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January 10, 2023

IEC program is accepting applications for 2023 pool. Apply now!

Canada is accepting around 90,000 applications in 2023 through the IEC program. The program has three streams under which applications can be sent. The candidates should be a citizen of any of the 36 countries that have Youth Mobility Agreements with Canada. Candidates should be in the following age group:

18-29
18-30
18-35

The following table is the list of countries whose citizens can apply through IEC:

Country	Working Holiday	Young Professionals	International Co-op	Age Limit
Andorra	Up to 12 months	N/A	N/A	18-30
Australia	Up to 24 months	Up to 24 months	Up to 12 months (unless it is the applicant’s second participation since 2015, in which case, 12 months)	18-35
Austria	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 6 months (internship or work placement must be in forestry, agriculture, or tourism)	18-35
Belgium	Up to 12 months	N/A	N/A	18-30
Chile	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Costa Rica	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Croatia	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Czech Republic	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Denmark	Up to 12 months	N/A	N/A	18-35
Estonia	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
France*	Up to 24 months	Up to 24 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Germany	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Greece	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Hong Kong	Up to 12 months	N/A	N/A	18-30
Ireland	Up to 24 months	Up to 24 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Italy	Up to 12 months **	Up to 12 months **	Up to 12 months **	18-35
Japan	Up to 12 months	N/A	N/A	18-30
Latvia	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Lithuania	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Luxembourg	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-30
Mexico	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-29
Netherlands	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	N/A	18-30
New Zealand	Up to 23 months	N/A	N/A	18-35
Norway	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Poland	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Portugal	Up to 24 months	Up to 24 months	Up to 24 months	18-35
San Marino	Up to 12 months	N/A	N/A	18-35
Slovakia	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Slovenia	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
South Korea	Up to 12 months	N/A	N/A	18-30
Spain	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Sweden	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-30
Switzerland	N/A	Up to 18 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Taiwan	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
Ukraine	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	Up to 12 months	18-35
United Kingdom	Up to 24 months	N/A	N/A	18-30

The three streams of IEC are:

Working Holiday Stream
Young Professionals Stream
International Co-op Internship Stream

December 15, 2022

Quebec Arrima Draw invited 1,047 candidates to apply for permanent selection

Quebec issued invitations to 1,047 candidates in the Arrima draw held on December 15, 2022. Candidates having the score of 571 were invited in this draw. The invitees are eligible for submitting applications for permanent selection. They need to have a job offer outside the Montreal Metropolitan Community. The job offer should belong to the following list of occupations:

NOC Code	Occupation
20012	Computer systems managers
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
21300	Civil Engineers
21301	Mechanical Engineers
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers
21321	Industrial and manufacturing engineers
22300	Civil engineering technologists and technicians
22301	Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
22302	Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
21222	Computer analysts and consultants
21211	Database Analysts and Data Administrators
21231	Software Engineers and Designers
21230	Computer programmers and interactive media developers
21233	Web Designers and Developers
22310	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
22220	Computer network technicians
22221	User Support Agents
31301	Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses
32101	Practical nurses
33102	Caregivers/Aids and Beneficiary Attendants
41220	Secondary school teachers
41221	Elementary and preschool teachers
42202	Early childhood educators and assistants
52120	Graphic designers and illustrators
51120	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
52111	Graphic arts technicians
62100	Technical Sales Specialists – Wholesale

January 09, 2023

1+ Million Job Vacancies in Canada, StatCan Report

According to a report released by Statistics Canada, there are more than 1 million jobs available in the country. The unemployment rate in Canada in December 2022 was 5.0 percent. The number of jobs for the candidates in the age group of 15 and 24 is 69,000, while for 55 and above age group, it is 31,000.

The details of the increase in job vacancies in different industries are available in the table below:

Industry	Increase by number	Percentage increase
Construction	35,000	2.3
Transportation and Warehousing	29,000	3
Information, Culture and Recreation	25,000	3.1
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	23,000	1.3
Accommodation and Food Services	13,000	1.2
Public Administration	11,000	0.9
Other Services	10,000	1.3

The number of Job vacancies in different provinces can be found in the table below:

Provinces	Increase by number	Percentage increase	Unemployment rate
Ontario	42,000	0.5	5.3
Alberta	25,000	1	5.98
British Columbia	17,000	0.6	4.2
Manitoba	7,000	1	4.4
Saskatchewan	4,200	0.7	4.1
Newfoundland and Labrador	NA	2.9	10.1

January 05, 2023

Saskatchewan invited 50 immigrants under Entrepreneur stream

Saskatchewan held a SINP Entrepreneur stream draw on January 5, 2023, and issued 50 invitations to the candidates to apply for a Canada PR visa. The score for this draw was in the range of 80 and 130. Candidates who scored 85 and above were received invitations in this draw. Candidates having the score of 80 along with language proficiency of CLB 6 also received invitations. The table below provides all the details of the draw:

Date	Low	Average	High	Total selections
January 5, 2023	80	95	130	50

January 05, 2023

IRCC announced $6 million funding for Newcomer Women Pilot Program

IRCC will provide a fund of around $6 million to support 10 projects under the Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot Program. This program was launched by the name of Visible Minority Newcomer Women at Work Program in 2018. The program was introduced to help newcomer women to get employment in Canada.

When the program was started, women used to work in grocery and retail stores. Now they will also be able to get a job in the accommodation, food, and hospitality sectors.

These women are also being helped by various independent organizations to develop language and other skills which will help them to get an employment in Canada.

IRCC has also created a Gender-Based Violence Settlement Sector Strategy project so that violence against newcomer women can be ended. The project was launched between the anti-violence and the settlement sectors. This project will help the workers in the settlement sector to deal with the gender-based violence situation.

January 04, 2023

BC PNP draw issued 211 Skills Immigration invitations

British Columbia held a draw on January 4, 2023, and issued 211 invitations to the candidates to submit applications for a Canada PR visa. The minimum score for this draw was in the range of 60 and 105. The draw was held under the Skills Immigration stream of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Stream	Minimum Score
January 4, 2023	163	Skilled Worker	105
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	105
		International Graduate	105
		International Graduate – EEBC option	105
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	82
	28	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	20	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

January 04, 2023

Canada creates an all-time record, admits 431,645 permanent residents in 2022

Canada welcomed 431645 permanent residents in 2022 and created a new record. IRCC processed nearly 5.2 million applications for:

permanent residence
temporary residence
citizenship

Canada will also invite more permanent residents as per the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan. The table below reveals the details of the plan:

Immigration Class	2023	2024	2025
Economic	266,210	281,135	301,250
Family	106,500	114,000	118,000
Refugee	76,305	76,115	72,750
Humanitarian	15,985	13,750	8000
Total	465,000	485,000	500,000

January 04, 2023

What is the difference between Canada’s TFWP(Temporary Foreign Worker Program) and IMP (International Mobility Program)?

