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Throughout 2021, Canada's Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) have responded to changing labour needs arising from the pandemic by adding new immigration streams and targeting specific economic sectors.

Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) issued more than 3,000 invitations to apply for provincial nomination during the month of December. Nearly every Canadian province and territory, with the exception of Nunavut and Quebec which operates its own immigration programs has its own PNP. Having their own immigration programs allows provincial governments to select immigration candidates who […]

If 2022 is your year to immigrate to Canada, here are some options to become a permanent resident. In this article, we are going to discuss three pathways to Canadian immigration: Express Entry, Quebec immigration, and family sponsorship. There are actually more than 100 Canadian immigration programs to choose from. But before you pack your […]

Every year, Canadian employers fill hundreds of thousands of jobs with foreign workers. If you want to hire foreign talent, the first step is to determine if you need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). A positive LMIA signals to the federal government that there is no Canadian available for the job, and you as […]

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.