Blogs

Mon Nov

Manitoba PNP issues 428 LAA’s in the latest draw

Syed Khan – November 19, 2021 Manitoba PNP, in its November 18 draw, issued 428 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 130th draw in the history of MPNP that spans over 20 years. The summary of the draw […]
Mon Nov

BC immigration issues 87 invites in latest PNP draw

Syed Khan – November 18, 2021 The British Columbia immigration, in its latest draw held on 16 November, issued 87 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates. The BC PNP Tech draws are aimed specifically at technology workers and feature up to four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. About the BC PNP […]
Mon Nov

Nova Scotia announces fast-tracking of applications for certain food service workers

Syed Khan – November 17, 2021 Nova Scotia Immigration, on 16 November, announced that all applications from now on will be fast-tracked for three NOC codes under the Occupations In-Demand stream. These NOC codes are as follows: NOC Code: Name of the occupation: 6513 Food and beverage servers 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers, and […]
Mon Nov

Québec invites 33 candidates via its Arrima EOI system

Syed Khan – November 16, 2021 Québec Immigration, in its November 11 draw, issued 33 invitations to candidates with either of the two conditions: Applicants who have / hold a job offer outside the Montreal Metropolitan Area Applicants invited by the federal immigration minister; i.e., candidates who the minister deems able to contribute to the […]
Wed Nov

COVID-19 leads to lowest worldwide migration rates ever, according to the latest International Migration Outlook

In the latest findings published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in its 2021 report titled ‘International Migration Outlook’, it was found that the COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions have led to the highest ever decline in immigration ever. The annual report was published on 28 October and analyses recent developments in migration […]
Tue Nov

BC PNP invites 340 candidates in its latest draw

British Columbia Immigration issued 340 invitations in its latest draw via the BC PNP. In the draw held on 9 November, 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 from two specific NOC codes: 0621 […]
Tue Nov

Alberta sends out 243 invites via the Alberta Immigration Nominee Program

Syed Khan – November 13, 2021 Alberta Immigration invited 243 Express Entry candidates through the AINP to apply for a provincial nomination. The minimum score required to qualify was 300 points. This draw was held on October 26th, with results becoming known to the public recently. This is the 6th consecutive draw held by Alberta […]
Mon Nov

India and China continue to be major source countries for immigrants

Syed Khan – November 12, 2021 In the past few years, India has been the biggest source country for permanent residents with China coming in second. The trend for 2021 shows a significant increase in the number of Indians choosing Canada as the country to move to, work or study in. Notably, in 2019, Indians […]
Mon Nov

Ontario Immigration proposes to better labor working conditions and double the number of immigrants settling in the province

Syed Khan November 11, 2021 Ontario Immigration, in its recent proposal, is seeking to double the skilled immigrants that settle in the province while bettering working conditions for them. This move is seen as a desperate move in order to fill the gaping labor shortage and boost the skilled workforce. According to the data published […]
Thu Nov

Manitoba PNP issues 421 LAA’s in the latest draw

Syed Khan – November 10, 2021 Manitoba PNP, in its November 1 draw, issued 421 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 129th draw in the history of MPNP. The summary of the draw is given below: Name of […]
Thu Nov

Canada shows a steady path to economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic (PART 2 OF 2)

Syed Khan – November 09, 2021 The data collected by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that immigrants are an important part of Canada’s economy, contributing to it by studying and working here. Over 20,445 people who received PR last year were the ones who had first come to Canada as international students. […]
Thu Nov

Canada shows a steady path to economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic (PART 1 OF 2)

Syed Khan – November 08, 2021 As Canada moves into its post-pandemic recovery period, it is showing steady signs of economic recovery from COVID-19 which many of the other countries in the world are still reeling from. In the findings published by the latest Statistics Canada Labor Force Survey, employment is showing a steady and […]