Study in Canada 2023 The government has acknowledged that there will be an estimated 753,000 international students with study permits for Study in Canada in 2023. In search of a high-quality education at a decent cost. Many Canadian universities provide a wide range of programs, including engineering, medicine, business, tourism,...

Ontario issued 725 invitations through the Master Graduate Stream on December 21, 2022, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued 725 invitations to apply (ITAs) to potential candidates in the Expression of Interest system pool for the Master Graduate stream. The minimum score of this round was 46 points, 11 points...

On December 2, 2022, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #160, MPNP issued 206 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The minimum score to get the LAA in this category was 775 points, 22...

The Conference Board released a report recommending boosting PNP slots for international students. The Conference Board of Canada has announced that Canada could see an increase in international student immigration if the provinces could nominate more students through Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP). The most common way that former international students...

Nova Scotia added new NOC codes for the Occupations In-Demand stream Some Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) offer streams that are targeted to applicants who have professional experience in a given field that is in demand in that province. Only a few provinces offer these kinds of streams, and occasionally there...

On December 1, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced a 20% increase in the 2023 International Experience Canada (IEC) Program, which will open on January 9, 2023.    The IEC Program in Canada allows foreign youth from 36 partner countries to come and work...

On November 29, 2022, the Government of Canada published changes to the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) after the implementation of the NOC 2021.  For the education criteria, those with a job offer under Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) 0 or 1 must possess at least a Canadian 1-year post-secondary...

British Columbia invited the first Skilled Immigration candidates after the NOC change On November 28, 2022, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates. In the general draw, the province invited 253 candidates. The minimum score...

Express Entry is now available to truck drivers following the implementation of the new National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. The update was announced by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser in August, and 16 new jobs were added to the Federal Skilled Worker Program with the launch of the new NOC system...

On November 22, 2022, Alberta published the update considering the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) inventory. According to the new update, there were around 970 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 290 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool.  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) allocated a quota of...