Ahmed Hussen commented on the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants On May 7, 2019, Minister of Immigration Ahmed Hussen made a statement in defence of the decision to keep the immigration consultants’ professional organization self-regulated. Earlier, IRCC announced the creation of the College of Immigration...
Canada invited 9,032 candidates in April 2019 In April, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 6,700 candidates under Federal immigration programs served by the Express Entry system. Another 2,332 candidates received an invitation to apply for a permanent residence through the Provincial Nominee Programs....
130,000 immigrants came to Manitoba via MPNP over 20 years Over the last two decades, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) brought in more than 130,000 economic immigrants to Manitoba of whom more than 20% established themselves in regional communities throughout the province. Manitoba received...
Student Direct Stream applicants to get study permit in 20 days On May 2, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that residents of China, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam, who apply online for a study permit under Student Direct Stream (SDS) may receive it...
Saskatchewan revised the In-Demand Occupations List On May 1, 2019, Saskatchewan once again revised its In-Demand Occupations list. Earlier, the province updated the list on April 17. The revised list contains 19 occupations. NOC 0423 Managers in social and community services NOC 1311 Accounting technicians NOC 2174 Computer...
667 applicants registered in the OINP’s Masters Graduate Stream On April 30, 2019, Ontario opened registration of the applications to the Masters Graduate Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The opening was limited to 667 registrations. Those who successfully registered for the Masters...
From China to Canada: what is happening? The IRCC only approved 4,095 Chinese permanent resident visa applications this year. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said that the Meng Wanzhou case wouldn't affect the way in which Canada is welcoming to Chinese immigrants or international students. He...
Manitoba sent invitations to 299 candidates On April 25, 2019, Manitoba held a new Expression of Interests draw in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #64, in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream, the province issued 208 Letters of Advice to Apply. The...
Immigrants create more jobs than Canadian-born Companies owned by immigrants create more jobs than firms with owners who were born in Canada. A ten-year study, published on April 24, 2019, by Statistics Canada, distinguishes between firms owned by immigrants who have entered Canada since 1980,...
Canada to send invitations for Parents and Grandparents Program Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) started to send invitations for the candidates who submitted the interest to sponsor forms for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). This year Canada allocated the quota of 20,000 spots...