Ontario invited 1,773 candidates in the OINP tech draw On August 1, 2019, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 1,773 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates under the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. This is the second OINP tech draw. In this...
BC added new communities to EI Regional Pilot On July 31, 2019, British Columbia announced that new communities have been added to Entrepreneur Immigration - Regional Pilot. The following communities are now participating in the Pilot: Hope, Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (Electoral Area A – Smithers...
70 candidates invited in the new BC PNP Tech Pilot round On July 30, 2019, British Columbia held a new draw for the candidates in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot. In this round, BC PNP issued 70 invitations for Tech Pilot...
Canada now offers Open Work Permit for victims of family violence Beginning July 26, 2019, newcomers and their minor children who experience family violence will be able to apply for a fee-exempt temporary resident permit that will give them legal immigration status and includes a work...
New Brunswick opened its Skilled Workers Express Entry stream On July 26, 2019, New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) announced the opening of the Skilled Workers Express Entry stream. Candidates who have a valid Express Entry profile, are currently residing and working in New Brunswick, and...
Study says the US is still a more desirable destination for the world’s best and brightest immigrants According to a study by the Fraser Institute, Canada is successful at welcoming educated immigrants every year, but when it comes to the most educated immigrants around the world,...
More than 7,000 people were denied entry to Canada Since last year, the CBSA has increased its border control and prohibited 7,208 people from entering Canada. They were repatriated immediately. This figure was an increase compared to the 2017 figure of 2,873. The five countries that...
British Columbia invited 191 candidates in the BCPNP On July 23, 2019, British Columbia held a new round of invitations for candidates under Express Entry British Columbia and Skilled Immigrant categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) program. The total number of invitations...
Artificial intelligence and immigration The federal government already uses, in part, artificial intelligence (AI) in its immigration system. Pilot projects have been launched in 2017 and 2018 for electronic applications for temporary resident visas from China and India. However, the use of AI has been limited...
Prince Edward Island invited 135 candidates in the new round On July 18, 2019, the province of Prince Edward Island held a new round of invitations for candidates under the Labour Impact and Business Impact categories of the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)....