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Ontario invited candidates under the Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream

Author: Admin | February 23, 2025 | Categories: Ontario

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

Author: Admin | February 23, 2025 | Categories: Uncategorized

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

Author: Admin | February 23, 2025 | Categories: Uncategorized

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

Author: Admin | February 23, 2025 | Categories: British Columbia

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

Author: Admin | February 23, 2025 | Categories: Ontario

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

Author: Admin | February 23, 2025 | Categories: 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

Author: Admin | February 23, 2025 | Categories: Uncategorized

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

Author: Admin | February 23, 2025 | Categories: Uncategorized

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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Alberta announced 2023 allocations for the AAIP streams

Author: Admin | February 23, 2025 | Categories: Alberta

On March 21, 2023, Alberta announced 2023 allocations for the AAIP Streams. For 2023, the Government of Canada allocated 9,750 nominations for the AAIP. The province will issue 4,875 nominations under the Non-Express Entry streams, including 4,240 nominations for Alberta Express Entry Stream, 630 for Rural Renewal Stream, and five...

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Canadian trucking Industry seek faster immigration application processing

Author: Admin | February 23, 2025 | Categories: Work in Canada

Canadian trucking industry commends Ottawa for assisting internationally trained truckers in immigrating to the country. However, they urge Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to prioritize these much-needed workers further. The current labor shortage in the Canadian trucking industry poses a significant threat to Canada's long-term economic recovery and stability. ...

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