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...
Ottawa introduced a new refugee claim portalOn September 13, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced a new online asylum application portal. The new portal will replace the Canadian Refugee Protection Portal and become the main way for asylum seekers to make a refugee claim in...
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...
Canada will switch to 100% online applications for permanent residenceOn September 1, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that starting on September 23, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will start transitioning to 100% digital applications for most permanent residence programs. The Permanent Residence...
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...
Saskatchewan invited 668 Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand candidatesOn August 18, 2022, Saskatchewan conducted new rounds of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan issued 416 ITAs. Another 252 invitations were issued to the Occupations In-Demand category candidates....