Canada launches a visa information campaign in India Canada has launched an information campaign in India to help temporary resident visa applicants save their time and money, avoid falling victim to fraud and common immigration scams, and inform them about the best channel to use when...
Alberta has updated the AINP statistics On June 17, 2019, Alberta published new data about the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). As of today, AINP issued 2,476 provincial nomination certificates. 2,058 applications are currently waiting for eligibility assessment. In the Alberta Opportunity Stream,...
Quebec passes a bill to reform the immigration system After a 19-hour marathon session, members of Quebec's National Assembly have passed a controversial immigration bill in an early-morning vote of 62 to 42. The new legislation would allow the government to cancel almost 16,000 immigration applications,...
British Columbia invited 25 entrepreneurs in two streams On June 13, 2019, British Columbia issued 20 invitations to apply to the candidates under Entrepreneur Immigration stream and 5 invitations to the candidates under Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot. The lowest score for the candidates in the...
PGP: Employment Insurance will not be counted towards gross income Almost 27,000 sponsors received invitations from the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to submit full parental sponsorship applications by the end of this month. There was a huge backlash when the Parent and Grandparent Program...
Montreal to raise awareness among employers to cut the immigrant unemployment rate The City of Montreal plans a vast campaign this fall to convince local employers to hire more immigrants. The step is aimed at reducing the permanent unemployment gap between newcomers and Montrealers. Thanks to...
Spousal immigration processing time again on the rising side Spousal sponsorship processing time that was reduced to 12 months is now again on the rise. Currently, it is unclear what are the reasons of the time increase. However, the number of applications under the inland spousal...
The employment rate of new immigrants to Canada reached a new high last year A document prepared for Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that this increase might be due to the fact that the Canadian economy has created a large number of jobs, so companies hired...
Manitoba invited 209 candidates in the new round On June 7, 2019, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In draw #67, in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream, the MPNP invited 121 candidates. The lowest ranking score of those...
Alberta issued 2,251 nominations in 2019 On June 4, 2019, Alberta updated the information about the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). In the first five months of 2019, AINP issued 2,251 provincial nomination certificates. Another 2,050 applications await assessment for eligibility. In the...