On May 25, 2022, Alberta published the Updated AINP Inventor. There were around 1,050 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 750 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool. In addition, on May 19, 2022, Alberta held a new round in the Alberta Express Entry Stream and issued 100 Notifications...

Newfoundland and Labrador announced the 2022-2026 tourism strategy on December 7, 2022, Newfoundland and Labrador released the 2022-2026 tourism strategy and Vision to transform the province’s tourism landscape. In the next five years, the strategy will take a three-phased approach.    First, the 2022-2023 transition phase will ensure a steady...

Ontario invited 160 candidates under the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream On December 13, 2022, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held the 6th round of invitations in Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream. In this round, OINP issued 160 Invitations to Apply to the Francophone candidates. The Comprehensive Ranking...

IRCC will implement the new TEER system NOC 2021 this week On November 16, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will update the National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2021, to include the Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities (TEER) system. The NOC is revised every ten years to keep up with...

IRCC extended work permits to family members of temporary foreign workers On December 2, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced new instructions for employers and temporary workers. Canada is expanding its work permit program to include family members of temporary foreign workers. This will help address labour shortages...

The Tech stream of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) is a fantastic method to attract more people to a vital industry and boost an important area of the economy.   British Columbia's Tech program is currently the most simple option for tech employees to enter Canada, as compared...

On December 21, 2022, Saskatchewan invited 468 candidates under the SINP. In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan issued 153 ITAs. In addition, another 315 invitations were issued to the Occupations In-Demand category candidates. The lowest score in both categories was 80 points, 2 points fewer than in the previous draw.  All...

British Columbia 160 invitations issued in the new SI and EEBC of the BCPNP draws On February 22, 2022, British Columbia held two rounds in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, BC issued...

Canada Welcomes Record Immigrants from Hong Kong According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), a record number of 12,484 open work permits were issued to Hong Kong residents from March 2017 through June 2022. Last year, the Government of Canada introduced two new pathways for Hong Kongers to immigrate...

Canada to welcome more out-of-status construction workers in the GTA on January 20, 2023, the Government of Canada announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) would create pathways for out-of-status migrants, to help Canadian employers to deal with critical labor shortages in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). In 2019,...