New PEI Immigration Draw To Take Place On Thursday, November 21

New PEI Immigration Draw To Take Place On Thursday, November 21
2019-11-19 – Prince Edward Island immigration will conduct a new draw through the province’s Expression of Interest system on Thursday, November 21. The draw will target skilled worker and entrepreneur immigration candidates through the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program’s Labour Impact, Express Entry and Business Impact categories. PEI launched its Expression of Interest system
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Saskatchewan Delays Entrepreneur Draw To Allow For Program Criteria Changes

Saskatchewan Delays Entrepreneur Draw To Allow For Program Criteria Changes
2019-11-18 – Saskatchewan immigration has delayed its final Entrepreneur stream draw of 2019 to December 5. The draw was originally scheduled to take place on November 7. A notice posted on the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program website said: “Please be advised that the EOI pool selection scheduled for November 7, 2019, has been postponed until
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Quebec Restores Pre-November 1 Criteria For Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)

Quebec Restores Pre-November 1 Criteria For Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)
2019-11-15 – Quebec’s immigration ministry has announced the restoration of the pre-November 1 requirements for the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ). As of November 14, candidates applying to the PEQ will be assessed based on the criteria that existed before the November 1 changes were announced by Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette. Jolin-Barrette has since suspended the
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Latest British Columbia Business Draw Sees 23 Invitations Issued

Latest British Columbia Business Draw Sees 23 Invitations Issued
2019-11-15 – British Columbia’s latest business immigration draw saw 23 invitations issued through two Entrepreneur streams. The November 12 draw saw 18 invites issued trough the Entrepreneur Immigration General Category and five through the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. For the general category, the minimum score was 112, compared
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British Columbia Issues 409 Invitations In New BC PNP Draw

British Columbia Issues 409 Invitations In New BC PNP Draw
2019-11-14 – British Columbia immigration has conducted a new provincial draw, issuing invitations to apply to 409 candidates. The November 12 draw saw invitations issued across five streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. Skilled workers through the direct provincial stream required 93 points to qualify, while Express Entry skilled workers required 99 points.
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Saskatchewan Issues 525 Invites Through 2 Streams In New Expression of Interest Draw

Saskatchewan Issues 525 Invites Through 2 Streams In New Expression of Interest Draw
2019-11-13 – Saskatchewan immigration has targeted 94 occupations with 525 immigration invites in a new Expression of Interest draw. The November 12 Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program draw saw invites issued through two provincial streams. Saskatchewan Express Entry candidates received 303 invites, requiring a minimum score of 69 points. Meanwhile, Occupations In-Demand stream candidates received 222
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Manitoba Immigration Issues 180 LAAs Across 3 Provincial Streams

Manitoba Immigration Issues 180 LAAs Across 3 Provincial Streams
2019-11-12 – Manitoba immigration has issued Letters of Advice to Apply to 180 candidates in a new draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The November 7 draw saw LAAs issued through three provincial streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream candidates received 133 LAAs, with a minimum score of 560 points. There were also 24
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Recent Alberta Express Entry Draws See CRS Scores Drop to 300

Recent Alberta Express Entry Draws See CRS Scores Drop to 300
2019-11-11 – Alberta immigration has announced the details of two new provincial draws from the Express Entry pool, with Comprehensive Ranking System scores dropping as low as 300. The province conducted Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program draws on October 24 and 30, with a total of 401 Notification of Interest letters sent. In the October 24
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Quebec Suspends Changes Made To Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)

Quebec Suspends Changes Made To Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)
2019-11-11 – The Quebec provincial government has moved to suspend the changes made to the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) following outcry from a number of stakeholders. Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette announced on Facebook that the November 1 changes would be temporarily suspended to allow for revisions to the lists for in-demand jobs and areas of
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Why Province Approved Immigrants Are Free to Move Anywhere in Canada

Why Province Approved Immigrants Are Free to Move Anywhere in Canada
2019-11-07 – What is the implication when a province issues an approval for a newcomer to relocate to its province and what are the obligations of an applicant to actually settle in that province? The right to legislate in the field of immigration in Canada is shared equally between the federal government and the provinces,
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