So far in 2021, B.C. has issued 3,893 invitations to apply for provincial nomination through its PNP. British Columbia invited 362 immigration candidates in two Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held April 27. Today’s invitation rounds again saw B.C. conduct a general draw, and a second draw targeting retail and wholesale trade managers as well as restaurant...More Please

So far in 2021, Alberta has invited 1,409 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. Alberta invited 200 more Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on April 20. Invited candidates needed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement of at least 301. The score cutoff decreased one point compared to the previous draw. If...More Please

Manitoba has now invited 2,636 PNP candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in 2021. Manitoba invited 367 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination, most of them skilled workers in the province. The province invited candidates through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). Most of the invited candidates may be eligible for the Skilled Worker in...More Please

More English language test dates are available starting in May. CELPIP has added new test dates amid high demand following the Canadian government’s announcement of six new pathways to permanent residency for workers and students in Canada. The English language test provider released details of the new test dates on its Twitter page on April...More Please

Quebec is working “on different scenarios” to increase its immigration targets, the province’s immigration minister confirmed during a recent press conference. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a significant drop in the already low number of immigrant admissions to Quebec and the province is now actively seeking ways to reverse the situation. Quebec immigration minister...More Please

An overview of Canadian immigration programs for nurses plus new temporary PR pathways available to healthcare workers in Canada. The pandemic has exacerbated the need for nurses and other health professionals in Canada. Even before coronavirus swept the globe, Canada had been experiencing a shortage of nurses, and as such there are a number of...More Please

As part of an initiative to meet immigration targets amid travel restrictions, Canada is launching six new limited-time immigration programs to essential workers and international student graduates who are working in Canada. There has been much interest in the new programs, as they are open to a wide range of candidates. Generally speaking, to apply...More Please

Immigration candidates in Canada can go ahead and book their General tests in support of their applications for the new permanent residence programs launching on May 6. Some 90,000 PR applications will be accepted. Essential workers, international graduates, and other immigration candidates currently living in Canada now have the ability to book their language tests...More Please

Canada’s immigration department is digitizing the application process for paper-based programs. Some Canadian immigration programs have made the transition from paper-based to an online application process. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched an online permanent residence application portal on April 1. The immigration department has digitized the application process for a random selection of permanent...More Please

Canada is looking to allow more categories of essential workers to travel to Canada from the U.S. The Canadian federal government is looking to consider more occupations as “essential work” in an effort to allow more workers to travel across the Canada-U.S. border during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Marc Garneau, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister....More Please