Canada has more than 100 programs which immigrants can use to migrate to the country. Most of these programs can be categorized in TFWP(Temporary Foreign Worker Program) and IMP (International Mobility Program). Eligibility requirements for both programs are different. LMIA is required for TFWP but not for IMP. Work permits under TFWP are employer-specific only but for IMP, they are either open or employer-specific.

January 03, 2023

359 occupations now eligible under Canada Federal Skilled Worker program. Are you eligible?

IRCC allowed Payroll Administrators to migrate to Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker Program of Express Entry system. The organization has added 16 jobs listed in the table below for FSW program of Express Entry:

NOC Code	Occupations
NOC 13102	Payroll administrators
NOC 33100	Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
NOC 33102	Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
NOC 33103	Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
NOC 43100	Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
NOC 43200	Sheriffs and bailiffs
NOC 43201	Correctional service officers
NOC 43202	By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers
NOC 63211	Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations
NOC 73200	Residential and commercial installers and servicers
NOC 73202	Pest controllers and fumigators
NOC 73209	Other repairers and servicers
NOC 73300	Transport truck drivers
NOC 73301	Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
NOC 73400	Heavy equipment operators
NOC 93200	Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors

Total number of jobs in the eligible list is 359. Payroll Administrators have to perform duties listed below:

Cutting the paycheques
Payroll information collection, verification, and maintenance
Employee benefits management

January 03, 2023

Skilled immigrants are needed in Canada to fill jobs, says housing minister

Housing Minister stated that Canada needs more skilled workers to live, work, and settle in the country. According to the Statistics Canada, 959,600 job vacancies are available. The construction sector has 38,905 vacancies. Canada has plans to invite more immigrants as per the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan. The table below reveals the details of the plan:

Immigration Class	2023	2024	2025
Economic	266,210	281,135	301,250
Family	106,500	114,000	118,000
Refugee	76,305	76,115	72,750
Humanitarian	15,985	13,750	8000
Total	465,000	485,000	500,000

December 31, 2022

A glimpse of Canada PNP draws in 2022

IRCC invited 53,057 candidates through Canada PNP draws in 2022. The below table gives information on each province’s participation to meet Canada immigration target, 2022. Quebec Invited 8071 candidates to apply for permanent selection in 2022.

Provincial Nominee Program	Number of Candidates invited in 2022
Alberta PNP	2,320
British Columbia PNP	8,878
Manitoba PNP	7,469
Ontario PNP	21,261
Prince Edward Island PNP	1,854
Saskatchewan PNP	11,113
Nova Scotia PNP	162
*Quebec Immigration Program	8071

December 31, 2022

Have a look at the Canada Express Entry 2022 Round-up

In 2022, Canada Express Entry invited 46,538 candidates. The CRS score of the latest draw is recorded as the lowest compared to the overall scores in the year.

Express Entry 2022 Round-Up
Date of Draw	Draw No.	No. of Candidates invited	CRS Score	Article Title
November 23, 2022	236	4,750	491	11th All program Express Entry Draw invited 4,750 candidates
November 9, 2022	235	4,750	494	235th Express Entry Draw issued 4,750 ITAs with a CRS score of 494
October 26, 2022	234	4,750	496	Express Entry draw issued 4,750 ITAs with CRS score of 496
October 12, 2022	233	4,250	500	Biggest Express Entry draw till date issued 4,250 invitations
September 28, 2022	232	3,750	504	232nd Express Entry draw issued 3,750 invitations
September 14, 2022	231	3,250	510	Biggest Express Entry draw of 2022 invited 3,250 candidates
August 31, 2022	230	2,750	516	230th Express Entry draw invites 2,750 candidates to apply for Canada PR
August 17, 2022	229	2,250	525	New All-Program Express Entry draw issues 2,250 ITAs
August 3, 2022	228	2,000	533	Third all-program Express Entry draw issued 2,000 ITAs
July 20, 2022	227	1,750	542	Canada increases ITAs to 1,750, CRS drops to 542 – Express Entry Draw
July 6, 2022	226	1,500	557	Canada issues 1,500 ITAs in the first All-Program Express Entry Draw
June 22, 2022	225	636	752	Express Entry 225th draw invited 636 PNP Candidates
June 8, 2022	224	932	796	Largest Express Entry draw invites 932 candidates
May 25, 2022	223	589	741	Express Entry draw invites 589 candidates through PNP
May 11, 2022	222	545	753	Canada issued 545 invitations through Express Entry
April 27, 2022	221	829	772	Canada invites 829 PNP candidates through Express Entry
April 13, 2022	220	787	782	Express Entry Draw: Invited 787 PNP candidates
March 30, 2022	219	919	785	3rd Express Entry Draw in March Invited 919 PNP candidates
March 16, 2022	218	924	754	Canada invites 924 candidates in 6th PNP draw – Express Entry
March 2, 2022	217	1,047	761	Express Entry: Canada invites 1,047
February 16, 2022	216	1,082	710	Express Entry: Canada invites 1082 candidates
February 2, 2022	215	1,070	674	Canada Express Entry: 1,070 Provincial Nominees Invited in Third Draw of 2022
January 19, 2022	214	1,036	745	Canada Express Entry: 1,036 Provincial Nominees Invited in Latest Draw
January 5, 2022	213	392	808	Canada Express Entry: First Draw of 2022 Invites 392 to Apply

December 31, 2022

December 2022, Canada PNP round up

Different provinces of Canada hold PNP draws every month and issue invitations to apply for Canada PR. In December 2022, invitations were issued to 5,584 candidates through 14 draws. The provinces that held the draws are listed below:

British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan

The details of all these draws can be found in the table below:

Date of Draw	Province	No. of Candidates
December 6, 2022	British Columbia	193
December 13, 2022		227
December 20, 2022		173
December 1, 2022	Manitoba	305
December 15, 2022		1030
December 16, 2022		249
December 30, 2022		280
December 13, 2022	Ontario	160
December 19, 2022		936
December 21, 2022		725
December 1, 2022	PEI	69
December 15, 2022	PEI	134
December 15, 2022	Saskatchewan	635
December 21, 2022	Saskatchewan	468

December 30, 2022

Manitoba issued 280 invitations under 3 MPNP streams

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program issued invitations to 280 candidates to submit Canada PR applications. The invitations were issued under the three streams of MPNP mentioned below:

Skills Workers in Manitoba
Skilled Workers Overseas
International Education Stream

The minimum score for this draw was in the range of 711 and 750. The table below reveals the details of the draw:

Date	Type of Invitation	Number of invites	EOI score
December 30, 2022	Skilled Workers in Manitoba	202 invitations	750
	Skilled Workers Overseas	40 invitations	711
	International Education Stream	38 invitations	NA

December 23, 2022

OINP draw under the Masters Graduate stream issued 725 invitations

Ontario Provincial Nominee Program invited issued 725 invitations under the Masters Graduate stream. The minimum score for this draw was 46 and above. The candidates who are invited in this draw have to apply for Canada PR within 14 days. Ontario invited 3,890 candidates under the Masters Graduate stream, and the details can be found in the table below:

