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IRCC held its second Express Entry draw this week on January 21. Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,626 permanent residence invitations to candidates of the Canadian Experience Class. The Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) cut-off requirement was 454 . Today’s CRS cut-off score was seven points lower than the previous CEC-specific draw held on January 7, which had a CRS cut-off score of 461. As identified under its new 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan, IRCC is seeking...

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Canada held its third Express Entry immigration draw of 2021 on January 20. Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 374 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates with a minimum score of 741. This cut-off score means that candidates only needed to obtain 141 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points for their human capital characteristics. The other 600 points they obtained were by securing a provincial nomination. Express Entry is the main way Canada welcomes skilled worker...

British Columbia invited 195 immigration candidates through a provincial nominee program draw held on January 19, 2021. The new invitations went to candidates from the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams, specifically the Skilled Worker, International Graduate as well as the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled categories. The minimum scores for this draw ranged between 80 and 106 points. The EEBC category is for candidates with a valid profile in the federal government’s Expr...

Skilled Workers in Manitoba— 236 LAAs with a score of at least 461; Skilled Workers Overseas— 7 LAAs with a score of at least 722; and International Education Stream— 29 LAAs, no EOI score requirement. Out of the 272 LAAs issued, 18 went to Express Entry candidates. The MPNP says they will refuse any of these candidates who do not have a valid Express Entry ID, a job seeker validation code, and verifiable experience in an occupation on Manitoba’s In-demand Occupations list. The MPNP on...

Fastest Ways to get Permanent Residency in Canada By Pablo Luna   /   Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 12:24PM Is the thought of a long and tedious visa application process hindering you from pursuing immigration? What if you could apply for permanent residency in Canada and if you get accepted, move there in as little as 12-months? The good news is that it’s completely possible! The Express Entry system is one of the  fastest ways to get permanent residency in Canada and wi...

The province of Ontario has issued 484 invitations to Express Entry candidates through two provincial immigration streams in the first draw of the year. These two enhanced Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) are aligned with the Express Entry system. Candidates who received an NOI in this draw had to have Express Entry profiles that were created between January 13, 2020, and January 13, 2021. The Skilled Trades Stream allows the OINP to search the Express Entry pool for candidates currently livi...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. 2020 started off tough for Express Entry hopefuls as Coronavirus travel restrictions forced IRCC to restrict the pool of candidates to only those already present in Canada, and thereby cutting off a large number of highly qualified individuals. For a number of months, only candidates in the Canadian Experience Class or those with Provincial Nominations were eligible for the draw. The conseque...

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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Most countries had a rough start to 2020 and Canada was no exception. As early as March, the Government issued special orders under the Quarantine Act which greatly restricted travel to and from Canada, allowing only Canadian citizens and permanent residents, their immediate family members, and a very restricted group of essential workers to enter the country. This development had an immedia...