Canada invites 176 more candidates than previous PNP-only draw. Canada invited 557 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on May 12. Express Entry candidates needed a score of at least 752 in order to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA). They also needed to have previously received a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Any time someone...More Please

Canada’s Immigration Minister outlines steps IRCC is taking to improve the country’s newcomer efforts. Canada’s Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino delivered a keynote address on May 12 called “Modernizing Canada’s Immigration System.” Mendicino gave the speech at a virtual event hosted by the Canadian Club of Ottawa. Since 1903, the Canadian Club has hosted prominent speakers...More Please

Over the past four months, B.C. has been issuing some 400 invitations in five categories of the BC PNP every two weeks. British Columbia invited 379 immigration candidates in two Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held May 11. Since February, B.C. has been conducting two separate rounds of invitations every two weeks. More specifically, there has been...More Please

Alberta has now invited 1,659 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in 2021. Alberta invited Express Entry candidates with a score 300 to apply for a provincial nomination on May 5. It was not the largest draw of the year, 250 immigration candidates were invited. This year’s record is 300. However, the Comprehensive...More Please

Alberta has now invited 1,659 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in 2021. Alberta invited Express Entry candidates with a score 300 to apply for a provincial nomination on May 5. It was not the largest draw of the year, 250 immigration candidates were invited. This year’s record is 300. However, the Comprehensive...More Please

Ontario has held its first base PNP draw after revamping its immigration intake system. Ontario has held its first Employer Job Offer draw almost two weeks after launching a new immigration intake system. Invited candidates had work experience in one of 23 occupations. On May 11, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited 81 candidates who had...More Please

Third wave of pandemic leads to 207,000 job losses. Canada saw its unemployment rate increase more than 8 per cent in April 2021, as employment fell by 207,000. Statistics Canada measured Canada’s labour market conditions during the week of April 11 to 17. Canadian provinces were introducing stricter health measures because of the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases across the country. A stay-at-home order...More Please

Manitoba has invited 2,786 PNP candidates to apply for a PNP in 2021. Manitoba has released the results of its May 6 immigration draw. Manitoba invited 150 candidates, who can now apply for a provincial nomination through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). If they receive it, the nomination will support their final application for Canadian permanent residence....More Please

IRCC is no longer accepting applications for the new PR pathways for international student graduates. Canada’s new International Graduate stream for English-speakers has reached its limit of 40,000 applications. The quota was reached today, May 7, at 1:01 PM Eastern Standard Time. This and five other new streams for essential workers and French-speaking international graduates launched...More Please

“There’s still a lot of work to be done,” says Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino. As more and more Canadians are receiving vaccines for COVID-19, it may be time to look at what is needed to safely reopen the border for international travel. Health Minister Patty Hajdu says that Canada is looking to come up with...More Please