Date issued	Number of invitations issued	Date profiles created	Score range
December 21, 2022	725	November 22, 2022 – December 21, 2022	46 and above
October 25, 2022	535	October 25, 2021-October 25, 2022	35 and above
September 20, 2022	823	September 20, 2021 – September 20, 2022	33 and above
August 30, 2022	680	August 30, 2021 – August 30, 2022	37 and above
June 1, 2022	491	June 1, 2021 – June 1, 2022	38 and above
March 30, 2022	398	April 28, 2021 – March 30, 2022	39 and above
March 1, 2022	238	April 28, 2021 – March 1, 2022	41 and above

December 21, 2022

Canada increases average hourly wages to 7.5% to meet the workforce demand

Canada has nearly 1 million job vacancies, and to fill them, employers have increased the average hourly wage by 7.5 percent in Q3 of 2022. Healthcare and social assistance sectors have the highest number of jobs which went up to 150,100. Manitoba and Saskatchewan have the highest number of job vacancies in different sectors.

Salary increase in different occupations can be found in the table below:

In-Demand Occupation	Wages increase in percentage	Hourly wage increase in CAD
Middle management in transportation, trades, utilities, and positions	+10.8	41.4
Assisting occupations that support healthcare services	+10.7	22.45
Processing and manufacturing machine operators	+10.2	20.02

The number of job vacancies available in different sectors can be found in the table below:

Sectors	Number of job vacancies
Healthcare and social assistance sector	150,100
Accommodation and food services	140,000
Construction	81,000
Professional scientific and technical services	63,100

The increase in the number of job vacancies in different provinces is detailed in the table below:

Provinces	Number of job vacancies
British Columbia	155,400
Manitoba	32,400
Ontario	364,000
Quebec	232,400
Saskatchewan	24,300
Alberta	103,380
New Brunswick	16,430
Newfoundland and Labrador	8,185
Northwest Territories	1,820
Nova Scotia	22,960
Nunavut	405
Prince Edward Island	4,090
Yukon	1,720

December 21, 2022

Saskatchewan PNP issued 468 invitations under the International Skilled Workers Stream

Saskatchewan issued 468 invitations in the SINP draw held on December 20, 2022. The draw was held under the International Skilled Workers stream of the Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. The number of invitations under the two categories of the International Skilled Workers stream is mentioned below:

Candidates under the Express Entry category received 153 invitations
In the Occupations In-Demand category, 315 invitations were issued
The minimum CRS score for both categories was 82.

The table below reveals the details of the draw:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
December 21, 2022	Express Entry	80	153	Invited candidates had ECA credentials. Not all occupations were selected for this draw.
December 21, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	80	315	Invited candidates had ECA credentials. Not all occupations were selected for this draw.

December 21, 2022

Canada breaks all records, processes nearly 5 million applications in 2022

Canada has broken all records and processed around 5 million applications in 2022. The largest number of applications was processed for the temporary residence category. The details of number of applications processed for other categories can be found in the table below:

Categories	Number
Work permits	700,000
Study permits	670,000
New citizens	251,000 between April and November 2022

IRCC also implemented digitization of applications so that application processing can be improved. The organization will also recruit 1,250 new staff for streamlining of applications.

December 20, 2022

Nova Scotia Early Childhood Educator (ECE) issued letter of interest on December 20, 2022

Candidates are allowed to participate in the Nova Scotia Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Immigration pilot if they have received a letter of interest on December 20, 2022. Candidates can apply through the following if they have a job offer from Nova Scotia employers:

Nova Scotia Nominee Program Skilled Worker stream
Atlantic Immigration Program

Applicants need to meet the following eligibility criteria of any of the programs:

Have a valid job offer from an employer in Nova Scotia
Valid passport
Canada high school diploma (for AIP) and Canada secondary school graduation (for NSNP)
Language proficiency of CLB 5
Intention to settle in Nova scotia
Reference letter in which 1-year experience in Early Childhood Development is mentioned

December 20, 2022

BC PNP draw issued 173 Skills Immigration invitations

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program invited 173 candidates under the Skills Immigration stream. The minimum score for this draw lies between 60 and 90. Candidates have been invited under the following categories:

Skilled Worker
International Graduate
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled

The details of the recent BC PNP draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Stream	Minimum Score
December 20, 2022	153	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	90
	15	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

December 08, 2022

Quebec Arrima draw held on December 8, 2022, issued 517 invitations

Quebec invited 517 invitations under the Regular Skilled Worker Program of the Arrima draw. The minimum score for this draw was 591. Candidates invited through this draw are eligible to apply for permanent selection. Candidates who have a validated job offer outside the Montreal Metropolitan Community were invited in this draw.

December 20, 2022

Higher immigrant retention rates observed in Atlantic Canada, StatCan reports

Statistics Canada reported that Atlantic Canada is successful in retaining immigrants through AIP. Atlantic Immigration Program is more successful for retention than Provincial Nominee Program. Nova Scotia showed the highest retention rate followed by New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador. Atlantic Immigration Program was launched as a pilot program in 2017. The program was launched so that communities, employers, governments, and settlement agencies should work together to help newcomers in settling in the country.

The details of retention for each province can be found in the table below:

Atlantic Province	Percent of adults over 85 years
Newfoundland and Labrador	8.6
Prince Edward Island	8.1
Nova Scotia	8.7
New Brunswick	8.8

December 19, 2022

OINP draw issued 936 invitations under Human Capital Priorities stream

Ontario issued 936 Notifications of Interest through OINP Human Capital Priorities draw held on December 19, 2022. The minimum score for this draw ranged between 484 and 490. The candidates invited through this draw are eligible to send applications for a Canada PR visa. In 2022, the total number of invitations through OINP draws under the HCP stream is 4012. The OINP draw details under the HCP stream in 2022 can be found in the table below:

Date NOIs issued	Number of NOIs issued	CRS score range
December 19, 2022	936	484-490
September 28, 2022	1,179	496 and above
February 22, 2022	773	455-600
February 8, 2022	622	463-467
January 12, 2022	502	464-467

December 19, 2022

Last date to apply for PGP is 24th Dec 2022

Candidates who want to apply for Parents and Grandparents visas need to know that the last date for application submission is December 24, 2022. There are only two steps to apply for PGP. Canada has also planned to invite more parents and grandparents in the coming three years. According to the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan, the number of PGP candidates to be invited in three years can be found in the table below:

Year	Number of invitations
2023	28,500
2024	34,000
2025	36,000

December 16, 2022

Manitoba draw issued 249 LAAs under three streams of MPNP

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program draw held on December 16, 2022, issued invitations under the three streams listed below:

Skilled Workers in Manitoba
Skilled Workers Overseas
International Education Stream

The invitations in each stream and the score can be found in the table below:

Date	Type of Invitation	Number of invites	EOI score
December 16, 2022	Skilled Workers in Manitoba	155 invitations	771
	Skilled Workers Overseas	48 invitations	703
	International Education Stream	46 invitations	NA

December 15, 2022

PEI PNP invited 134 candidates on December 15, 2022

Prince Edward Island issued 134 invitations under two streams on December 15, 2022. The draws were held through Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program. The number of invitations for the Business Entrepreneur stream was 7 and candidates who received the score of 62 received ITAs. Candidates under Labour & Express Entry stream received 127 invitations. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Invitation Date	Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Invitations	Minimum Point Threshold for Business Invitations	Labour & Express Entry Invitations	Invitation Totals over last 12 months
December 15, 2022	7	62	127	134

December 16, 2022

How Saskatchewan PNP works in 2023? Both Freshers and Experienced can apply!

