The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) offers new options for succession planning under the Entrepreneur Success Initiative, as many business owners plan to retire in the next five years. The Entrepreneur Success Initiative is a two-year pilot program designed to assist 100 candidates in applying to the OINP Entrepreneur Stream...

Manitoba invited 583 candidates under the MPNP and held occupation-specific selection in Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream on February 23, 2023, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #169, the MPNP held the first occupation-specific candidate selection under the Skilled Workers in...

Ottawa online survey of Francophone temporary residents outside of Quebec On February 20, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited French-speaking or bilingual temporary residents outside of Quebec to participate in an online survey to research their application process.  The survey will allow the Government of Canada to collect...

Ontario invited candidates under two streams of OINP. On January 24, 2023, the Government of Ontario held new draws in the Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream (EJO IS) and Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The province issued 620 invitations to apply...

top source country of newcomers to Canada according to the new reports published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in 2022, around 46% of landed immigrants in Canada were from Asian countries. India remains the primary source of newcomers to Canada, accounting for over a quarter (25%) of all...

IRCC invitation rounds of January 2023 invited over 7,500 candidates under the International Experience Canada over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From January 13 to January 20, Canada invited 7,539 young foreigners to apply for...

OINP's new draw results under the Entrepreneur Stream on January 27, 2023, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program released the OINP new draw results under the Entrepreneur Stream. It was the first draw for business candidates of the year.    In this draw, the province invited 10 business candidates. The minimum score...

Canadian provinces Welcome more immigrants via PNPs, Canada expects to accept more newcomers through provincial nominee programs (PNPs) in the coming years. This year, Canada provided provinces with multi-year allocation plans for the first time. The plan includes an unprecedented 44 percent growth in PNP allocations for 2023 and offers...

On January 10, 2023, the Government of Ontario held employer job offer foreign worker stream draws of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).  The province issued 402 targeted invitations to apply (ITAs) to skilled trades occupations and 2 ITAs to candidates who may qualify for the federal Economic Mobility Pathways...

To reduce the visitor visa backlog, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is planning to decrease the Visitor visa applications backlog.  The government is considering decisive measures by lifting some eligibility criteria for nearly half a million applications. This necessary action will significantly shorten wait times while allowing more people...