On August 18, 2023, the Government of Canada implemented two changes to the Agri-Food Pilot Program(AFP), providing more opportunities for workers and their families to apply for permanent residency.  First, family members of all AFP participants can now apply for open work permits.  Second, Canada started accepting union reference letters...

On August 17, 2023, Prince Edward Island held new draws under the PEI PNP streams.  PEI PNP invited 138 candidates in the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams.  Another four invitations were sent to Business Impact Category candidates. The lowest score for the business candidates was 102.  In total, PEI...

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) conducted two new invitation draws under the Human Capital Priorities Stream On August 16, 2023.  In the first draw, the OINP issued 751 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates with work experience in healthcare and tech occupations.  In the second draw, Ontario issued...

On August 16, 2023, Saskatchewan conducted new rounds of invitations in the SINP latest draws and invited candidates residing in Ireland, India, Poland, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.  The province invited 23 candidates from Ireland under the Express Entry category and 12 candidates under the Occupations In-Demand category.  Furthermore,...

SINP Application Processing Times for 2023 Updated on August 15, 2023, Saskatchewan updated the processing time of various streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). Every quarter (three months), the processing time is revised. It displays the average time it took to process an application during that quarter. Each...

On August 15, 2023, in the latest BC PNP Draw, British Columbia invited up to 158 candidates with a score of 60-88 points in the Skilled Worker – International Graduate categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP).  Details for the latest BC PNP Draw In this latest...

On August 15, 2023, the Government of Ontario held new draws in the Employer Job Offer Streams: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW), International Student Stream (EJO IS), and In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).  The province issued 1,506 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the...

The CRS score dropped below 500 on August 15, 2023, Express Entry Draw. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,300 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Express Entry draw #262.  In this draw, IRCC invited candidates under all immigration programs. In the latest round of invitations, the...

A study by the Northern Policy Institute found that last year, the RNIP helped boost Thunder Bay's economy beyond simply assisting foreign nationals in finding jobs and settling into their communities. In one year the program offered:  229 jobs to its applicants,  generated 92 other jobs in the local economy,...

Despite exceeding immigration targets and expecting an influx of skilled tradespeople, Construction Industry in Canada continues to lose thousands of jobs. In July, the sector saw a 2.8% drop, with 45,000 jobs lost. This trend is increasing, with construction experiencing more job losses than other major sectors. The problem is...