Base sub category and enhanced subcategory are the immigrating programs of Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan has to meet the labour market and economic needs of the province. There are four streams and candidates can apply under any of them to apply under Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. These streams are:

International Skilled Worker category
Saskatchewan Experience category
Entrepreneur and Farm category
International Graduate Entrepreneur category

December 15, 2022

Manitoba issued 1,030 Letters of Advice to apply through MPNP

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program invited 1,030 candidates under the Skilled Workers Overseas stream. The minimum score for this draw was 600. Invitations were also issued to 656 candidates who have:

Valid Job seeker code
Express Entry profile

Invitations have not been issued for the following streams:

Skilled Worker in Manitoba
International Graduate Stream

The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Type of Invitation	Number of invites	EOI score
December 15, 2022	Skilled Workers Overseas	1,030	600

December 15, 2022

SINP issued 635 ITAs under International Skilled Workers stream

Saskatchewan invited 635 candidates under the Skilled Immigration stream on December 15, 2022. The draw was held under the Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program and invitations were issued under three categories mentioned below:

Express Entry
Occupations In-Demand
Ukrainian residents

Invitations for each category are as follows:

Candidates who applied under Express Entry and have 82 points received 348 invitations
Candidates were invited under Occupations In-Demand received 285 invitations. Invitations were issued to those candidates under this category who scored 82 points
2 invitations were issued to Ukrainian residents who scored 62 points

The draw details are available in the table below:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
December 15, 2022	Express Entry	82	348	Invited candidates had ECA credentials. All the occupations have not been selected for this draw.
	Occupations In-Demand	82	285	Invited candidates had ECA credentials. All the occupations have not been selected for this draw.
	Ukrainian residents	62	2	Invitations issued to Ukrainian residents due to the current conflict

December 15, 2022

Quebec plans to invite 100,000 newcomers every year

Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, revealed that Quebec has the ability to invite more than 100,000. Currently, there is a plan of inviting 50,000 candidates in 2023 according to the Quebec Immigration Levels Plan. The details of the plan can be found in the table below:

Categories	Minimum	Maximum
Economic immigration category	32,000	33,900
Skilled Workers	28,000	29,500
Business People	4,000	4,300
Other Economic categories	0	100
Family Reunification	10,200	10,600
Refugees and people in similar situations	6,900	7,500
Other immigration categories	400	500
Overall totals	49,500	52,500

The federal government has plans to invite 500,000 immigrants by 2025. The details of Canada Immigration Levels plan 2023-2025 can be found in the table below:

Immigration Class	2023	2024	2025
Economic	266,210	281,135	301,250
Family	106,500	114,000	118,000
Refugee	76,305	76,115	72,750
Humanitarian	15,985	13,750	8000
Total	465,000	485,000	500,000

December 15, 2022

Express Entry 2023 targets Healthcare, Tech professionals. Apply for Canada PR now!

IRCC has announced that new authorities will conduct Express Entry draws in 2023. The invitations to apply will be issued by determining the specific attributes and CRS score will not be considered. Bill C-19 was passed on June 23, 2022, which helped in making changes to the Express Entry.

The Immigration Minister can invite candidates having any in-demand skills or abilities. The Express Entry draws in 2023 will target the healthcare and IT sectors. The job vacancy rate for the healthcare sector was 6 percent in October 2022.

Canada has announced Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025 and immigration targets for Express Entry can be found in the table below:

Year	No. of new immigrants
2023	82,880
2024	109,020
2025	114,000

December 13, 2022

BC PNP issued 227 invitations under Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur streams

British Columbia PNP draw held on December 13, 2022, issued 227 invitations under Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur streams. The minimum score range for the Skills Immigration stream was between 60 and 104. Candidates who scored between 116 and 134 were invited under the Entrepreneur stream.

The invitations under the Skills Immigration stream are detailed in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Stream	Minimum Score
December 13, 2022	180	Skilled Worker	104
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	104
		International Graduate	104
		International Graduate – EEBC option	104
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	80
	19	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	13	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

BC PNP Entrepreneur stream issued 10 invitations and details can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Stream	Minimum Score
December 13, 2022	5	Regional Pilot	134
December 13, 2022	5	Base	116

December 13, 2022

Ontario issued 160 invitations under French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream

Ontario Immigration Nominee Program draw issued 160 invitations under the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream. Candidates who scored between 341 and 490 received the invitations. The invited candidates are eligible to submit an application for a Canada PR visa. The details of the OINP draw held on December 13, 2022, can be found in the table below:

Date	Stream	Number of invitations	Score
December 13, 2022	French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream	160	341 – 490

In 2022, Ontario invited 1539 candidates under the FSSW stream of OINP. The details can be found in the table below:

Date/time NOIs issued	Number of NOIs issued	CRS score range	Profiles created in IRCCs Express Entry system
September 23, 2022	363	326 and above	September 23, 2021 – September 23, 2022
June 21, 2022	356	440 and above	June 21, 2021 – June 21, 2022
June 9, 2022	153	481 and above	June 9, 2021 – June 9, 2022
April 28, 2022	301	460-467	April 28, 2021 – April 28, 2022
February 8, 2022	206	463-467	February 8, 2021 – February 8, 2022

December 13, 2022

5 Indo-Canadians inducted as Canadian Ministers in British Columbia

David Eby, the British Columbia Province Premier has reshuffled the cabinet and included five Indo-Canadian ministers. The table below reveals the details:

Name	Designation
Niki Sharma	Attorney General
Rachna Singh	Minister of Education and Child Care
Ravi Kahlon	Minister for Housing and Government House Leader
Jagrup Brar	Minister of State for Trade
Harry Bains	Labour Minister.

