On September 7, 2023, OINP held the sixth round of invitations in Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream.  In this round, the OINP issued 300 Invitations to Apply for the Francophone candidates. The Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) range of candidates who received the Notification of Interest from the OINP...

Canada is ranked 2nd best country in the world overall in the 2023 Best Countries ranking by U.S. News, up from 3rd place in 2022. U.S. News analyzed ten sub-categories and surveyed over 17,000 people from 36 countries before ranking 87 countries. Canada ranked in the top five for four...

Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the IEC rounds of invitations 2023. From August 26 to September 1, Canada invited 4,314 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of September 1, 28,284 candidates registered in the pool, awaiting...

On September 6, 2023, the Government of British Columbia held new invitation draws under the BC PNP and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates.  In the general draw, BC invited 160 candidates. The minimum score for candidates invited to this draw was 89-110 points.  In the childcare-targeted draw: The province issued...

On September 1, 2023, the City of Greater Sudbury held the new RNIP round of invitations. In this round, Sudbury considered 62 candidates.  The lowest score of these draws was 220 points, 20 points fewer than in the previous draw.  So far, the city has considered 292 candidates in 2023. ...

This year, the Canadian passport has moved from eighth to sixth place in the Henley Passport Index rankings. The passport scored 186 points but has climbed higher rankings than other countries’ passports.  The Henley Passport Index compares 199 passports for 227 travel destinations, giving 104 rankings for the top ones....

On September 1, 2023, the Government of Canada extended measures allowing international students using the PGWP distance learning option to pursue their higher education in Canada to be eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP).  PGWP distance learning measures The measures introduced on October 6, 2022, and set to expire...

In July 2023, the provincial Government of New Brunswick issued new Invitations to Apply (ITAs) through the NBPNP streams.  The province issued 58 ITAs under the New Brunswick Employment Connection stream, 130 ITAs through the New Brunswick Student Connection stream, and 71 invitations under the Express Entry Occupations In-Demand Connection...

On August 31, 2023, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #192, the MPNP held a new draw under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba (SWM) stream and issued 288 LAAs to eligible candidates (127 to Express Entry candidates).  The lowest score in...

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a program that protects and provides work authorization to immigrants brought to the US as children. Over 570,000 Dreamers are currently protected by DACA and are productive members of the American economy.  However, the program is in legal limbo as Congress has failed...