Immigration Minister says IRCC to release backlog data monthly
Just over 405,000 permanent residents arrived in Canada in 2021. The Immigration Levels Plan targets to welcome 431,000 in 2022. Canada is on track to meet this goal as 275,000…
Canada invites 2,750 Express Entry candidates in latest all-program draw
The all-program draw was for candidates in the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class. The minimum comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score was 516. This is lower than the…
Canada has already welcomed over 300,000 new permanent residents in 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada has welcomed over 300,000 new permanent residents already this year, a number that has only been hit a handful of times and always took…
Canada has issued 3,250 invitations to apply (ITA) for permanent residency in the latest Express Entry draw held on September 14
The all-program draw was for candidates in the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class. The minimum comprehensive ranking system (CRS) score was 510 This is lower than the…
Minimum CRS score changes from 511 to 510 in the most recent Express Entry Draw
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has confirmed that this was due to a clerical error.At the time of the draw, before the score decrease was updated on the IRCC…
Canada’s Express Entry draw results from September 28, 2022
Here are the results of Canada's most recent Express Entry draw on September 28, 2022.Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued 3,750 invites to Canadian permanent resident hopefuls in…
Canada lifts all COVID-19 travel restrictions
Effective October 1, 2022, all travellers will no longer face COVID-19 measures when entering Canada.Travellers of all nationalities no longer need to:Use the ArriveCAN app or website;Submit proof of vaccination;Undergo…
British Columbia set to halt PNP draws from October 12 through November 16, 2022
Next to Express Entry, Canada’s 11 Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) — which exist in every province and territory except Quebec and Nunavut — are the country’s main source of immigrants.Soon,…
Canada temporarily lifting off-campus work hour limit for international students
Between the November start date this year and December 31 of 2023, a new policy announced by Canadian immigration minister Sean Fraser this morning will increase the number of hours…
Canada to issue 23,100 Parents and Grandparents Program ITAs in 2022
ITAs will be sent out over the course of the next two weeks with the goal of accepting up to 15,000 completed PGP applications.PGP EligibilityThe eligibility criteria for the PGP…