New Brunswick increased the wages in Atlantic Canada on January 30, 2023, the New Brunswick Government increased the minimum wage to $14.75 per hour, which will be in effect on April 1, 2023. The current minimum wage in the province is $13.75 per hour. This is the third $1 per-hour...

Ontario Masters Graduate stream issued 692 invitations on January 25, 2023, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued 692 invitations to apply (ITAs) to potential candidates in the Expression of Interest system pool for the Ontario Masters Graduate stream.  Candidates who received an invitation had a minimum score of 44 points,...

British Columbia issued 150 invitations On January 10, 2023, in the latest BC PNP draws. British Columbia issued new invitations in the Skilled Worker – International Graduate categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP).  According to the latest BC PNP draws In the Tech-targeted draw, BC issued...

On January 9, 2023, Newfoundland and Labrador announced that the provincial government was preparing to recruit physicians and nurses from Ireland to fill vacancies in the province. Ireland has been selected due to its physician training standards being comparable to those in Newfoundland and Labrador, along with the vast opportunity...

IRCC held the first Express Entry draw of 2023 On January 11, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 5,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. In the first Express Entry draw of 2023, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs.    In the first...

50 candidates were invited under the Saskatchewan Entrepreneur program the first invitation round in the Entrepreneur Program 2023. On January 5, 2023, conducted by the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).  In this round, SINP invited 50 candidates.    This round's highest Expression of Interest (EOI) score was 130 points. The...

IRCC opened the IEC season 2023 On January 9, 2023, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Sean Fraser announced that the 2023 IEC season had opened for international youths who want to brain a work experience in Canada. Individuals currently registered as part of the IEC will shortly...

Canada needs more skilled workers to fill jobs in the building trades. As Baby Boomers retire from their respective positions, Canada desperately needs foreign nationals to take up the empty positions and fill the one million open jobs. Housing and Diversity Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussein insists on immigration as an...

PEI schedule for invitations rounds in 2023 On January 4, 2022, the Office of Immigration of Prince Edward Island (PEI)published a schedule for invitation rounds via the Expression of Interest system for individuals to apply for PEI PNP known as the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program ().  The invitation...

On January 4, 2022, Saskatchewan updated the  SINP application processing times of various streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. According to the new data, in the fourth quarter of 2022, in the International Skilled Worker category, the processing time in the Employment Offer stream was 1 week, in the...