• Prince Edward Island

    Prince Edward Island Holds Largest Provincial Nominee Program Draw Ever

    Prince Edward Island has announced details of two PNP draws in August. One of them was the biggest draw the program has ever seen. After issuing just eight invitations to Express Entry and Labour Impact applicants on August 11, the PEI PNP distributed 305 invitations to applicants in all streams on August 20. Of the 305 invitations issued, 28 went to Business Impact candidates. The remaining 227 invitations went to Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates, though the PEI PNP does not provide a breakdown of how many invitations were issued in each of these categories. The PEI PNP specified that the people who were invited in August had stated that they…

  • Immigration

    Alberta Issues Invitations To Candidates With CRS As Low As 300

    ALBERTA | CANADA IMMIGRATION | EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW Alberta invited 401 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in its last two selection rounds, the province’s immigrant nominee program has revealed.  A selection round held October 24 invited 372 candidates with a profile in the federal Express Entry system, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three Federal High Skilled economic immigration categories — the  Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class. Alberta is one of nine Canadian provinces with a nominee program that allows them to select a set number of economic immigration candidates for Canadian permanent residence each year. …

  • Immigration

    Manitoba Issues Invitations To Skilled Workers, International Graduates In An Expression Of Interest Draw Held On June 20

    Manitoba invited 450 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in an Expression of Interest draw held June 20.  The invitations, known as Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs), went to candidates in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas and International Education streams. All three streams are part of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), which allows the province to nominate immigration candidates with skills required by local employers and the ability to settle quickly and establish themselves economically. LAAs issued in the June 20 draw broke down as follows: Skilled Workers Overseas: 323 Skilled Workers in Manitoba: 101 International Education Stream: 26 This latest draw…

  • Immigration

    CRS Drops By Three Points In New Express Entry Draw

    Government of Canada invited 3,350 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new draw held June 26.  The cut-off score in today’s draw was 462, which is three points lower than the previous draw held June 12. This was the second consecutive draw to see the cut-off score decrease since May 29, when it reached 470. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign workers. It manages the pool of candidates for three of Canada’s main economic-class immigration categories – the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and Canadian Experience Class. Eligible candidates under these categories are entered into the Express Entry pool, where they are ranked based…

  • Immigration

    Prince Edward Island Welcomes Express Entry Candidates In Latest Draw On June 20

    113 Solicitations Issued In June 20 Welcome Round. The territory of Prince Edward Island welcomed 113 competitors in its Express Entry, Labor Impact and Business Impact migration classes in another draw held June 20. Prince Edward Island, or PEI, holds month to month welcome rounds for movement applicants who meet work market needs in the territory. Hopefuls who get a welcome through PEI’s Express Entry or Labor Impact classes can apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian Permanent Residence. Most by far of solicitations issued on June 20 — 106 — went to hopefuls in these two classifications. PEI’s Express Entry Stream is connected to the government Express Entry framework,…

  • Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan Targets Express Entry, Occupation In-Demand Candidates With Specific Work Experience In New Draw

    A new draw from Saskatchewan’s International Skilled Worker pool held June 20 resulted in 479 invitations to immigration candidates with work experience in one of five targeted occupations.  The International Skilled Worker category is part of the  Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), which allows the province to nominate foreign workers for Canadian permanent residence. The invitations went to candidates in Saskatchewan’s Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand sub-categories, both of which require work experience in an occupation listed as in-demand in the province. Candidates with work experience in five occupations were targeted in the June 20: Accounting technicians Architectural technologists and technicians Bakers Paramedical occupations Medical laboratory technologists. A total of 268 invitations went to candidates with a…

  • Immigration

    Admissions Through Provincial Nominee Programs Set To Rise Over Next Three Years

    The recent passage of controversial immigration reforms in Quebec stand in stark contrast to news from Canada’s other provinces, which are slated to welcome an increasing number of newcomers over the next three years through the Provincial Nominee Program. Known as the PNP, the program allows participating provinces and territories to nominate a specified number of foreign workers for Canadian permanent residence each year. Canada has a 2019 target of 61,000 immigration candidates for the PNP, which is set to increase to 67,800 in 2020 and 71,300 in 2021. These increases contrast the news out of Quebec this week, where thousands of pending applications to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program were dismissed under new…

  • Immigration

    Latest Express Entry Draw Sees Cut-Off Score Decrease By 5 Points

    EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW #119 A new Express Entry draw held June 12 invited 3,350 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The cut-off score in today’s draw was 465, a five-point decrease from the previous draw’s minimum score of 470. IRCC has now issued 38,450 ITAs to Express Entry candidates in 2019. This is 6,250 more than it had issued at this same point in 2018, a year that saw the current ITA record of 89,800 established. To know more contact, First Notch Immigration Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. To find out if you qualify for any Canadian Immigration Program🇨🇦, contact First Notch Immigration. If you have any questions or would…

  • Immigration

    Canada Saw Biggest Employment Gain On Record In April

    Canada had a flag April with regards to work, posting the biggest one month gain in net employments on record. Employment ascended by 107,000 in April, with striking increases in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Prince Edward Island. The unforeseen bounce in work far outperformed a broadly anticipated increment of 10,000 net employments and helped push Canada’s joblessness rate to 5.7 percent, down marginally from 5.8 in March. Of the net new employments in April, 73,000 were full-time and most of the increases — 84,000 — happened in the private segment. On a year-over-year premise, business developed by 426,000, of which 248,000 was full-time. Measurements Canada detailed that business ascended for…

  • Ontario

    Ontario Gives New Details Of Proposed Nominee Program Changes

    Modifications might make OINP more responsive to labour market desires, Ontario says. Ontario has released new information of proposed adjustments to a number of key Ontario immigrant nominee program streams. The adjustments contact on existing Ontario immigrant nominee program (OINP) streams and do not element the brand new move for overseas tech employees or the new smaller groups pilot introduced within the province’s 2019 budget ultimate week. Changes highlighted inside the finances which are detailed are proposed reductions to the minimum funding and net really worth thresholds for the Oinp’s entrepreneur circulation and the addition of recent occupations to the seven which are currently eligible beneath the corporation process provide:…