Candidates with Siblings in Canada, French Speakers in Line for Additional Points After Latest Express Entry Changes
Canada’s Express Entry immigration selection system, designed to welcome skilled workers from around the world quickly and simply, will reward candidates who can prove that they or their spouse or…
BC Invites 346 Workers and International Graduates in June 7 Draw
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…
IRCC Now Ranking Candidates in Express Entry Pool with Tied CRS Scores by Time of Profile Submission
Candidates in the Express Entry pool continue to be ranked according to their CRS score, as has always been the case since the introduction of Express Entry in January, 2015.…
Global Talent Stream Launches, Expediting Work Permit Processing for In-Demand Foreign Workers
A new pilot program has launched, introducing two-week processing times for work permit applications for certain highly-skilled foreign workers. The Global Talent Stream (GTS) is part of the Canadian government’s…
Employer Job Offer Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Reaches Intake Limit
The Employer Job Offer stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has reached its intake limit, and is no longer receiving applications. Ontario's Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration has…
Manitoba Invites 605 Candidates to Apply for Immigration in Latest Two Draws
The MPNP is a Canadian immigration program that allows the province of Manitoba to welcome new immigrants who have the ability to establish themselves and their families in Manitoba, based…
Bill C-6 Passes, Allowing Quicker Transition to Canadian Citizenship for Immigrants
Bill C-6, an act amending the Canadian Citizenship Act, has officially passed into law, placing current and future immigrants to Canada on a faster pathway to one of the world’s…
Ontario Now Publishing Estimated Processing Times for Immigration Streams
The province also disclosed that, as of June 19, slightly more than half of the 6,000 nomination certificates within the OINP allocation for 2017 have been issued.The OINP is one…
Latest Express Entry Draw Invites 3,409 Candidates to Immigrate to Canada
While the minimum CRS cut-off of the most recent draw was higher than in previous draws, it should be noted that there was a delay of 28 days between this…
Ontario Releases List of Targeted Information and Communications Technology Occupations for Express Entry Stream
The occupation-specific initiative began on June 26, when the government of Ontario announced a targeted selection of ICT professionals from the Express Entry pool.Additionally, Ontario lowered the required minimum Comprehensive…