilled Worker category, the processing time in...
International Experience Canada Program will hold new draws next weekInternational Experience Canada (IEC) Program will open next week, on January 9, 2023. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) increased the IEC quota for 2023 by 20%. The IEC provides a two-year opportunity for foreign youth...
