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...

Hiring more foreign talent to balance the Canadian labour market. In his recent speech, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem spoke about how immigration may be the key to achieving labour market stability and correcting inflation. He stated that the Canadian labour market has more demand than labour supply.   ...

Canada published temporary public policy details allowing students to work more than 20 hours per week On November 22, 2022, the Canadian Government released the instructions for the temporary public policy that lifts the work limitation of study permit holders. International students that were allowed to work without a work...

On November 18, 2022, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #158, MPNP issued 177 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The minimum score to get the LAA in this category was 797 points, 184...

BC expanded the BC PNP Tech Immigration Stream The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech immigration stream has expanded to include 35 occupations under the newly created National Occupational Classification (NOC).    Before the launch of NOC 2021 on November 16, only 29 targeted occupations were available under...

How has the NOC changed affected the new AAIP applicants? After the implementation of the NOC 2021, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) canceled all applications with an unpaid application fee that were not submitted in the portal as of 4 pm on November 15, 2022.    The AAIP requires...