British Columbia issued 173 invitations in the new BC PNP draws On December 20, 2022, British Columbia 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 153 invitations with a minimum score...

Canada invited new candidates under the IEC season of invitations 2023 over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC).  From February 11 to February 17, Canada invited 7,772 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work...

On January 19, 2023, Prince Edward Island conducted a new invitation round in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In the first round of this year, the province issued 216 invitations to apply to skilled workers in the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams.    PEI also...

Ottawa introduced a new update regarding the LMIA exemption codes on December 16, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced a new program delivery update regarding the labor market impact assessment (LMIA) exemption codes under the International Mobility Program (IMP).    According to the update, the government added new LMIA-exemption codes...

Canada invited young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From March 11 to March 17, Canada invited 1,555 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open...

IRCC invited 5,500 candidates in the Express Entry draw of 2023. On January 18, 2023, IRCC held an unexpected the Express Entry draw of 2023, making it the second in two consecutive weeks. Express Entry draw #238 issued 5,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to all-program candidates under Express Entry. In...

On March 23, 2023, Saskatchewan conducted new rounds of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan issued 184 ITAs. Another 312 invitations were issued to the Occupations In-Demand category candidates.    The lowest score in both categories was 82, two points fewer than...

On February 23, 2023, the City of Greater Sudbury held a new round of invitations for the RNIP. In this round, Sudbury considered 25 candidates. The lowest score of these draws was 245 points, five points fewer than in the previous draw.    All applicants had one eligible occupation and...

On March 23, 2023, IRCC issued 7,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the new all-program Express Entry draw. In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs. In round #244, the cut-off score was 484 points, six points fewer than in the previous all-program draw.  It...

On March 16, 2023, the Government of Yukon announced that the territory increased the number of allocations under the Provincial Nominee Program (YNP) for 2023, allowing more foreign workers to immigrate to the Yukon.  By increasing the Yukon's nominee allocations from 300 to 430 for 2023, the YNP assists employers...