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British Columbia immigration has conducted a new provincial draw, issuing 314 invitations to apply with certain jobs excluded due to coronavirus restrictions. The June 30 draw saw British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program officials exclude 31 occupations where a high-volume of applicants have recently been approved. Read More UPDATED Coronavirus: How Canada’s Provincial Immigration Programs Are
Rules on temporary entry for business people remained unchanged as the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) went into force on Wednesday, July 1, replacing the previous North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). An Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) update confirmed that CUSMA treats Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and work permit exemptions in exactly the
Canada Express Entry ended the first half of 2020 having issued the second-most Invitations to Apply on record, despite the country being in the grip of the coronavirus crisis. The first six months of the year saw 49,900 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued, second only to the 54,507 issued in 2017 and eclipsing each of
Canada is set to extend its entry ban on all foreign travellers to prevent the spread of coronavirus for another month, until July 31, 2020. The restrictions, barring entry to all except citizens and permanent residents – with some exemptions – was due to expire at the end of June. However, a Canada Border Services
Prince Edward Island has conducted four further PEI PNP draws aimed at working in essential industries to help the fight against coronavirus. The draws in May and June saw 129 invitations issued to specific COVID-19 essential workers in the healthcare and trucking industries. A total of 109 Labour Impact and Express Entry stream invitations were
Coronavirus restrictions have made the first half of 2020 a major challenge for Canada’s immigration system. With international travel restricted and the Canada-U.S. border closed since mid-March, permanent resident arrivals have slowed to a fraction of the numbers seen in the first two months of the year. Canada’s pre-coronavirus target of 341,000 newcomers in 2020
Canada admitted a new record of nearly 110,000 new immigrants through Express Entry in 2019 in the busiest year on record for the skilled immigration selection system. The year also saw more than 330,000 profiles submitted to the Express Entry pool, a rise of 20 percent in 2018 and an indication of the increasing interest
Immigrant entrepreneurs considering where to base their start-up businesses are looking closely at Donald Trump’s actions in the United States, and seeing Canada as the stable option. Trump this week halted U.S. H-1B visas until at least December 31, 2020 – shutting off an important stream of tech workers for major Silicon Valley companies as
British Columbia immigration has issued 87 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in a new BC PNP Tech Pilot draw. The June 25 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. Minimum scores were 80 for all four streams. The featured streams were: SI – Skilled Worker SI –
The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score dropped to 431 as Canada conducted a new Express Entry draw aimed at Canadian Experience Class candidates. The June 25 draw saw Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued to 3,508 candidates. Minimum scores have now fallen from 467 to 431 in the eight CEC draws that have taken place since the
