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…
Quebec Immigration Investor Program Reopens
The popular Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) has reopened for up to 1,900 new applications, as of May 29, 2017. The QIIP is Canada's only currently available passive investor immigration…
Third Express Entry Draw in One Week Invites Candidates with CRS Scores of 413 or Above
A total of 3,877 candidates in the Express Entry pool have received an Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in the latest draw, conducted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on…