PEI has now issued 1,240 invitations through its Express Entry and Labour Market categories in 2018 Prince Edward Island issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact immigration categories in a new draw held December 20. A total of 65 invitations were issued to Express […]
Eligible Express Entry candidates with CRS scores as low as 301 have been invited through Alberta Express Entry Stream Alberta has released the first details of draws conducted through its Express Entry-linked stream since its introduction in June. A total of seven draws have been held since then, with the first and largest issuing 155 Notifications […]
Bump in 2018 invitations reflects rising prominence of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program Invitations issued to Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination for permanent residence are up this year, according to new data from the Government of Canada. Of the 62,500 Express Entry candidates invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence between January and September, […]
Quebec, Alberta led provinces in employment last month Canada’s unemployment rate reached a record low in November, according to Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey. The unemployment rate, which Statistics Canada defines as the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, dropped to 5.6 per cent last month — a number […]
The Government of Alberta is extending a temporary transition period for applicants to the Alberta Opportunity Stream who hold a Post-Graduation Work Permit. The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) says the extension will allow both applicants and post-secondary institutions more time to adjust to the Alberta Opportunity Stream’s List of Alberta Advanced Education Approved Post-Secondary Credentials. The list determines which […]
At 600 points, a provincial nomination is the most valuable factor under Express Entry’s Comprehensive Ranking System Canada’s provinces employ a variety of approaches to selecting the Express Entry candidates they invite to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence, and the past week saw examples of three of them in action in Nova […]
Popular Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry category one of four pathways to province for Express Entry candidates Nova Scotia briefly reopened one of its most popular Express Entry-linked immigration categories for up to 225 new applicants on November 17. Known as Category B of the Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry Stream, it is one of four […]
IRCC has issued 74,200 Express Entry ITAs in 2018, leaving it just 11,823 shy of record Last month saw the Government of Canada more than double the number of invitations to apply for permanent residence that it issued to Express Entry candidates in October 2017, leaving it less than 12,000 invitations away from last year’s […]
Combined admissions for Express Entry-managed programs, PNPs slated to reach 160,100 new permanent residents in 2021 Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program and the high-skilled economic immigration programs now managed by Canada’s Express Entry system are set to play increasingly vital roles in Canada’s immigration strategy over the next three years. The combined admissions targets for these […]
Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program says changes will ‘make it easier for people to apply’ Two important changes have been introduced to the Alberta Opportunity Stream, including the removal of its minimum income requirement and an update to its minimum language requirements. The removal of the minimum income requirement will be applied to all applications submitted […]