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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 […]

This week, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced a one-year extension to the federal government’s immigration agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada’s immigration minister made the announcement along with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, on August 12. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration First signed in 2016, the agreement outlines the objectives for federal-provincial […]

07/28/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/28/2021 16:13 Immigration Ministers focus on long-term planning for a more responsive and collaborative immigration system July 28, 2021 - The Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI) met virtually today to discuss the future of immigration in Canada as the country looks towards growth and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the pandemic created some disruptions to Canadas immigration system, Ministers in a...

For many who have long called Steinbach or the southeast home, they would know that the communities they live in today are very different than the ones that they grew up in.

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...

The following is CIC News' monthly summary of PNP activity across Canada.

The British Columbia government recently announced that the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) Tech Pilot, originally set to expire at the end of June 2021, has been made permanent and renamed to B.C. PNP Tech.

Skilled Workers in Manitoba— 166 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 415; Skilled Workers Overseas— 46 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 703; and International Education Stream— 20 invitations with no EOI score requirement. Manitoba immigration programs Manitoba has a number of immigration programs dedicated to attracting international talent to settle in the province. The provincial government manages its immigration through the MPNP, which supports immigration applications to ...

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...

On May 20, Canada held an unusual Express Entry draw. Not only did it come out of the blue, eligible candidates only needed a score of 397. We have not seen an Express Entry draw with a score requirement this low since the historic February 13 draw where the cutoff score was just 75. IRCC published the cutoff time for the tie-break rule, as per administrative requirements. It does not necessarily mean there was an actual tie. Candidates who had the minimum score of 397 were only invited if the...