Where were the September Express Entry immigrants born? In September 2019 Canada admitted 11,705 new Permanent Residents via the Express Entry system. Most September newcomers were born in India - 5,530 or 47.2% of the total immigrants. The second-largest source of new PRs was Nigeria -...
OINP clarified the criterion for the minimum business investment amount On November 1, 2019, the government of Ontario published a clarification for the personal net worth criterion for applicants in the Entrepreneur Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). According to the alert, a passive...
Saskatchewan continues issuing a record high number of ITAs On October 31, 2019, Saskatchewan conducted a new draw in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). Since September 25, SINP held seven EOI invitations rounds in which the province invited 4,704 candidates. In the new round, Saskatchewan...
BCPNP issued ITAs to 413 registrants in the new round On October 29, 2019, British Columbia conducted a new round of invitations under the Skills Immigration and Express Entry British Columbia categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The province invited 413 candidates...
Nova Scotia invited nurses in the NSNP On October 28, 2019, Nova Scotia conducted a new draw in the Labour Market Priorities Stream of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP). In this invitation round, the province issued Letters of Interest to Express Entry candidates whose primary...
Saskatchewan already invited 3,077 candidates in October! On October 24, 2019, Saskatchewan held another large invitation round in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). In this EOI round, the province invited 922 candidates in the Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand categories. Saskatchewan issued 372 invitations to...
Manitoba invited 157 candidates in EOI draw #75 On October 24, 2019, Manitoba conducted a new draw in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In EOI draw #75, Manitoba issued Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) to 117 candidates in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream....
Alberta invited 115 candidates in the new draw and nominated 232 people On October 23, 2019, Alberta updated its immigration statistics in the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). Since the last update on October 9, the province issued another 232 certificates of the provincial nomination. In...
BC invited 62 candidates in the Tech Pilot On October 22, 2019, British Columbia held a new invitation draw in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot. In this round, BC invited 62 candidates in four categories: Skills Immigration - Skilled Worker, Skills...
Most international students prefer colleges over universities According to figures by IRCC, the number of international students enrolled in college programs is on the rise. In 2014, only 18% of study permit applications were made for college certificates and diploma programs. In 2018, this figure increased...