Newfoundland and Labrador announced positions exempted from labour market testing On December 3, 2020, the Newfoundland and Labrador Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism released a list of in-demand health occupations for public and private healthcare providers that are exempt from Newfoundland and Labrador's labour market testing...
British Columbia invited 68 candidates in the Tech Pilot On December 1, 2020, British Columbia conducted a new invitation round in the Tech Pilot of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The province distributed 68 invitations to apply for a nomination in four categories:...
Saskatchewan issued 564 ITAs in the new draw On December 1, 2020, Saskatchewan held a new draw in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). SINP issued invitations to apply for the provincial nomination to 564 candidates. In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan released 138 invitations to...
Young Americans are willing to move to Canada According to Google search engine’s data, American users’ searches for “how to immigrate to Canada” have increased by at least 700%. Statistics show that the United States was Canada’s fifth-largest immigrant source country in 2019. According to a...
Travel restrictions extended until January 21, 2021On November 29, 2020, Public Safety Canada extended all travel restrictions implemented to combat the spread of the COVID-19 until January 21, 2020. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair and Minister of Health Patty Hajdu announced...
A technical error halted a new draw in the Employer Job Offer: International Student On November 26, 2020, the province of Ontario was supposed to hold a new registration round in the Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Due...
Canada is close to inviting 100,000 candidates in Express Entry On November 25, 2020, just one week after the previous round, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new draw in Express Entry. In round #168, Canada repeated the invitation of 5,000 candidates in one...
BCPNP new draw resulted in 360 invitations On November 24, 2020, British Columbia conducted a new draw in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In this draw, the government invited 360 persons in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories to...
IRCC has opened two temporary VACs in the United States On November 23, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the opening of the two temporary Visa Application Centre (VAC) in the United States. The VACs in Seattle, Washington and San Francisco, California are aimed...
Prince Edward Island invited 254 candidates On November 19, 2020, Prince Edward Island conducted a new round of invitations in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In this round, PEI PNP invited 221 skilled workers via the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams...