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...

The Express Entry draw welcomed 146 eligible candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in its latest MPNP draw. the latest MPNP draw issued no Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. In the Skilled Workers Overseas stream, Manitoba issued 92 LAAs in the latest...

IRCC proposed new Express Entry categories On January 12, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted public consultations with stakeholders to adjust the Express Entry application management system in response to Canada's economic needs and labor shortages.    To accomplish this goal, the department has crafted Express Entry categories...

The latest ranking by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a provider of analytics and insight to the worldwide higher education sector, includes three Canadian Universities among the top 50 in the world. According to the organization's annual QS Top Universities ranking, McGill University, the University of Toronto, and the University of British...

Over the last week, Canada Invited 1588 Candidates under the IEC Program. From May 30 to June 5, Canada invited 1588 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of June 3, there are 21,223 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation.  In this round,...

On December 13, 2022, British Columbia held new draws for business candidates in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In the Base Category of the Entrepreneur Stream, BC PNP invited up to five candidates. The lowest score of this round was 116 points, 4 points fewer than the...

Scott Moe, the premier of Saskatchewan, wants to persuade the Canadian government to increase the number of people who move to the province from 6,000 to 13,000.    To do this, he turned to the business community in Saskatchewan for help with a request from the Canadian authorities for a...

Ontario issued invitations under the three OINP streams on October 25, 2022, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued 535 invitations to apply (ITAs) for the Master's Graduate stream. The minimum score of this round was 35 points, 2 points more than it was in the previous draw.  On October 25,...