The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Factsheet containing information on U.S Citizens, Permanent Residents, and their immediate families who are returning from the impacted COVID-19 areas. The DHS Factsheet mandates that all U.S Citizens, Legal Permanent Residents, and their immediate relatives must: Travel through one of 13 airports where DHS has established [...]

To further safeguard the country against the spread of Coronavirus, President Trump shut down the U.S.’s borders and suspended entry of foreign nationals who have been in the impacted COVID-19 areas any point in the last 14 days, prior to their arrival to the U.S. Impacted COVID-19 Areas Entry is now restricted entry for all [...]

During Prime Minister Trudeau’s Press Conference on March 16th, he announced that as of Wednesday, March 18, 12:01 a.m. EDT, he will be shutting down the Canadian border to non-Canadian Citizens due to the spread of COVID-19. Exceptions to this include Permanent Canadian residents, the immediate family members of Canadian citizens, diplomats, air crews, and [...]

A. STATUTORY NUMBERS This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during April for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website at www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo, [...]

Details of the February 20, 2020 Alberta Provincial Nominee Program (AINP) have recently been released. Alberta’s Express Entry PNP uses a Notification of Interest (NOI) system to apply for permanent residency nomination. During this draw, AINP invited 150 candidates with Comprehensive Ranking Scores (CRS) of 300. Unfortunately, not all candidates in the Express Entry pool [...]

Only a short two weeks after their last draw, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) conducted their 85th historical draw, issuing 222 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA’s) for Canadian Permanent Residency (CanadaPR). Applicants in the International Education Stream (IES), Skilled Workers in Manitoba (SWM) and Skilled Workers Overseas (SWO) all received LAA. Of the [...]

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) just released its “multi-year immigration plan” target levels for the next three years. The most exciting news is its plans for 2022, which were not previously available. With mid-level targets, Canada plans to offer permanent residency to 341,000 in 2020, and 351,000 in 2021. In 2022, the plan is [...]

On March 11, 2020, Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Monte McNaughton announced a shortage of skilled labour in the Province, calling for The Canadian Federal Government to increase its allocation of nominations for Skilled Workers. Under the Ontario Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program (“OINP”), under 7000 nominations are available. The Ministry has asked [...]

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread across multiple countries, many foreign nationals are unable to complete their Canadian immigration process as there are multiple travel restrictions across the Globe. As a result, the Canadian Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has implemented special measures to facilitate applicants who are unable to complete immigration processes. [...]

Exactly 2 weeks after their most recent draw, the Government of Canada announced their 138th Express Entry Draw on March 4, 2020, where 3900 Invitations to Apply (ITA) were issued. This was a significant drop from the last draw where 4500 ITA’s were issued. The minimum CRS increased slightly to 471. If you are ready [...]