BC invited 62 candidates in the new Tech Pilot draw

BC invited 62 candidates in the new Tech Pilot draw

BC invited 62 candidates in the new Tech Pilot draw
On July 21, 2020, British Columbia held a new draw for the Tech Pilot candidates in the framework of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The province issued 62 invitations to apply for the provincial nomination in four categories: Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker, Skills Immigration – International Graduate, Express Entry British Columbia – Skilled Worker, and Express Entry British Columbia – International Graduate. The lowest score in all categories again was 80 points. As of now, British Columbia invited 1,347 Tech Pilot candidates in 2020. In total, BC invited 4,654 foreign nationals in the BCPNP.

#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #Tech_Pilot, #PNP

Canada introduced a two-step process for TRP applications
On July 21, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the new program delivery updates for processing applications for the temporary resident permits (TRPs). The new updates are related to victims of trafficking. Effective now, IRCC introduced a two-step decision-making process. The new instructions clarify the aspects of application processing, the issuance of short-term and long-term temporary resident permits (TRPs), the collection of biometrics, and other details.

#TRP, #IRCC, #biometrics

The OINP Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream has been closed within hours
On July 21, 2020, Ontario held a registration session for candidates in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The registration was closed in less than two hours once the system has reached its intake limit. Many candidates complained online about the problems with the registration. At the moment, OINP has not published the results of this session. In the previous round on March 4, OINP received 1322 registrations in the Employer Job Offer streams, including the Foreign Worker Stream. In 2019, Ontario nominated 1,195 foreigners through this immigration stream.

#OINP, #Ontario, #Employer_Job_Offer, #foreign_workers

People are moving out of the City of Montreal
Statistics show that the number of people who moved out of the Montreal metropolitan area in 2018-2019 exceeded the number of newcomers in the area for the first time in more than ten years. But since there were more births than deaths, the population size has increased. The City of Montreal said in a recent report that during this period, the number of people who settled in the area was less than the number of people who moved out of the area by 5,932 people, the highest level in 20 years. The number of international immigrants who settled in the metropolitan area has decreased. Nearly 29,000 immigrants arrived in 2018-2019, 3,600 fewer people than the previous year.

#Montreal, #immigration_levels, #demography, #Quebec