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On April 29, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), conducted another targeted Express Entry (EE) draw, issuing 589 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates holding Provincial Nominations (PNP). The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) score for this draw was 692. IRCC is moving towards targeted draws during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they need to [...]
Removing Barriers for International Student Workers To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the Canadian Federal Government will temporarily remove restrictions through to August 31, 2020 and allow international students to full-time while classes are in session, provided they are working in an essential service or function, such as health care, critical infrastructure, or [...]
On April 23, 2020, the first Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) draw was conducted by the city of Sudbury, Ontario. A total of six invitations were issued to candidates with minimum scores of 280 under Sudbury’s points ranking system. The RNIP was launched in 2019, with a total of 11 participating communities across Canada. [...]
Alberta held two draws on April 1st and April 14th under the Express Entry (EE) program, with details now available. For the April 1st draw, the AINP invited 120 candidates with Comprehensive Ranking Scores (CRS) of 381 and for the April 14th draw, a total of 200 candidates were invited with a CRS of 353. [...]
British Columbia has been one of the busiest PNP’s this year. Although all Provinces have been affected by COVID-19, BC continues to welcome new immigrants and the April 27th draw is a key indicator. During the April 27th draw, 91 Invitations to Apply (ITA) were issued under the Tech Pilot Program to applicants with job [...]
British Columbia had another PNP draw under the Skills Immigration (Skilled Worker, International Graduate, and Entry Level and Semi-Skilled), and also the Express Entry program (Skilled Worker and International Graduate), where a total of 271 invitations were issued. Amidst the impact and changing labour market of COVID-19 in the Province of BC, there were a [...]
Breaking News!!! President Donald Trump announced via Twitter, that he will sign an executive order that will "temporarily suspend immigration" into the U.S. His reasons for the suspension of ALL immigration programs is due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and the need to protect the jobs of American Citizens. Trump’s announcement comes just [...]
A Canadian Federal Express Entry (EE) Draw was conducted on April 16, 2020. This is the second EE draw in two days. A total of 3782 Invitations to Apply (ITA) were issued to candidates under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) category. CEC candidates chosen must have 1 year of Canadian work experience out of the [...]
A Canadian Federal Express Entry (EE) Draw was conducted on April 15, 2020, where 118 Invitations to Apply (ITA) were issued to candidates holding Provincial Nominations (PNP). This was a targeted draw, which appears to be the current norm of IRCC. In fact, there has not been an all program draw since March 18, 2020. [...]
In an effort to safeguard Canada against Coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 26, 2020, Canada implemented a mandatory self-isolation of 14-days to any person entering Canada by air, sea or land, whether they were asymptomatic, or exhibited signs and/or symptoms of COVID-19 under the Quarantine Act. On April 14, 2020, PM Trudeau updated the Quarantine Act, effective [...]
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