According to a press release, the new cabinet will have:

23 ministers
4 ministers of state
14 parliamentary secretaries

The new cabinet will have the following responsibilities

Help the citizens with the cost of living
Strengthening the healthcare system
Deal with the housing crisis
Making communities safer

December 12, 2022

Nova Scotia sets a new record in 2022, StatCan reports

IRCC reported that Nova Scotia invited a record number of permanent residents in the first nine months of 2022. The total number of invitations is 10,670 which can go up to 14,227 by the end of 2022. The Atlantic province may welcome new permanent residents through different programs by the year end and the total number can be found in the table below:

Program	Number of projected invitations
Nova Scotia Nominee Program	6,407
Atlantic Immigration Program	2,900
Federal Skilled Worker Program	253
TR to PR	1,740
Family sponsorship	1,067
Refugee programs	1,160
Study permits	12,853

December 08, 2022

Highly qualified skilled immigrants made Canada as top G7 country

Canada became the most educated country in the list of G7. The countries included in G7 are:

Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
The UK
The US

Canada has a larger share of students in comparison to the other G7 countries. There is a rise in the number of immigrants having a Bachelor’s degree or higher. The number of young adults who are completing their degrees is also increasing.

Canada has a record-low unemployment rate and a high number of job vacancies. An increased number of students will ensure that Canada has trained workers that can fill the vacancies left after the retirement.

December 06, 2022

BC PNP Draw issued 193 Skills Immigration invitations

British Columbia held its PNP draw on December 6, 2022, and issued ITAs to 193 candidates. The candidates who received the invitations are qualified for submitting applications for a Canada PR visa. The score for this British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw lies between 60 and 95. The candidates have been invited under the categories listed below:

Skilled Worker
International Graduate
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled

The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Stream	Minimum Score
December 6, 2022	144	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	95
	32	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	12	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

December 05, 2022

Manitoba PNP draw issued 305 LAA’s

Manitoba held a draw on December 01, 2022, and issued 305 LAAs under three streams of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. Number of invitations and scores for each stream are as follows:

Manitoba Skilled Workers having a score of 775 received 206 invitations
Skilled Workers Overseas received 56 invitations. Candidates having a score of 673 were invited under this stream
43 invitations were received by the candidates under the International Education Stream
Letters of Advice to Apply were also issued to 31 candidates having Job Seeker validation code and a valid Express Entry profile number

The table below reveals the details of the draw in detail:

Date	Type of Invitation	Number of invites	EOI score
December 1, 2022	Skilled Workers in Manitoba	206 invitations	775
	Skilled Workers Overseas	43 invitations	673
	International Education Stream	56 invitations	NA

Manitoba PNP draw issued 305 LAA’s

December 05, 2022

IRCC introduces Indo-Pacific Strategy to increase Canada Immigration

IRCC announced Indo Pacific strategy to maximize Canadian immigration on November 27, 2022. International students in Canada make up 65% of the student population. Out of seven, four countries are the top sources of immigrants from the Indo-pacific region.

December 04, 2022

‘Jobs in Canada up by 10,000 in Nov 2022’, StatCan Reports

Canada increased jobs by 10,000 in the workforce marker in November 2022. Employment increased among core working-aged women (25-54). The unemployment rate is dropped to 5.01% in Canada. Employment raised among core-aged working women to 84.7% in November 2022. The employment rate is maximized in provinces Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.

December 01, 2022

PEI PNP draw invited 69 candidates under Labour & Express Entry stream

Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program draw was held on December 1, 2022. Invitations were issued under the Labour & Express Entry stream to 69 candidates. Though PEI holds one draw each month but from November 2022, it is holding two draws to deal with the challenge of manpower shortage. In 2022, PEI issued 1,721 invitations, and the details can be found in the table below:

Invitation Date	Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Invitations	Minimum Point Threshold for Business Invitations	Labour & Express Entry Invitations	Invitation Totals over last 12 months
Jan 20, 2022	11	72	121	132
Feb 17, 2022	6	67	117	123
Mar 17, 2022	11	62	130	141
Apr 21, 2022	11	67	130	141
May 20, 2022	16	62	137	153
Jun 16, 2022	9	65	127	136
Jul 21, 2022	27	60	138	165
Aug 18, 2022	4	97	117	121
Sep 15, 2022	5	85	142	147
Oct 20, 2022	10	72	194	204
Nov 3, 2022	–	–	39	39
Nov 17, 2022	8	62	142	150
December 1, 2022	–	–	69	69

December 01, 2022

Quebec Arrima draw issued 513 invitations on December 1, 2022

Quebec invited 513 immigrants through the Arrima draw held on December 1, 2022. The invitations were issued to the candidates having the score of 589. The applications of those candidates were accepted whose job applications are listed in the NOC 2021. The details are given in the table below:

TEER Code	Occupations
20012	Computer systems managers
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
21300	Civil Engineers
21301	Mechanical Engineers
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers
21321	Industrial and manufacturing engineers
22300	Civil engineering technologists and technicians
22301	Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
22302	Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
21222	Computer analysts and consultants
21223	Database Analysts and Data Administrators
21231	Software Engineers and Designers
21230	Computer programmers and interactive media developers
21233	Web Designers and Developers
22310	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
22220	Computer network technicians
22221	User Support Agents
31301	Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses
32101	Practical nurses
44101	Caregivers/Aids and Beneficiary Attendants
41220	Secondary school teachers
41221	Elementary and preschool teachers
42202	Early childhood educators and assistants
52120	Graphic designers and illustrators
62100	Technical Sales Specialists – Wholesale

November 30, 2022

Quebec Arrima Draw invited 998 candidates to apply for permanent selection

Quebec Arrima conducts a new draw on November 24, 2022, and has invited 998 candidates to apply for Permanent Residence. The CRS score for this latest Quebec draw is 603 or above. The selected candidates are considered eligible based on the workforce requirements in Quebec, human capital factors, and spousal factors.

November 30, 2022

Toronto, BC, & McGill got placed in top 100 world’s best universities

Three Canadian universities make up the top 100 world’s best university rankings. They are:

The University of British Columbia,
McGill University
University of Toronto

Around 350,000 international student study in Canadian universities. 15 more Canadian universities made up of 2,000 world’s best universities. Some Canadian universities allow international students to work while studying on Campus.

November 30, 2022

Canada PNP round-up – November 2022

A glimpse of Canada PNP draws results!

In November 2022, five provinces in Canada held 9 PNP draws and invited 1,307 candidates. The details of all the PNP draws in November 2022, are given below:

Date	Draw	No. of candidates
November 07, 2022	British Columbia	13
November 28, 2022	British Columbia	336
November 18, 2022	Manitoba	518
November 03, 2022	PEI	39
November 17, 2022	PEI	149
November 03, 2022	Saskatchewan	55
November 08, 2022	Saskatchewan	35
November 01, 2022	Nova Scotia	12
November 07, 2022	Nova Scotia	150
Total		1,307

November 30, 2022

Canada Express Entry Roundup – November 2022

Summary of November 2022 Canada Express Entry draws results!

