Canada granted PR to 1,705 immigrants in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot According to the final statistics by IRCC, the total number of immigrants through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) has dropped by almost 60% compared to 2019. In 2020, Canada admitted 1,705 immigrants under the...
Atlantic Immigration Pilot became a permanent immigration program On February 17, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIPP) became a permanent immigration program. The government positively assesses the AIPP and therefore fulfils one of its pre-election promises in the immigration...
Prince Edward Island invited 121 candidates to apply for a nomination On February 18, 2021, Prince Edward Island held a new draw in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In the second round in 2021, PEI PNP issued 102 invitations to apply to...
38,710 immigrants received PR via the Provincial Nominee Program in 2020 In 2020, 38,710 immigrants received Canadian permanent residence via the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The biggest share of PNP-PR admissions belongs to British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) with 8,460 immigrants. The Alberta Immigrant Nominee...
Ontario issued 1,186 NOIs in the new OINP tech draw On February 16, 2021, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 1,186 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates under Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. The OINP tech draws are aimed mainly at candidates...
Canada has implemented new anti-COVID measures The Public Health Agency of Canada in cooperation with Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada and Public Safety Canada has implemented new travel protocols. Beginning February 15, most travellers arriving by land are required to provide a negative COVID-19 test within...
Canada invited 27,332 foreigners with 1 year of Canadian Experience In the unprecedented invitation round #176, on February 13, 2021, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 27,332 candidates who qualified via the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Program. Such an enormous number of invitations dropped...
OINP issued 1,519 certificates of nomination in 2021 On February 11, 2021, the government of Ontario posted new data on the issuance of nomination certificates in the framework of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). As of today, Ontario nominated 1,519 certificates of nomination, 826 more...
British Columbia issued 74 ITAs in the Tech Pilot On February 9, 2021, British Columbia held a new round of invitations in the Tech Pilot of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In this draw, BC invited 74 individuals to apply for the provincial...
Manitoba nominated 250 candidates in January 2021 On February 8, 2021, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) published new nomination issuance statistics. In January 2021, the province nominated 250 skilled workers and approved 5 business concepts. Manitoba also refused 2 profiles of skilled workers. MPNP invited...