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Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw targeting Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates, issuing 512 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). The August 4 draw featured a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 760 points, 26 higher than the previous PNP draw. IRCC has now issued 99,316 ITAs through 29 draws in 2021, including 15
In a deal still under wraps, the Province of Quebec is thought to be only days away from inking a deal with Ottawa to allow businesses to hire twice as many temporary foreign workers. The French-language daily newspaper La Presse reported today that Quebec businesses would be able to hire enough temporary foreign workers to
Manitoba immigration has issued 375 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates in the latest draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The July 29 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 285 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates scoring 400 points. International Education Stream
British Columbia immigration has conducted two new draws, issuing invitations to a total of 383 candidates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The August 3 draws featured a general draw, and a second draw targeting two NOC codes: 0621 for Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and 0631 for Restaurant and Food Service Managers. In
International students were increasingly attracted to Ontario during the two decades that ended in the last full year before the COVID-19 pandemic even as their total number in Canada more than tripled during the period, a study reveals. In it, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) show the central Canadian province’s share of international students
Sponsoring a loved one to come to Canada under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is a lot cheaper this year since Ottawa has reduced the income the sponsors needed to have to only the bare minimum for last year. “Since many sponsors may have been affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic, the income requirement
Provincial and territorial immigration ministers throughout Canada met virtually with federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino last week to brainstorm about ways to speed up processing times and increase the number of new permanent residents. “Immigration has never been more critical as we navigate the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic and work towards economic recovery and
Canada gets top marks from international students looking for overseas destinations to complete their college and university educations, a poll conducted by IDP Connect. The education consulting firm surveyed more than 6,000 students who were either already studying at 527 colleges and universities across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Canada has announced it will receive 30,000 new applications in 2021 for the Parents and Grandparents Program. That will bring to 40,000 the number of applications received this year, after the 10,000 delayed from 2020 due to COVID-19. A new round of Invitations to Apply will be sent out over two weeks from September 20,
