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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

“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 […]

Occupation In-Demand and Express Entry candidates were invited to apply for a provincial nomination by the province. Saskatchewan invited 259 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on May 6. The invitations went to candidates who may be eligible for a nomination from the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), specifically from the International Skilled […]

ANALYSIS: The early results have been pleasantly surprising. The early results of Canada’s six new permanent residence streams have been surprising for all the right reasons. At 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time today, Canada began to accept applications under a temporary public policy that will allow essential workers and international graduates to become permanent residents. The purpose […]

Here is the link for the online portal to apply to the new pathways. The six new immigration pathways for temporary residents in Canada opened today, May 6, at about 12:00 p.m. EST. The online portal is available at this government webpage. You can see how many people have applied so far at this link. On May […]

Here is everything we know on the six new PR streams launching on May 6. Canada is launching six new permanent residence streams on May 6 at 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time for essential workers and international graduates currently residing in the country. Some 90,000 immigration spots will be available. All the information below is based on […]

Everything you need to know about the new immigration pathways for temporary residents in Canada. Canada has released the full guide for the six new immigration streams for international graduates and essential workers. The guide on the government website gives official instructions on how to apply for the new limited-time immigration pathways opening May 6 at noon Eastern Standard Time. Canada’s […]