In the 94th Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw, and second in the month of July, MPNP issued 174 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA). Manitoba PNP increased the number of LAAs sent out from 125 on July 2, to 174 on July 16. This is yet another sign that provincial immigration to Canada is…
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…
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 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…
The province of Prince Edward Island has issued four provincial nominee program (PNP) draws in 30 days, inviting 129 applicants to apply. It has been a very busy month for PNPs. This could be a good sign that immigration to Canada is slowly returning to normal as economies begin to reopen following the COVID-19 pandemic. …
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order extending and expanding the U.S. immigration ban until the end of the year. Trump’s latest executive order follows his decision to temporarily suspend immigration to the U.S. for 60 days. The new ban not only targets green cards processed abroad but now also includes non-immigrant visas. A…
In the second draw of the month, Manitoba’s provincial nominee program (MPNP) issued 181 invitations to apply. The total number of invitations issued by MPNP for the month of June is 305. This is the most invitations sent out by MPNP since March which could be a good sign that the province is recovering from…
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued three rounds of invitations in June, with a total of 1600 invitations sent. Applicants who receive an invitation to Ontario, they must complete an application to OINP and if successful, the candidate will be awarded an additional 600 CRS points to their Express Entry application, all but guaranteeing they…
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