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...

The impact of global immigration on Canada, there has been a notable increase in migration to high-income countries, according to economists. Global North countries, including Canada, have seen a fast rise in their foreign-born population. Canada's population growth rate of 2.7% in 2022 is the highest among the G7 countries...

the Start-Up Visa program (SUV) has seen a 6.3% increase in new permanent residents arriving as entrepreneurs during the first half of this year compared to last year. Although the number of new permanent residents coming under the SUV slipped slightly in June, the trend is still upward.  The government's...

Immigration in 2023 is expected to surpass record targets for this year, Canada's immigration rate is set to exceed the targets outlined in the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan, with 232,120 new permanent residents alone in the first half of 2023. If this trend continues, there could be a total of...

On August 9, 2023, Alberta updated the AAIP inventory. According to the new update, there were around:  1,176 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications,  405 Rural Renewal Stream applications,  295 Accelerated Tech Pathway applications,  196 Family Connection Stream applications, 147 applications from priority sectors, and  less than ten applications under the Dedicated...