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Prince Edward Island Invites 87 Candidates in PEI PNP Latest Draw

PEI PNP Latest Draw
On February 20, 2025, Prince Edward Island (PEI) held its second invitation round of the year under the PEI PNP Latest Draw of the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). During this latest draw, the province released 87 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to applicants who have shown a...
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IRCC revised the minimum required income for Super Visa applications

Super Visa Processing Times 
On May 2, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the minimum required income for the Super Visa applications. The new minimum income requirement represents an increase of over 3.33% compared to the previous year.  The minimum required income for a single-person family unit is C$27,514, while the minimum...
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Ontario invited candidates under the Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream

Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream
On April 11, 2023, the Government of Ontario held a new draw in the Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).  The province issued 295 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the eligible candidates through the EJO IDS stream, with a minimum score...
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Canada Spousal Sponsorship Immigration almost doubled in January 2023

Canada Spousal Sponsorship Immigration
According to the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in January 2023, Canada Spousal Sponsorship Immigration sponsorship led to almost twice as many individuals obtaining permanent residency in Canada compared to the same month last year.  In January, Canada saw a significant increase of 90.1% in the...
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The new Canada-U.S. border deal will cost Canadian taxpayers at least this much

Canadian taxpayers
Canadian taxpayers might have to pay at least $60 million in a decade if the U.S.-Canada border were closed to asylum seekers. The expense of the Mounties stepping up "challenging" enforcement actions aren't taken into consideration in that analysis. Ottawa and Washington expanded a bilateral agreement in March to turn...
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Latest British Columbia PNP draw invites 132 candidates

Latest British Columbia PNP draw
On April 11, 2023, the Latest British Columbia PNP draw issued new invitations in the Skilled Worker – International Graduate categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP).  In the Tech-targeted draw, BC issued 99 invitations with a minimum score of 85 points. In the Childcare-targeted draw for...
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Ontario published the OINP 2023 nomination allocation

OINP 2023 nomination allocation
On March 23, 2023, the Government of Ontario released the OINP 2023 nomination allocation. The annual quota for Ontario under the Provincial Nominee Program will be 16,500 in 2023, 6,750 more than last year.  Last year, the province nominated 9,750 candidates to apply for permanent residence with Immigration, Refugees and...
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IRCC held the latest all-program Express Entry draw and issued 3,500 ITAs

latest all-program Express Entry
On April 12, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the latest all-program Express Entry draw. In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs.  In round #246, the cut-off score was 486 points, five points more than in...
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Ottawa updated immigration inventories and backlogs

immigration inventories and backlogs
On April 18, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the data on immigration inventories and backlogs. According to the last update, there were 2,017,700 applications for permanent residence, temporary residence, and citizenship approvals in all IRCC inventories. According to the update, 44.4% of applications in the inventory exceeded...
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The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot may become permanent

The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) has the potential to become a permanent immigration program. According to Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the RNIP has been an enormous success, and communities that participate in the program want to bring more people in through the...
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