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Up to 400,000 new permanent residents expected in Canada in 2021 Image Credit: Supplied Definitely 2020 didn’t resemble with any other year that we lived, and expectations and plans didn’t go exactly as we imaged, but we all learned that a plan B could be the best investment that we could do for ourselves and our families. 2021 still looks challenging but what options do we have as plan B? 2021 - TRENDS IN IMMIGRATION Great news from Canada: Over 400,000 new permanent reside...

Saskatchewan held a new draw on January 7, inviting immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) invited candidates from the International Skilled Worker category through two subcategories: Express Entry, and Occupations In-Demand.  A total of 385 invitations were sent out to immigration candidates who had work experience in select occupations. A total of 148 were invited through the Expres...

Canada is expected to announced a new policy that will give international students affected by COVID-19 another chance to gain work experience

U.S. President Donald Trump is extending a moratorium on temporary work visas for tech and other occupations. With just weeks left in his presidency, Trump extended the previous immigration freeze until March 31, 2021. This means hundreds of thousands of foreigners workers will not be able to get visas to enter the U.S. The proclamation affects workers in several sectors, such as tech workers, seasonal workers in tourism, and certain au pairs. Trump signed the proclamation, on the grounds that ...

Canada held another Express Entry draw on January 7, the second invitation round held in two days.  Results of the draw were released today, January 8, 2021. Two days ago, Canada kicked off the new year issuing invitations to Express Entry candidates who have provincial nominations. A total of 250 candidates were invited by Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in the January 6 draw and they needed a minimum score of 813. Candidates who have received nominations from an Express En...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Canada has issued 250 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in its first Express Entry draw of 2021. The January 6 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 813 points. It was the first draw aimed exclusively at PNP candidates since August 19, 2020. When the coronavirus crisis began in Canada in March 2020, Immigration, Refugees a...

Candidates in these programs, as well as some PNPs, are given a score based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). These points are awarded based on the candidate’s human capital factors such as age, education, work experience, and language ability in English or French. The points may be awarded to an individual, or a couple. Although Express Entry candidates do not need to have any experience in Canada, or even a job offer, though it may give them some extra points. The highest-scoring c...

The PNP continues to spread the benefits of immigration across Canada. (File photo: Sasan Hezarkhani/Unsplash) Canada’s provinces continued to be actively involved in strengthening Canada’s immigration system in 2020. Over the past year, and despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) have kept the number of provincial nominees constant and continued adding new immigration streams to meet their most pressing and specific needs. The PNP is an...

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British Columbia invited 58 immigration candidates with a job offer in the technology sector to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence.