The First Express Entry Draw of July 2017 Invites 3,202 Candidates to Immigrate to Canada
The minimum CRS cut-off of the most recent draw was lower than in the previous June 28 draw, with the CRS cut-off threshold lowered by nine points.For an in-depth analysis…
Ontario Issues Immigration Fraud Warning
The government of Ontario has cautioned applicants to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) that some people have received emails claiming to be sent by the OINP. In these emails,…
Ontario Now Accepting Employer Job Offer Stream Applications Under the OINP Program
The OINP will be monitoring the intake of applications with respect to the limits of Ontario’s federal nomination allocation. Ontario’s federal nomination allocation is 6,000 in 2017.The Employer Job Offer…
July 19 Draw for Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Stream Has Joint-Lowest Points Requirement Ever
The latest draw for Saskatchewan's Entrepreneur stream, an important component of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), has resulted in 98 international entrepreneurs being invited to apply to the program.…
Ontario Pauses Intake for Popular Human Capital Priorities Stream
This news follows recent initiatives that were designed to attract additional candidates to the stream, including a recent strategy whereby the OINP searched for candidates in the Express Entry pool…
Liberals Set to Overhaul Guide for Canada’s Citizenship Exam
The new guide, a working copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press, breaks the responsibilities of citizenship into two categories: mandatory and voluntary. Mandatory responsibilities include paying taxes,…
Latest BC Immigration Draws Invite Graduates and Workers, Including Tech Workers
Eligible individuals interested in applying for immigration to Canada through certain categories of the BC PNP, including the five that were included in these draws, are required to enter into…
Saskatchewan’s International Skilled Worker: Occupations In-Demand Sub-Category Reopens to Accept 1,200 new Applications
0211Engineering managersProvide documentation from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) showing your Engineer-in-Training membership; or a letter from APEGS indicating that you have been assigned Confirmatory…
Points Requirement Decreases for Workers and Graduates in Latest BC Immigration Draw
In total, 446 foreign workers and international graduates were invited to apply to the BC PNP in draws that occurred on August 16 and August 23, the latter draw being…
Ottawa Makes it Easier for Francophones to Work Outside Quebec
The following criterion has been removed from the program delivery instructions and is no longer an eligibility requirement: The foreign national has been recruited through a francophone immigration promotional event…