April 19 Express Entry Draw Sees Lowest CRS Requirement Yet at 415
The latest Express Entry draw, which took place on April 19, 2017, has issued 3,665 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent resident status to candidates in the Express Entry…
Foreign Workers in New Brunswick May Now Apply to Express Entry Labour Market Stream
Previously, this stream was closed to all new applications. Prior to the stream's closure, individuals who had attended a NBPNP information session, and workers eligible for the open category (which…
Canada Removes Conditional Permanent Residence Provision
Sponsored spouses and common-law partners will no longer pass through a period of conditional permanent resident status, after the Liberal government of Canada, as expected, removed the provision, which was…
Ontario Resumes Accepting Applications for Masters and PhD Graduate Streams
The OINP previously received applications to these two streams in late February, 2017. Both streams reached their intake limit in a matter of days. That intake period marked the first…
Intake Limit Reached for Ontario’s International Masters Graduate Stream
As was the case last time the two streams opened, in late February, 2017, the International Masters Graduate stream is the first to reach its intake limit. The International PhD…
Nova Scotia Pauses Access to Online Immigration Application Services
On May 9, 2017, Nova Scotia's Office of Immigration updated its website to state that 'Currently all Nova Scotia Immigration applications associated with Nova Scotia’s online service are unavailable.' This…
Nova Scotia Office of Immigration Resumes Online Application Services
The NSNP also stated that 'Nova Scotia Demand is expected to open and close over the next year,' a move which the province expects will allow for greater efficiency in…
Saskatchewan Invites 142 Candidates for Entrepreneur Program, Plans Future Draws
Saskatchewan has conducted the largest ever draw for the Entrepreneur stream of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), with 142 international entrepreneurs having been invited to apply to the program…
Latest BC Draw Invites 365 Workers and Graduates to Apply to Immigrate
The SIRS is a points-based system that ranks and selects eligible candidates across a range of sub-categories. When an eligible candidate registers through SIRS, he or she is assigned a…
Trades and Provincial Nominee Candidates Invited to Apply in May 26 Express Entry Draw
The latest draw from Canada's Express Entry pool has seen 543 candidates invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence. In a move that has not yet been seen in the…