IRCC held two Express Entry draws in November 2022 and issued 9,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). The details of the Express Entry draws held in November were given below:

Draw No.	Date of Draw	CRS cut-off	ITAs issued
#236	November 23, 2022	491	4,750
#235	November 09, 2022	494	4,750

November 30, 2022

4 ways to work in Canada without LMIA

Canada provides 4 different ways to obtain a work permit so that to work temporarily in Canada without getting LMIA (Labor Market Impact Assessment). The International Mobility Program (IMP) allows foreign nationals to work temporarily with the following 4 streams:

Competitiveness & public policy stream
Significant benefit stream
Reciprocal employment stream
Charitable & religious workers stream

November 28, 2022

BC PNP issued 336 invitations on November 28, 2022

British Columbia held a draw on November 28, 2022 under Skills Immigration Stream in which invitations were issued to 336 candidates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. After NOC changes have been done, British Columbia conducted its first draw under this stream. The minimum score for this draw was between 60 and 105. The categories under which the invitations were issued are as follows:

Skilled Worker
International Graduate
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled

The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Stream	Minimum Score
November 28, 2022	253	Skilled Worker	105
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	105
		International Graduate	105
		International Graduate – EEBC option	105
		Entry Level and Semi Skilled	82
	49	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	24	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

November 28, 2022

No LMIA required for Canadian Significant Benefit Work Permit

Canada introduced a new Significant Benefit Work Permit and no LMIA is required while applying for this visa. The visa will be issued to those candidates who will be beneficial for Canada economically, socially, and culturally. This special work permit is a part of the International Mobility Program. Candidates have to fulfill the Special Benefit Consideration to become eligible to apply for the visa. The application process for the visa is similar to the other work permits.

November 26, 2022

400,000 new jobs in Ontario & Saskatchewan, Canada! Apply right now!

The number of job vacancies in September rose to 994,800. The number of new jobs added in Ontario and Saskatchewan was 400,000. One of the essential factors for the rise in the number of job vacancies is seasonal factors. The table below reveals the number of job vacancies available in Canada in different sectors in September 2022:

Sector	Number of job vacancies in September 2022
Healthcare and Social Assistance	159,500
Accommodation and Food Services	152,400
Retail Trade	117,300
Professional Scientific and Technical Services	61,900
Manufacturing	76,000

November 23, 2022

11th All program Express Entry Draw invited 4,750 candidates

IRCC held another All Program Express Entry draw on November 23, 2022, and issued 4,750 invitations. The minimum score for this draw was 491. The number of invitations remained the same but CRS score was reduced by 3 points in comparison to the previous draw. This is the 11^th All Program Express Entry draw and the first one after the introduction to NOC 2021. Candidates can submit applications through the following streams:

Federal Skilled Worker Program
Canadian Experience Class
Federal Skilled Trades Program
Provincial Nominee Program

November 24, 2022

Canada sets to welcome 471,000 new PRs by the end of 2022

The number of invitations surged in September 2022 as Canada welcomed 44,495 new permanent residents. From January till September, Canada welcomed 353,840 permanent residents. The total number of PRs welcomed in July, August, and September can be found in the table below:

Month	Number of invitations
July	43,250
August	34.050
September	44,495

Sean Fraser introduced the new 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan to invite around 1.5 million candidates in the next three years. The number of d invitations in each class and year can be found in the table below:

Immigration Class	2023	2024	2025
Economic	2,66,210	2,81,135	3,01,250
Family	1,06,500	114000	1,18,000
Refugee	76,305	76,115	72,750
Humanitarian	15,985	13,750	8000
Total	4,65,000	4,85,000	5,00,000

November 23, 2022

Ontario updated EOI scoring system as per new NOC codes. Check your score now!

Ontario immigration has updated its EOI scoring system to comply with the NOC 2021. Candidates can submit EOI and apply through Ontario Immigration Nominee Program to study or work in Canada. OINP statement has revealed that candidates who submitted their EOI profiles before November 16, 2022, have to make their profiles again according to the NOC 2021. There are five streams under which candidates can submit applications. These streams are:

Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker
Employer Job Offer: International Student
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills
Masters Graduate
PhD Graduate

Scores will be provided according to the factors listed below:

Education
Language proficiency
Work experience
Age

November 21, 2022

Nova Scotia released new immigration plan for French speakers

Nova Scotia introduced its immigration action plan to make a strategy for the growing population of French speakers in the province. The aim of the action plan is as follows:

Increasing the engagement community and partner
Attraction and promotion of the newcomers
Growth programs related to population
Including and retraining the newcomers through settlement services

The plan has also been made for creating awareness regarding immigration streams for French speakers through the following programs:

Nova Scotia Nominee Program
Atlantic Immigration Program

November 21, 2022

What is IRCC’s strategic plan for Indians to migrate to Canada?

IRCC has released a strategic plan for the Americas and Asia. IRCC wants to collaborate with the countries of both regions to increase immigration to Canada. The plan has also been made to promote various Canada immigration pathways. Most people from Asia come to Canada as permanent residents. IRCC is planning to take several measures to increase immigration by collaborating with partner governments. The partner countries include the following:

Afghanistan
Bangladesh
China
India
Pakistan
Philippines

The partner countries in the Americas include the following

Brazil
Columbia
Haiti
Mexico

November 19, 2022

The BC-PNP or British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program has modified its points system to award points to the applicants. The point system of the BC-PNP is similar to the points system used in the programs under Express Entry-managed programs. It is used to evaluate the eligibility of the applicants for immigration through Canada PR or permanent residency.

November 19, 2022

Canada ranked 22nd among the world’s best countries for retirees

Canada achieved another recognition on the world level by being 22nd on the list of the world’s best countries to live a retired life. This Canada world ranking has increased the country’s appeal on the world stage. Canada has so much that makes the country so ideal for elderly people to live a retired life.

November 18, 2022

PEI-PNP draw invited 188 candidates

PEI-PNP invites 188 ITAs to the candidates in November 2022 through Express Entry and Entrepreneur streams. Prince Edward Island issued 39 invitations under Labor & Express Entry stream through PNP on November 3, 2022. PEI sent 141 ITAs under the Express Entry stream & 8 ITAs under the Entrepreneur stream on November 17, 2022, through PNP.
The score considered for Business Entrepreneur invitations is 62 or above under PEI PNP. The applicants who received ITAs can apply for Canada PR in 60 days.

PEI-PNP draw invited 188 candidates

November 18, 2022

Manitoba PNP issued 518 invitations to apply for Canada PR

Manitoba invited 518 candidates in a draw held on November 18, 2022, under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. There are three streams under which invitations were issued and these streams are:

Skilled Workers in Manitoba
International Education Stream
Skilled Workers Overseas

Date	Type of Invitation	Number of invites	EOI score
November 18, 2022	Skilled Workers in Manitoba	177 invitations	797
	Skilled Workers Overseas	143 invitations	686
	International Education Stream	198 invitations	NA

November 18, 2022

How to update your Canada Express Entry Profile as per new TEER/NOC Code?

The transitioning of NOC 2016 to NOC 2021 has been done on November 16, 2022. This move will affect more than 100 immigration programs including Express Entry. The table below shows the changes made from NOC 2016 to NOC 2021:

NOC 2016	NOC 2021
Skill Type 0	TEER 0
Skill Level A	TEER 1
Skill Level B	TEER 2
Skill Level B	TEER 3
Skill Level C	TEER 4
Skill Level D	TEER 5

IRCC also added 16 new occupations while three occupations were made ineligible. Candidates who have not yet applied have to make their profile according to the new NOC code. Candidates who have not yet received ITAs have to update their profile. Candidates who have received ITAs have to apply for Canada PR through the new NOC code.

