Surpassing all expectations, the Canadian economy adds nearly one million jobs in June as businesses that were closed begin to reopen. The recent Statistics Canada report highlights the efforts by both federal and provincial governments to ease COVID-19 related restrictions that forced many businesses to close or operate at reduced capacity. The June job numbers…
As Coronavirus rages across the U.S. and dominates headlines, the Trump administration is curtailing immigration everywhere it can. First, they came for asylum seekers, overseas green card processing, and almost all temporary work visas. Seemly not satisfied with that, they are now going after international students. Any international students who are taking classes online because…
The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) sent out 187 Notification of Interest letters through the Alberta Express Entry Stream. Based on the frequency of previous draws, we should see another round of invitations sent out later this month. What is Alberta Express Entry? Unlike many provincial nominee programs, Alberta Express Entry does not require candidates…
3,900 Express Entry candidates have been invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence in the 155th Express Entry draw on July 8th, 2020. This is the first all-program draw since the beginning of the pandemic. Invitations were issued to candidates in all three of the economic immigration streams managed by the Express Entry system, including…
On July 7 British Columbia invited 57 candidates in their Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) to apply under their Tech Pilot program. BC PNP issues weekly draws under the Tech Pilot program to candidates who have a job offer in selected tech occupations from an employer in the province. The applicant must have at least…
On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gave international students in the U.S. the choice of transferring to a school with in-person classes or leave the country. The move to remove international students from the country if their studies are changed to online-only options will increase pressure on schools in the U.S. to resume in-person…
In 2019, almost half of all invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence sent through Express Entry were to candidates who indicated India as their country of citizenship. Per the annual Express Entry report, for the last three years, Indian nationals have received the vast majority of invitations to apply (ITAs). In 2019, candidates who…
On July 2, Manitoba PNP invited 125 candidates to apply for permanent residence through three provincial immigration streams. Skilled Workers In Manitoba Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 101 Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 475 International Education Stream Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 18 Skilled Workers Overseas Number of…
On June 30, BC PNP completed their seventh PNP draw for June and invited 314 candidates to apply for immigration. This is the second-highest BC PNP draw for all of 2020. The frequency of draws and the number of invitations sent out are more encouraging signs that Canadian immigration is returning to normal. CRS Cut-Off…
As of July 1, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will once again process online applications for visitor visas and electronic travel authorizations (eTAs). Despite Visa Application Centres gradually reopening, processing will be limited to online applications only. Canada remains closed to tourists and all other non-essential travel until at least July 31. Those who…
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