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Unlike many other countries in the world, Canada provides opportunities for foreigners to immigrate without first landing a job offer.

Alberta has released the details of its September 30 immigration draw. The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) invited 275 Express Entry candidates with scores of at least 300 to apply for a provincial nomination. All in all, Alberta held four Alberta Express Entry stream draws in September, each with minimum score requirements of 300. A total of […]

On October 13, Canada held another Express Entry draw for candidates who had provincial nominations to apply for permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 681 invitations to candidates who had scores of at least 720. All invited candidates had received an automatic 600 points by virtue of holding a nomination from a […]

Manitoba has released the results of its latest round of invitations held on October 7. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited a total of 426 immigration candidates across three Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs): Skilled Workers in Manitoba — 350 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 446; Skilled Workers Overseas — 21 invitations with a […]

Express Entry slowed down in the third quarter of 2021. The previous two quarters were both record-breakers, so the smaller number of invitations in Q3 made it the slowest three months of the year. Throughout July, August, and September, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 20,981 invitations for Express Entry candidates to apply for […]

Canada's Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) issued nearly 6,500 invitations to apply for provincial nomination during the month of September.

Saskatchewan held a new round of invitations on September 27. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) invited 391 candidates to apply for one of two immigration programs. Of those invited, 152 may be eligible for the SINP’s Express Entry subcategory, and 239 may be eligible for the Occupations In-Demand sub-category. The lowest-scoring candidate from each sub-category […]

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Canada held a new Express Entry draw, inviting 940 candidates to apply for permanent residence on June 9. All invited candidates had previously received a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). This is why the score cutoff was relatively high at 711, because all PNP candidates in the Express Entry pool automatically get 600 points added to their score. Without the nomination, the lowest-scoring candidate would have had just 111 points. As per administrative requirements, Immigratio...

Two major issues will shape the trajectory of Canadian immigration for the remainder of this year. They are Canada’s ability to contain and ultimately defeat the coronavirus pandemic and secondly, whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decides to call an election by the fall. The following is a preview of what we can expect. COVID-19 in Canada Canadian immigration policy has been disrupted by COVID-19 since March 2020. Every single policy decision that is being made is influenced by the immigr...