Canada’s immigration rate is skyrocketing, with around 275,000 new permanent residentsThis year, Canada's rate of immigration is growing at an unprecedented rate, far exceeding expectations. The data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that the country has welcomed 274,980 new permanent residents in...
Quebec held the largest Arrima draw of 2022On September 20, 2022, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) published the results of the 36th invitation round in Quebec’s online system Arrima. On September 8, 2022, MIFI invited 1,202 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate...
Activists are urging Trudeau to expand his plan for undocumented migrantsAs the House of Commons resumes operations after the summer break, immigration advocates are pushing for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to establish a path to permanent residency for as many as 500,000 undocumented immigrants in...
Manitoba issued invitations to 436 candidates in draw #156On September 15, 2022, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #156, MPNP issued 388 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The...
Saskatchewan invited 326 skilled candidates under the SINPOn September 15, 2022, Saskatchewan conducted new rounds of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan issued 53 ITAs. Another 273 invitations were issued to the Occupations In-Demand category candidates. The...
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...
