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Canada invited 746 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on December 22. Invited candidates had previously received a nomination through a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), adding 600 points to their base human capital score. As a result, the minimum cut-off for this draw was 720. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has only been […]

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and provincial leaders announced the the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) will become a permanent program starting January 1. The name will be changed to the Atlantic Immigration Program. The program will allow for 6,000 newcomers to come to Atlantic Canada per year. Fraser, who is from Nova Scotia, was joined by […]

There are many options to immigrate to Canada if you are working in an NOC C or D occupation. One of the functions of economic immigration is to fill gaps in the Canadian labour market. When industries and regions have difficulty finding workers, they turn to immigration. Canada currently uses the National Occupational Classification (NOC) […]

The Express Entry Year-End Report 2020 was released on December 13, though in previous years it has been published in the summer. It shows us who got to immigrate to Canada through Express Entry, and how the pandemic affected Canada’s main immigration application system. For starters, although Canada issued a record number of invitations to […]

The British Columbia International Post-Graduate stream is one of several immigration streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP).

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) had a backlog of nearly 1.8 million immigration applications as of Oct. 27. Many applicants told CBC News they feel stuck in limbo, with no clear way to check on their files.

For the first time as premier, Heather Stefanson addressed Manitobans in her State of the Province.

Premier Heather Stefanson reaffirmed her government's vision and plans for a strong economic and social recove...

Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) issued nearly 3,000 invitations to apply for provincial nomination during the month of November.

Online study is not normally eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP), but that has changed since the pandemic. International students can now do 100% of their studies online from outside Canada, and still get a PGWP once the program is complete. Canada has extended the period that international students can study online until August […]