Labour Market Priorities Stream will target Express Entry candidates who meet provincial needs The Atlantic Canada province of Nova Scotia will issue invitations to Express Entry candidates with work experience as early childhood educators and assistants on August 8 through its new Labour Market Priorities Stream. In an announcement published Thursday, Nova Scotia said eligible […]
Draws scheduled for September 19 and November 21, 2018. The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the dates for the next two Expression of Interest draws for entrepreneurs, which are scheduled to take place September 19 and November 21, 2018. Foreign entrepreneurs interested in immigrating to Saskatchewan through its Entrepreneur sub-category are required to register in the SINP’s […]
New positions bring number of priority occupations to 19 The Atlantic Canada province of New Brunswick has updated the priority occupations list for its Express Entry Labour Market Stream. The occupations list for the Express Entry New Brunswick Labour Market Stream continues to target Information and Communications Technology workers, among others. The updated list includes 19 […]
Successful candidates obtain 600 additional CRS points towards their Express Entry profile The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program announced that it has reopened its International Skilled Worker — Express Entry to 500 new applications today. Candidates applying to the Express Entry sub-category of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)’s must first enter the federal Express Entry […]
Express Entry candidates with recent NOC B work experience targeted in July 9 draw Manitoba invited 132 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination July 9 in its second Expression of Interest draw in three days. Once again, the minimum ranking score was 519 — the lowest score yet for Manitoba’s Express Entry […]
The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued 25 new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination in a tech pilot draw, which took place on July 4. The invitations were issued to candidates who meet the BC PNP Tech Pilot eligibility requirements. Recently, the BC PNP upgraded its tech pilot by revising its key technology occupations list […]
In-Demand Occupations list now consists of 33 eligible occupations, 7 of which do not require licensing The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program announced an update to its in-demand list of occupations on July 3, which applies to its International Skilled Worker – Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand sub-categories. The following are key features of the Saskatchewan […]
IRCC continues to work toward increased admission targets Canada’s Express Entry system finished the first half of 2018 with a record-breaking June, capping a six-month run that saw draw sizes grow by more than 36 per cent. June’s total of 7,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued to Express Entry candidates more than doubled June 2017’s total of 3,409 […]
Canada increases ITAs and aims to maintain fast processing This month has seen two Express Entry draws invite a total of 7,500 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence, making it the busiest June since Canada introduced the Express Entry system in 2015. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,750 Invitations to Apply, or ITAs, […]
114 Express Entry candidates among those issued Letters of Advice to Apply in June 21 draw Invitations to apply for a provincial nomination have been issued to 592 candidates in Manitoba’s Expression of Interest pool, including 114 Express Entry candidates. The June 21 draw issued invitations to candidates in Manitoba’s Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas streams, […]