Eight more communities joined the Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot On May 24, 2019, British Columbia announced about new communities that joined the Entrepreneur Immigration - Regional Pilot program. Those communities are: 100 Mile House, Campbell River, Clinton, Columbia-Shuswap Regional District (Sorrento and Electoral Area C,...
Canada issued ITAs to 9,480 candidates in the International Experience Canada program Over the last week, Canada invited 9,480 candidates in the streams of International Experience Canada (IEC) program. This was the biggest round of invitations in the last two months. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada...
Manitoba issued 196 LAAs in draw #66 On May 23, 2019, Manitoba held a new draw in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In draw #66, in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream, the MPNP invited 119 candidates. The lowest ranking score of those who received...
Ontario invited 360 French-speaking candidates via OINP On May 22, 2019, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) held the new round of invitations of the French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream (FSSW) candidates. After three months of pause, Ontario invited 360 candidates in the new draw. This was...
The approval rate of Quebec Skilled Worker applications remains very low According to data revealed by the Quebec immigration ministry (MIDI), Quebec processed 727 applications in April. The approval rate was only 15% or 109 applications. In March there were 571 cases processed and approval rate...
2,172 candidates invited in the International Experience Canada program Last week Canada invited 2,172 candidates in the streams of International Experience Canada (IEC) program. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued Invitations to Apply (ITA) to the candidates in the Working Holiday stream from such countries...
Manitoba updated its in-demand list of occupations On May 16, 2019, Manitoba revised the list of occupations in-demand for Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). The update indicates whether some occupations will only be considered as in-demand under some streams. MPNP removed some occupations from the list,...
Express Entry Draw #117 - Invitations for Federal Skilled Trades Candidates On May 15, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry invitation round. In this round, IRCC issued Invitations to Apply (ITA) only for candidates in the Federal Skilled Trades category....
77 Tech Pilot candidates invited in the new draw On May 14, 2019, British Columbia has issued invitations to apply to the candidates in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot. The Tech Pilot is designed for 29 key technology occupations. In this...
Visa refusals frustrate efforts to bring in more international students At the same time when Canada is attracting more international students from around the world, there are concerns qualified applicants from certain countries are getting turned away because of the visa process. According to Fazley Siddiq,...