On March 30, 2023, British Columbia held a new draw for business candidates in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The province invited seven candidates in the Base Category of the Entrepreneur Stream. The lowest score of this round was 115 points, one point fewer than the previous...

On April 3, 2023, the AAIP made changes to immigration pathways to allow more in-demand workers and entrepreneurs to become permanent residents and immigrate to the province.  According to the announcement, the AAIP will use up to 30 percent of available Express Entry allocations for the Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, allowing...

PEI held a new draw and invited 46 skilled candidates on March 30, 2023, Prince Edward Island conducted a new invitation round in the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams and invited 113 candidates under the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP).  The PEI PNP issued a total...

British Columbia invited new candidates under the BC PNP Draw on March 31, 2023, British Columbia issued new invitations in the Skilled Worker – International Graduate categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the Tech-targeted draw, BC issued 165 invitations with a minimum score of 85 points....

The Government of Canada has recently expanded its list of foreign nationals who can purchase homes to include temporary foreign workers with at least 183 days left on their work permits. However, these individuals can only buy a maximum of one residential property due to the two-year ban that was...

The number of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens has plummeted since 2001 as Canada reaches record-breaking levels of immigration, new data from Statistics Canada reveals that almost half of the recent immigrants are forgoing Canadian citizenship. Over the past two decades, Statistics Canada's figures demonstrate a remarkable drop-off in permanent...

Sudbury considered 27 applications under the RNIP on March 29, 2023, the City of Greater Sudbury held a new round of invitations for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). In this round, Sudbury considered 27 candidates. The lowest score of these draws was 270 points, 25 points more than...

With the commitment of bringing 500,000 new permanent residents to Canada by 2025 in mind, Budget 2023 has allocated $1.6 billion over six years and an additional $315 million ongoing.  Moreover, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will benefit from an extra budget of $50 million to reduce immigration backlogs. ...

Ottawa issued more invitations under the latest all-program Express Entry draw on March 29, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued another 7,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs.  In round #245, the cut-off score...

IRCC issued 1,002 invitations under the IEC over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From March 18 to March 24, Canada invited 1,002 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of March...