November 17, 2022

Toronto ranks #1 among the top 25 best cities in the world

Toronto ranked number one in the top 25 best cities because of the availability of top-tier businesses and education. Other cities that were ranked in the top 100 cities are Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal. Many universities have received good ranks which can be found in the table below:

Universities	Ranks
University of Toronto	9
University of British Columbia	18
McGill University	27
Université de Montréal	57

The cities have been ranked differently according to education, culture, job opportunities, etc.

November 17, 2022

4 out of 5 people became Canadian citizens through the naturalization process

According to the report of Statistics Canada from Census 2021, 91.2 percent of the population in the country are citizens whether by birth or by the naturalization process. The report reveals that four out of five permanent residents have got the permanent resident status. Countries from where most immigrants arriving in Canada are:

India
China
France

The age of Canadian citizens is increasing and they will retire within a few years. So Canada needs more immigrants to fill the vacant places and reduce the challenge of shortage of workers.

November 17, 2022

Justin Trudeau, announced ‘Unlimited number of flights between Canada and India’

Justin Trudeau announced to have unlimited flights between India and Canada. In the business event, Trudeau announced that the movement of goods and people between both countries will help in increasing trade and investment.

He said that Canada is making a trade pathway to Southeast Asia to expand new markets The Canadian prime minister told that global commerce and businesses need reliability and predictability according to international rules.

The announcement for the unlimited flights between India and Canada was discussed during the second consular dialogue held in New Delhi.

November 16, 2022

Ontario launched a new OINP Entrepreneur Pilot Program

A new Entrepreneur Pilot Program under OINP has been launched by Ontario to invite 100 newcomers. The duration of the program will be two years and Toronto Business Development Centre will administer it. Here are the eligibility criteria for the program:

Net worth of $400,000
Investment of $200,000
Business ownership of 33 percent

The Ontario government has hope that the program will be able to create many jobs in the sectors listed below:

Tourism
Life sciences
Information Technology

November 15, 2022

New NOC TEER codes released for FSTP and FSWP, 2022-23

Candidates who want to apply under the FSWP and FSTP have to use the new NOC codes from November 16, 2022. FSW has 347 occupations and candidates have to meet the eligibility criteria. After that, they have to submit the Expressions of Interest profile to the pool of Express Entry. Applicants can apply for Canada PR within 60 days of receiving ITAs. There are 347 jobs in FSWP for which applications can be sent.

Here is the Skill type Level and TEER Category. Earlier, NOC 2016 has 5 skill types such as 0, A, B, C, D; while in TEER NOC 21 system it has six categories, mentioned below:

Skill type or level	TEER category
Skill type 0	TEER 0
Skill level A	TEER 1
Skill level B	TEER 2 and TEER 3
Skill level C	TEER 4
Skill level D	TEER 5

November 07, 2022

Nova Scotia invited 150 French-speaking individuals in the new PNP draw

Nova Scotia issued 150 invitations to French-speaking candidates to submit applications for Canada PR. The draw was held on November 7, 2022, under the Express Entry linked-Labour Market Priorities stream of the Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program. No score has been allotted for the draw. French is the first and English is the second official language. Candidates need to have a CLB score of 10 for French and a CLB score of 7 for the English language. The draw has been held for the following jobs:

NOC Code	Jobs
NOC 3012	Registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses
NOC 1123	Advertising, marketing and public relations
NOC 1111	Financial auditors and accountants
NOC 4214	Early childhood educators and assistants
NOC 4212	Social and community service workers
NOC 2174	Programmers and interactive media developers
NOC 1114	Other Financial Officers

November 09, 2022

IRCC issued 4,750 ITAs through Express Entry with a CRS score of 494

IRCC conducted the #235 Express Entry in which ITAs were issued to 4,750 candidates to submit an application for a Canada PR visa within 60 days. Candidates whose lowest CRS score for this draw was 494 received invitations. The CRS score was 2 points less than the previous Express Entry draw and there was no change in the number of invitations. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Draw No.	Program	Date of Draw	ITAs issued	CRS score
#235	All Program draw	November 9, 2022	4,750	494

November 08, 2022

British Columbia issued 13 invitations under BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Stream

British Columbia invited 13 candidates through the Entrepreneur Immigration stream. The draw was held on November 8, 2022. There are two categories of Entrepreneur Immigration stream mentioned below under which invitations were issued:

Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot
Entrepreneur Immigration – Base

Candidates under Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot received 5 invitations. The score for this category was 114. The number of invitations under Entrepreneur Immigration – Base was 8 and the minimum score was 120. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Stream	Score	Number of Invitations
November 8, 2022	Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot	114	5
November 8, 2022	Entrepreneur Immigration – Base	120	8

November 08, 2022

SINP International Skilled Workers stream invites 35 candidates

Saskatchewan invited 35 candidates under the International Skilled Workers stream of the Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. There are three categories under which invitations were issued. These categories are

Express Entry
Occupations in-Demand
Ukraine Residents

The number of invitations under the Express Entry category was 10 and for Occupations in-Demand, it was 21. The minimum score for both categories was 69. The number of invitations for the third category was 4 and the minimum score was 64. The table below reveals the details of the draw:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
November 8, 2022	Express Entry	69	10	Invited candidates had ECA credentials. Allthe occupations have not been selected for this draw.
	Occupations In-Demand	69	21	Invited candidates had ECA credentials. All the occupations have not been selected for this draw.
		64	4	Invitations issued to Ukrainian residents due to the current conflict

November 07, 2022

New Brunswick Critical Worker Pilot announced to address shortage of workers

Canada Federal Government and New Brunswick will jointly launch a pilot project named as New Brunswick Critical Worker Pilot. The five-year program will provide economic immigration along with skills and language training. The program will also help in retaining newcomers through meaningful work. Six employers have been selected to work with NBCWP and they include:

Cooke Aquaculture Inc.
Groupe Savoie Inc.
Groupe Westco
Imperial Manufacturing
D. Irving Ltd
McCain Foods

The program will be regularly monitored to deliver desired results for New Brunswick.

