Canada to have the second highest real GDP growth in 2023 and 2024 among the G7 countries according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Canada is expected to have the second-highest growth in Real GDP (Gross Domestic Product) over the next two years. Indicators of a country's economic health are...

Healthcare authorities recruited healthcare professionals overseas to address a severe labor shortage last year, resulting in increased immigration from internationally-trained nurses, orderlies, and other healthcare workers.  According to the latest data, 2,595 new permanent residents came to fill healthcare openings through the Express Entry system last year, up 28.1% from...

On April 26, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the all-program Express Entry draw. In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs.    In round #247, the cut-off score was 483 points, three points fewer than in...

A record number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in the first quarter of 2023, making it the third-highest number to be issued in a three-month period since Express Entry was introduced.  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 37,559 invitations, including the three largest all-program draws in history,...

According to Saskatchewan Immigration Minister Jeremy Harrison, Saskatchewan has the best Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) system in Canada. The province provides financial assistance of up to $6,000 to healthcare workers to upgrade or remediate their educational credentials, enabling them to work in their respective fields.  According to the latest data...

On April 19, 2023, Alberta published an update considering the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) inventory. According to the new update, there were around 1,170 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications, 135 Rural Renewal Stream applications, 140 Accelerated Tech Pathway applications, and 165 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool. ...

Tech workers struggling to obtain a work permit in the US change their direction and immigrate to Canada over the US. Highly skilled tech workers prefer Canada over the US as they can apply for permanent residency in this country and are free to change jobs and work for any...

On April 10, 2023, Saskatchewan updated the Application Processing Times of various streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). Every quarter (every three months), the processing time is revised. It represents the average time required to process an application during that quarter. Each category's time is measured in weeks....

According to recent data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), 50 immigrant entrepreneurs were granted permanent residence in Canada through the Start-Up Visa program in January 2023. This is close to the number in January 2022, which was 55.  In January, Ontario welcomed 20 immigrant entrepreneurs, British Columbia accepted...

On April 6, 2023, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the new MPNP draw. In round #174 MPNP invited candidates in different streams. In round #174, the MPNP held a new occupation-specific candidate selection under the Skilled Workers in Manitoba (SWM) stream and invited 225 applicants who scored 615...