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IRCC Invited 932 Candidates through Express Entry

IRCC Invited 932 Candidates through Express Entry
IRCC Invited 932 Candidates through Express Entry On June 8, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 932 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-targeted draw. In round #224, the cut-off score was 796 points, 55 points more compared to...
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Ottawa published ministerial instructions amendments after the NOC 2021 introduction

the NOC 2021
On March 16, 2023, the Government of Canada published ministerial instructions amendments after the NOC 2021 change. On September 23, 2022, the government expanded the geographic boundaries for participating communities to allow more employers to participate in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program, increased the application deadline to...
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IRCC is trying to resolve the IT glitch in the Express Entry draw

Express Entry draw
IRCC is trying to resolve the IT glitch in the Express Entry draw. Following the introduction of the National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has confirmed disruptions in the Express Entry system. Unfortunately, Provincial Nominee Programs candidates were also impacted by this technical glitch. IRCC...
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Canada expands employment opportunities for racialized newcomer women pilot

Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot 
Canada expands employment opportunities for racialized newcomer women pilot on March 15, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced support and services to help racialized newcomer women find jobs in Canada. The Government of Canada has allocated $1.1 million to the YWCA of Metro Vancouver to support the Tech...
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British Columbia invited 137 Skilled Immigration and Tech candidates in the new BCPNP draw

British Columbia invited 137 Skilled Immigration and Tech candidates in the new BCPNP draw
On May 24, 2022, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates and Tech workers. In the Tech-targeted draw, BC issued 115 invitations, with a minimum score of 85 points. In the Childcare-targeted draw for early...
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British Columbia invited new candidates under the new BC PNP draw

BC PNP draw
British Columbia invited new candidates under the new BC PNP draw. On January 24, 2023, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) and invited qualified Skills, and Immigration candidates. In the general draw, the province invited 221 candidates. The minimum...
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British Columbia invited new Skilled Immigration candidates under the BC PNP

BC PNP
On December 13, 2022, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates. In the general draw, the province invited 180 candidates. The minimum score for candidates invited to this draw was 80-104 points.  In addition,...
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Prince Edward Island invited 144 candidates in PEI PNP new invitation round

PEI PNP new invitation round
On March 16, 2023, Prince Edward Island conducted a PEI PNP new invitation round. In the fourth round of this year, the province issued 138 invitations to apply to skilled workers in the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams.  PEI also invited six candidates to the Business Work Permit Entrepreneurs...
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Processing times in Canadian passport offices have returned to pre-pandemic levels

Canadian passport
Processing times in Canadian passport offices have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development Karina Gould has proudly announced that the backlog with passport processing has been nearly cleared, as 98 percent of the application backlog has been processed.    Subsequently, turnaround times in all passport...
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IRCC held a new all-program Express Entry draw

all-program Express Entry draw
IRCC held a new all-program Express Entry draw on March 15, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 7,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs. In round #243, the cut-off score was 490 points, the...
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