Blogs

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 […]
Wed Nov

IRCC announces that the TR to PR Pathway will not be extended beyond 5 November

Syed Khan – 01 November 2021 The IRCC has announced that there will be no extension on the Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence Pathway that allows temporary residents to become permanent residents faster. The program is set to expire on Friday, 5th November and no extension has been planned as announced by the office of […]
Wed Nov

Ontario Immigration issues 20 ITA’s through the Entrepreneur Stream in latest draw

Syed Khan – 31 October 2021 Ontario Immigration recently issued 20 Invitations to Apply in its latest draw held on 27 October. The invites were issued through the Entrepreneur Stream of the province. This was the province’s second draw held in 2021. Key points: Candidates under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program with 147 – 174 […]
Mon Nov

Ontario Immigration issues 1,408 NOI’s in its latest Express Entry draw

Syed Khan – 29 October 2021 Ontario Immigration issued 1,408 NOI’s through the Human Capital Priorities stream in its latest Express Entry Tech Draw. In the draw held on October 27, Ontario Immigration invited candidates who had submitted their Express Entry profiles between October 27, 2020, to October 27, 2021. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) […]
Mon Nov

Quebec announces updates on its permanent pilot programs; invites 23 candidates via its Arrima Expression of Interest system

Quebec Immigration announces that it will accept applications under its Entrepreneur and Self-Employed Immigration pilot programs and introduce three new permanent immigration pilot programs in 2022. This news was announced on 27 October by the province’s immigration minister. Quote by Nadine Girault, Quebec’s Minister of Immigration / the Ministre de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et […]
Mon Nov

BC PNP invites 358 candidates in its latest draw

Syed Khan – 27 October 2021 British Columbia Immigration issued 358 invitations in its latest draw via the BC PNP. In the draw held on October 26, candidates were invited in two draws. The first was a general draw and the second one invited candidates from two NOC codes: 0621 for Retail and Wholesale Trade […]
Mon Nov

Sean Fraser becomes Canada’s Minister of IRCC; a recap of the steps taken by Canada to increase Immigration

Syed Khan – 26 October 2021 Nova Scotia’s Sean Fraser replaces Marco Mendicino as Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. The latter has now been moved to the Department of Public Safety. This is the first time Fraser has been elected as a Cabinet Minister, almost 6 years after his first foray into […]