The Federal Express Entry (EE) Draw #152 held on June 11, 2020 by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Services (IRCC) issued a total of 3559 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) category. The CEC candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) of 437, a 3-point drop since the last [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the global economy. Canada and the U.S. have implemented bans on non-essential travel and this is being extended until the end of July. Having the borders shut for all these months, undoubtedly affects Canada’s food supply, so in n efforts to safeguard the continuous flow of Canada’s food supply [...]

June 10, 2020 - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), conducted a targeted Express Entry (EE) draw, issuing that 341Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates holding Provincial Nominations (PNP) with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) score of743. The CRS cutoff score has dropped since the last EE draw on May 27th, which was 757, [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the global economy. In efforts to safeguard the continuous flow of Canada’s food supply and health security as well as trade and commerce, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a new public policy on June 5, 2020 to temporarily exempt foreign workers in certain essential service sectors, such [...]

With COVID-19, many individuals thinking of international study, have decided to put off their studies for a later date. This has caused a significant decrease in the number of international students coming to Canada. Now, with the recent announcement from Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that starting Fall 2020, international students who have an acceptance [...]

As of 11:59 EDT on June 8, 2020, CBSA announced that immediately family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are entering Canada to be with an immediate family member, will be exempt from the prohibition on entry to Canada if they are entering for a period of 15 days or more. If a [...]

On June 3, 2020, the OINPissued 699 Notifications of Interest (NOI) under the Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream to candidates in the Express Entry pool with experience in the following nine occupations. Financial managers (NOC 0111) Other administrative services managers (0114) Advertising, marketing and public relations managers (0124) Financial auditors and accountants (NOC 1111) Other [...]

The May 13, 2020 Alberta Express Entry (EE) draw results were recently released. A total of 191 candidates received Notifications of Interest (NOI). The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) was 300, the lowest it’s been since March 4, 2020. Although 300 is a very attainable CRS score, the AINP has advised that not all candidates [...]

Canada will move to virtual citizenship ceremonies sometime in the near future as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most citizenship appointments have been cancelled for over two months due to the global pandemic and social distancing rules. Only emergency citizenship ceremonies for essential workers and those who required it for employment. Many permanent residents [...]

When United States Citizenship Immigration Services (USCIS) reopens on June 4, 2020, interviews and oath ceremonies will be quite different. There have been many policy updates since the COVID-19 pandemic and USCIS’s reopening procedures are in line with recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Some of these measures include social distancing and the [...]