IRCC invited 3,900 candidates in the new Express Entry draw On March 4, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the fifth Express Entry invitation round in 2020. In round #138, Canada issued 3,900 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence, 600 ITAs less than...
Ontario held a session for two Employer Job Offer streams On March 3, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) announced the reopening of the Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream and Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream. However, shortly after that, OINP released a new...
Alberta plans to offer PR to US graduates investing in start-ups In its second budget, Alberta's United Conservative Party (UCP) announced plans to foster a positive climate for jobs and businesses and make the province attractive to newcomers. UCP's budget revealed that it aims to attract...
British Columbia has published a new FAQ document about BCPNP On February 28, 2020, British Columbia has published a new FAQ document about BCPNP following the removal of the guaranteed invitation scores. The document further explained that removing the guaranteed invitation scores has no impact on...
MPNP conducted a new draw and invited 217 candidates On February 27, 2020, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In EOI draw #84, Manitoba sent Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) to 161 candidates in the Skilled Workers in...
Ontario invited first business candidates in 2020 On February 26, 2020, the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued 20 Invitations to Apply to the eligible candidates under the Entrepreneur Stream. The minimum score for this round was 136. This is eighteen points more than in the...
Alberta updated the AINP inventory On February 26, 2020, Alberta updated the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). The province still did not release the number of new certificates of nomination that have been issued, and currently is waiting for the quota allocation from...
A record number of international students choose to study in eastern Canada In 2014, the government of Nova Scotia set a goal of increasing the number of international student immigration by at least 10%. According to statistics in 2018, the proportion of international students who chose...
IRCC updated the PGWP instructions On February 21, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published an update to the Post Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) instructions. The updated instructions clarify that international students who have completed their academic program are allowed to work during the...
IRCC published full details for Agri-Food Immigration Pilot In March 2020, Canada will begin accepting applications from eligible candidates in the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot. Meat product manufacturing; Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production; and Animal production, (excluding aquaculture) are three industries targeted by the...