Essential workers to be exempt from giving biometrics overseas On June 5, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) made an announcement that temporary foreign workers in the agriculture, agri-food, truck-drivers, and health-care will be temporarily exempt from biometrics requirements prior to travel to Canada if...
Ontario nominated another 395 candidates On June 9, 2020, the government of Ontario released a new statistic about the number of nominations certificates issued by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Since the last update on May 14, the OINP issued 395 new nominations. In total,...
Ontario invited 699 candidates in the Human Capital Priorities Stream On June 3, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held two draws in the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream. OINP issued 532 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates who possess one year...
British Columbia invited new candidates to apply for the nomination On Jun 2, 2020, the government of British Columbia held a new draw in the Skills Immigration and Express Entry British Columbia categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The provincial authorities invited...
Immigration to Canada may drop 50% According to a prediction by the Royal Bank of Canada, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause the annual number of immigrants in Canada to plummet by half. In addition, the number of study permits issued has...
IRCC has updated permanent residence program delivery instruction On May 29, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated the program delivery instructions about the finalization of permanent residence applications made within and outside Canada. The new measures have been updated considering the COVID-19 travel...
The cut-off score in the Express Entry has dropped to 440 points! On May 28, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw targeted at candidates under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program. In draw #150, the government invited 3,515 foreigners...
Canada invited 385 provincial nominees in the new Express Entry round On May 27, 2020, the Canadian Department of Immigration (IRCC) conducted a sixth PNP-specific Express Entry invitation round in 2020. In draw #149, IRCC issued Invitations to Apply (ITA) to 385 provincial nominees. The lowest...
British Columbia invited 133 Tech Pilot candidates On May 26, 2020, British Columbia invited 133 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in a new draw in the Tech Pilot of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In this round, BC issued invitations in...
Manitoba nominated 595 foreign nationals in April On May 25, 2020, Manitoba published new statistics regarding the issuance of the provincial nominations in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In April, the provincial government nominated 594 Skilled Workers and 1 business candidate. MPNP refused 110 applications...