Canada may change the text of the Oath of Citizenship On October 22, 2020, the Oath of Citizenship bill introduced in the Parliament of Canada. The Minister of Immigration Marco Mendicino issued a statement saying that the reason to amend the Citizenship Act and the text...
Canada announced DLI with COVID readiness plans On October 21, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in cooperation with Health Canada and provincial authorities released a list of designated learning institutions (DLIs) with approved COVID readiness plans that can accept international students who aren’t currently...
British Columbia issued 80 ITAs in the Tech Pilot On October 20, 2020, 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 80 individuals to apply for the provincial...
Prince Edward Island invited 184 skilled workers and 27 entrepreneurs On October 19, 2020, Prince Edward Island released the results of the October 15 draw in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In this invitation round, the provincial government issued 211 invitations to...
Canada welcomed over 200 Start-Up immigrants in 2020 According to data by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Canada admitted 200 permanent residents through the Start-Up Visa in 2020. In 2019, this number was twice bigger for the same period. In total, last year 515 start-uppers...
Ontario invited 772 candidates in the OINP Tech Draw On October 15, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) sent 772 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates under the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. This is the sixth OINP tech draw since the launch...
Most international students will come to Canada for September 2021 session International students are waiting to come to Canada to attend their study programs. Nearly 90% of colleges have announced that the January session will be online. Canada does not have a high number of students...
Three Atlantic provinces updated their lists of Designated Employers in the AIPP Nova Scotia has updated the list of provincial employers designated to participate in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP). During August and September 2020, Nova Scotia added 46 new employers. Since the last update,...
Ontario nominated 6,180 prospective immigrants in 2020 On October 8, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) announced new figures about the issuance of the nomination certificates. Since the last update on September 17, 2020, Ontario nominated another 625 foreign nationals under all streams of OINP....
Newfoundland and Labrador highlights progress on increasing immigration On October 7, 2020, the Minister of Immigration, Skills and Labour of Newfoundland and Labrador, Gerry Byrne published a Ministerial Statement on immigration to the province. The province launched the Immigration Action Plan in 2017 in which it...