On November 1, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released details on the Government of Canada’s 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan.  According to the new plan, the Government plans to accept 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023. In addition, Canada will welcome 485,000 newcomers in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025....

Manitoba invited 336 skilled candidates under the new MPNP draw on January 26, 2023, Manitoba held its second invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) this year. In round #166, the MPNP issued 253 LAAs in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The minimum score for the LAA in...

IRCC invited potential sponsors under PGP on October 24, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited potential sponsors to apply under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP).    Between October 12 and 20, 2022, IRCC sent 23,100 invitations to apply (ITA) to accept...

On March 1, 2022, the Government of Ontario held new draws in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) and International Student Stream (EJO IS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The province issued 456 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the eligible candidates through the EJO FW...

skilled candidates invited under the new British Columbia PNP draws On March 21, 2023, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills and Immigration candidates. British Columbia invited up to 258 candidates to BC PNP. Details of the...

Saskatchewan invited 55 business people under the Entrepreneur Program on November 3, 2022, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) conducted the sixth invitation round in the Entrepreneur Program 2022. In this round, SINP invited 55 candidates.    This round's highest Expression of Interest (EOI) score was 120 points. The average...

Canada has the largest immigrant share of the population in over 150 years On October 26, 2022, Statistics Canada published the sixth round of the Census data report, announcing that immigrants made up almost a fourth of the Canadian population, which is the largest share in over 150 years.   ...

Canada will not repeat TR2PR pathway draws after the recent announcement of immigration levels, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), answered questions about the TR to PR pathway. In April 2022, Canada announced a new pathway, enabling existing temporary residents and workers to convert to permanent...

The number of full-time jobs held by immigrants increased On November 4, Statistics Canada revealed the Labour Force Survey data for October 2022. The general unemployment rate has returned to its original state after the observed increases from May to September but is still equivalent to September's 5.2%. The survey...

On October 20, 2022, Prince Edward Island conducted a new invitation round in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In the tenth round of this year, the province issued 194 invitations to apply to skilled workers in the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams.    PEI also...