• Prince Edward Island

    Prince Edward Island Issues A Hundred Thirty Invites In April 18 Draw.

    Prince Edward Island, or pei, holds monthly draws for immigration applicants who have submitted an expression of interest to its immigrant nominee program, the PEI PNP. A complete of one hundred thirty invitations had been issued to applicants in pei’s express entry, labour effect and commercial enterprise impact immigration categories within the april 18 draw, bringing the wide variety of invitations issued to this point this 12 months by using the PEI PNP to 570. The 113 express access and labour effect candidates who received an invite in today’s draw can now apply to pei’s provincial nominee program, the pei pnp, for a nomination for canadian permanent residence. the 17…

  • Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan Attracts Candidates With Specific Work Expertise, Revises In-Demand Occupations List

    Three of 4 occupations centered were delivered to the province’s in-call for occupations list, April 4. The immigrant nominee program broke new floor april 17 with its first expression of interest draw for immigration candidates with work revel in in specific in-call for occupations. three of the 4 occupations focused had been new additions to Saskatchewan’s in-demand occupations listing, which the Saskatchewan immigrant nominee program (sinp) up to date on april four. Work enjoy in an career at the list is a requirement for each the sinp’s specific entry and career in-demand sub-categories. A Job offer, however, isn’t required for either sub-category. The SINP is a part of Canada’s provincial…

  • Immigration

    New OINP Tech Flow, Smaller Communities Immigration Pilot Mirror ‘Instant Labour Needs,’ Ontario Says

    The advent of a dedicated Ontario immigrant nominee software move for era people responds to “on the spot labour desires” that need to be crammed, the Ontario government says. The government’s new budget announced 4 principal updates to the Ontario immigrant nominee program (OINP) that consist of the new tech worker stream, a new pilot designed to convey exceptionally skilled immigrants to smaller groups and revisions to the eligibility criteria for its entrepreneur and employer process offer: in-call for abilities circulation. The OINP allows Ontario to nominate a set number of monetary immigration candidates for Canadian Permanent house every year. A spokesperson for the government ministry that oversees the OINP…

  • Immigration

    Manitoba Issued 403 Invitations To Immigration Candidates In A Draw Held On April 11

    Manitoba issued 403 invitations to immigration candidates in a draw held April 11 through its Skilled Workers Overseas stream.  The Skilled Workers Overseas stream is a key component of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), which allows the province to nominate a set number of economic immigration candidates for Canadian permanent residence each year. The April 11 draw issued 352 invitations to two groups of candidates, including an unspecified number with a profile in the federal Express Entry system. The Express Entry system manages the pool of candidates for three of Canada’s main economic immigration categories — the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and Canadian Experience Class. Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination from Manitoba…

  • Immigration

    Saskatchewan Updates In-Demand Occupations List With 13 New Positions

    Computer programmers and interactive media developers are among 13 professions that have been added to Saskatchewan’s In-Demand Occupations List.  Work experience in an occupation on the province’s In-Demand Occupations List is a requirement for both the Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand sub-categories of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). A job offer, however, is not required for either sub-category. The SINP is part of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program, which allows participating provinces and territories to nominate a set number of economic immigration candidates for Canadian permanent residence. Candidates in the federal Express Entry pool who obtain a provincial nomination through the SINP’s Express Entry sub-category are awarded an additional 600 points toward their ranking score, effectively guaranteeing an…

  • Immigration

    Canada Has Issued 3,350 ITA For Canadian Permanent Residence To Express Entry Candidates With Scores As Low As 451

    Canada has issued 3,350 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates with scores as low as 451 in a new draw held April 3.  The minimum score in today’s draw is one point lower than the cut-off score in the previous Express Entry invitation round on March 20, which was 452. This was the third consecutive draw in which the cut-off score has gone down, a trend that may be attributed to the consistent two-week interval between draws. The tie-break used in the April 3 draw was set at January 9, 2019, at 07:35:09 UTC. This means that all candidates with a CRS score above 451, as well as…

  • Immigration

    Express Entry 2019 Quarterly Report

    2019 off to a bigger start than 2018 following the first quarter. Over 20,000 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The first quarter of 2019 has officially surpassed the first quarter of 2018 with 21,200 invitations to apply for permanent residence issued to candidates in Canada’s Express Entry system. This is a 3,700 increase from 2018’s first quarter that ended at 17,500 invitations issued. The year 2018 set an all-time record of 89,800 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued. This is the highest number of invitations issued for any one year since Express Entry was introduced in 2015. This year is expected to be an even bigger year based on Canada’s three-year…

  • Immigration

    Manitoba – Express Entry Candidates Invited To Apply For Provincial Nomination

    Manitoba continued its busy start to 2019 with a new Expression of Interest draw for Skilled Workers Overseas candidates on March 14.    A total of 337 Letters of Advice to Apply for a nomination for Canadian permanent residence from Manitoba were issued to Skilled Workers Overseas candidates, of which 274 went to a group that included candidates with a profile in the federal Express Entry system. Canada’s Express Entry system manages the pool of candidates for three of the country’s main economic immigration programs — the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class. Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination receive an additional 600 points toward their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. The Manitoba…

  • Immigration

    Latest Australia Skilled Occupation List Changes In 2019

    Australia has announced some major changes to its immigration system, including eligible occupations for permanent and temporary immigration. The changes to the occupation lists have been made following consultation with the Department of Jobs and Small Business based on the labour market advice provided by the department. In the latest update, 36 new occupations have been added to the Medium and Long-Term Skill List, including professional footballers and tennis coaches. The Department of Home Affairs says the update to the skilled occupations lists ensures that the entry of skilled foreign workers to Australia remains carefully calibrated to Australia’s needs. The new 36 occupations added up to the Skilled Occupation list 2019…

  • Immigration

    Full-Time Work In Ontario Drove Canadian Employment Gains In February

      Employment in Canada was up by nearly 56,000 in February thanks largely to gains in full-time work in Ontario.  Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey for February showed Ontario posted a net employment gain of 37,000 for the month. An increase of 59,000 in full-time work offset the loss of 22,000 in part-time work in Ontario. Ontario’s unemployment rate remained steady at 5.7 per cent and, year-over-year, employment in Canada’s most populous province increased by 192,000, or 2.7 per cent, over February 2018. Ontario and Quebec were mainly responsible for an increase of 18,000 workers in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services industry in February, which Statistics Canada said…