Blogs

Wed Dec

IRCC invites 1,032 Express Entry candidates to apply for Permanent Residence

Syed Khan – December 12, 2021 The IRCC, recently held its largest ever draw on 10 December, and has sent invites to Express Entry candidates to apply for PR. All these invitations were sent to candidates nominated via the PNP. The applicants are ranked in the pool using the CRS, a points-based system. The candidates […]
Wed Dec

Newfoundland and Labrador Immigration announces extension of provincial healthcare plan and other initiatives aimed to attract international graduates and new residents

Syed Khan – December 1, 2021 Newfoundland is aiming to introduce a number of programs designed to boost immigration. The provincial immigration recently announced that the provincial healthcare for international students, the Medical Care Plan (MCP), is now extended for a time period of 90 days after graduation. The MCP for international students is now […]
Wed Dec

Alberta Immigration announces changes in requirements for two streams under the AINP

Syed Khan – December 10, 2021 Alberta Immigration has announced changes to its Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program and eased the requirements needed to qualify for the Foreign Graduate Start Up Visa Stream and International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream. These changes were announced on 7 December and came into effect immediately. About the Foreign Graduate Start […]
Wed Dec

Quebec announces $130 million action plan to quell labor shortage; opens applications for sponsorship of refugees

Syed Khan – December 09, 2021 Quebec Immigration has announced that Quebec based organizations will be able to sponsor refugees from 18 January to 16 February, revoking its earlier decision dated November 2020. The province has also banned organizations from participating that have submitted false information in the last two years. The province will also […]
Mon Dec

Ontario Immigration invites over 1,186 candidates in latest draw

Ontario Immigration invited over 1,186 candidates in two draws, a general and a targeted one, held on 7 December. In the draws, ITA’s were sent out through three streams, the streams are as follows. Foreign Worker Stream International Student stream In-Demand stream Name of the stream No. of Expression of Interest (ITA’s) sent Minimum CRS […]
Mon Dec

BC PNP invites 318 candidates in its latest draw

Syed Khan – December 07, 2021 British Columbia Immigration issued 318 invitations in its latest draw via the BC PNP. In the draw held on 7 December, candidates were invited in two draws. The first draw was a general one that invited candidates from all sub-streams of the BC PNP. The second draw invited candidates […]
Mon Dec

Alberta sends out 100 invites via the Alberta Immigration Nominee Program

Syed Khan – December 06, 2021 Alberta Immigration invited 100 Express Entry candidates through the AINP to apply for a provincial nomination. The minimum CRS score required to qualify was 350 points. This draw was held on 24 November, with results becoming known to the public recently. Alberta Immigration provides a list of ineligible occupations […]
Wed Dec

First group of almost 250 Afghan refugees arrive in Toronto; IRCC announces new immigration pathway for their resettlement

Syed Khan – December 05, 2021 Hundreds of Afghan refugees arrived in Canada on 2 December at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. These groups of refugees are sponsored by the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program, which allows Canadians to resettle specific individuals or families who qualify as refugees under Canada’s refugee and humanitarian program. Till now Canada […]
Wed Dec

Canada continues sturdy economic progress and grows by 1.5% in November (PART 2 OF 2)

Syed Khan – December 04, 2021 In the findings of the latest traveler trends survey published by Expedia, almost 60% of Canadians are hoping to go all out for their travel and trips in 2022. As Canada eases restrictions on borders and cases of COVID-19 under control, businesses across the country have started returning to […]
Wed Dec

Canada continues sturdy economic progress and grows by 1.5% in November (PART 1 OF 2)

Syed Khan – December 03, 2021 Canada’s economy is continuing its steady rise and shows signs of pre-pandemic levels as it moves into its post-pandemic recovery period. In the findings published by the latest Statistics Canada Labor Force Survey, unemployment levels are at an all-time low, at 6% in November. Almost 154,000 jobs were added […]
Mon Dec

Manitoba PNP issues 438 LAA’s in the latest draw

Syed Khan – December 02, 2021 Manitoba PNP, in its December 2 draw, issued 438 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA’s), to skilled workers and international graduates. The LAA’s were issued through three MPNP streams. This was the 131st draw in the history of MPNP that spans over 20 years. The summary of the draw […]
Fri Dec

Canada adds more countries to travel ban list; announces updates to travel restrictions in the wake of new COVID-19 variant

Syed Khan – November 27, 2021 Canada has added 3 more countries to its indefinite travel ban list. Now, the list includes the following countries: Namibia Malawi Egypt South Africa Nigeria Mozambique Botswana Zimbabwe Lesotho Eswatini This is to curb the spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron which is believed to have over 20 […]