November 07, 2022

Canada adds 108,000 jobs in October, StatCan Reports

According to Statistics Canada, 108,000 more jobs were added in Canada in October 2022. The sectors in which the number of jobs increased are as follows:

Manufacturing
Construction
Accommodation and food services

The unemployment rate in the country was 5.2 percent and the number of jobs was increased in the private sector. Mostly candidates having the age of 15 years and above were mostly benefitted through increase in the number of jobs. There are six provinces in which the number of jobs increased. The table below shows the number of job increase in each province:

Province	Number of jobs increase
Ontario	43,000
Quebec	28,000
Newfoundland and Labrador	3,300
Prince Edward Island	4,300
Saskatchewan	6,100
Manitoba	4,600

November 04, 2022

Canada to start targeted draws for skilled immigrants next year

Canada announced to invite doctors, nurses, and other skilled immigrants to work, live and settle in the country. The invitations will be issued through target draws from the beginning of 2023. Canada will issue invitations for those provinces where foreign credentials validation is easy. Candidates can come to these provinces to start their practice comfortably. The invitees are ranked on the basis of CRS scores which they can get through different factors. After getting ITAs, individuals can submit applications for a Canada PR.

Canada has more than a million jobs available and due to shortage of workers, the country is planning to invite more immigrants in the next three years according to the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan.

November 3, 2022

Saskatchewan Entrepreneur stream issues 55 invitations

Saskatchewan issued 55 invitations under the Entrepreneur stream through the Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. Candidates having a score in the range of 85 and 120 received the invitations. Saskatchewan held this draw on November 3, 2022, and issued invitations to 55 candidates to submit applications for a Canada PR visa. Details of the draw are available in the table below:

Date	Low	Average	High	Total selections
November 03, 2022	85	100	120	55

November 1, 2022

Nova Scotia issued 12 invitations through Entrepreneur draw

Nova Scotia invited 12 candidates through the Entrepreneur draw under the Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program. The invitations were issued on November 1, 2022, under two different streams of NSPNP which are as follows:

Entrepreneur stream
International Graduate Entrepreneur stream

The number of candidates invited through these streams along with the score can be found in the table below:

Draw date	Stream	Number of invitations	Score of lowest-ranked candidate invited
November 1, 2022	Entrepreneur	6	128
November 1, 2022	International Graduate Entrepreneur	6	47

November 01, 2022

Canada Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025 targets 1.5 Million candidates

Canada has released its Immigration Levels Plans 2023-2025 in which the number of targets for various pathways has increased. The plan has been made to meet the immigration goals of the country which include:

Economy growth
Family reunification
Asylum offering to refugees

The detailed table for the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan is provided in the table below:

Immigrant Category		2023	2024	2025
Overall Planned Permanent Resident Admissions		4,65,000	4,85,000	5,00,000
Economic	Federal High Skilled	82,880	1,09,020	1,14,000
	Federal Economic Public Policies	25,000	–	–
	Federal Business	3,500	5,000	6,000
	Economic Pilots: Caregivers	8,500	12,125	14,750
	Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program	8,500	11,500	14,500
	Provincial Nominee Program	1,05,500	1,10,000	1,17,500
	Quebec Skilled Workers and Business	NA	NA	NA
Total Economic		2,66,210	2,81,135	3,01,250
Family	Spouses, Partners and Children	78,000	80,000	82,000
	Parents and Grandparents	28,500	34,000	36,000
	Total Family	1,06,500	1,14,000	1,18,000
Refugees and Protected Persons	Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad	25,000	27,000	29,000
	Resettled Refugees – Government-Assisted	23,550	21,115	15,250
	Resettled Refugees – Privately Sponsored	27,505	27,750	28,250
	Resettled Refugees – Blended Visa Office-Referred	250	250	250
	Total Refugees and Protected Persons	76,305	76,115	72,750
Humanitarian and Other	Total Humanitarian & Compassionate and Other	15,985	13,750	8,000
Total		4,65,000	4,85,000	5,00,000

October 31, 2022

Canada Express Entry Round Up October 2022

IRCC invited 9,000 candidates through two Express Entry draws held in October 2022. Till date, Canada invited the largest number of candidates through the Express Entry draw. The CRS score also went below 500 in the two years. It is expected that the number of ITAs will increase while the CRS score will be reduced in the upcoming Express Entry draws.

First draw in October was held on October 12, 2022, in which ITAs were issued to 4,250 candidates having a score of 500. This was the #233 draw since 2015.

Second draw was held on October 26, 2022, in which 4,750 candidates having a score of 496 received the invitations.

October 31, 2022

Canada PNP Round Up October 2022

Canada held four PNP draws in October 2022 and invited 1,464 candidates to submit applications for permanent residence in Canada. In October 2022, the provinces below held the draws:

Two draws were under British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program
One draw was under Ontario Immigration Nominee Program
One draw was held under Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program

Number of candidates invited in these draws is as follows:

British Columbia issued 618 invitations on October 4 and October 12, 2022
Ontario invited 642 candidates on October 25, 2022, under different streams
Prince Edward Island issued 204 invitations on October 20, 2022

Canada PNP Round Up October 2022

October 31, 2022

“We are not short of jobs. We are short of people” – Premier Scott Moe, Saskatchewan, Canada

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wants to have a new relationship with the federal government of Canada. The premier wants that business people of Saskatchewan should ask Ottawa to increase immigration for Saskatchewan. This would help in raising the target of permanent residents by 13,000 every year. The government has plans to increase the population of the province to 1.4 million. Besides this, creation of 100,000 more jobs by 2030 is a part of the plan. Saskatchewan has a cap of 6,000 invitations and it is expected that the province will exceed this cap.

October 28, 2022

CRS score drops below 500 for the first time in 2 years

Express Entry draw held on October 26, 2022, issued 4,750 ITAs to the candidates having a CRS score of 496. This is for the first time in the past two years that the CRS score went below 500 points. In October 2022, Canada invited 9,000 immigrants to submission of applications for Canada PR. The prediction for the CRS score is difficult but it is expected that in the upcoming Express Entry draws score may be reduced.

October 28, 2022

India takes top spot among newcomers in Canada

Canada’s 2021 census report revealed that India is at the top country of birth for Canada Immigration. India got the top spot for the first time for the birth of new immigrants in Canada. More than 8.3 million people became permanent residents and migrated to Canada. Previously, most of the immigrants came from Europe but sharing of new immigrants declined in comparison to India. The number of economic immigrants is 748,120 which is one-third of half of the recent immigrants. Another one-third moved to Canada through the Provincial Nominee Program.

October 26, 2022

IRCC issued 4,750 invitations to candidates having CRS score of 496

IRCC held 234^th Express Entry draw on October 26, 2022, and issued 4,750 invitations to submit applications for Canada PR. The CRS score for the lowest-ranked candidates is 496. The number of ITAs has increased by 500 and CRS score reduced by 4 points in comparison to the previous Express Entry draw. Candidates who received the invitations can apply for a Canada PR within 60 days. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Draw No.	Program	Date of Draw	ITAs issued	CRS score
#234	All Program draw	October 26, 2022	4,750	496

October 22, 2022

OINP draw issued 642 invitations under three different streams

Ontario invited 642 candidates under three streams of the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program. The draw was held on October 22, 2022.These streams are:

Foreign Worker
Master Graduate
PhD Graduate

The table below reveals the details of the draw:

Date	Streams	Number of invitations	Score
October 25, 2022	Foreign Worker	1	NA
	Master Graduate	535	35 and above
	PhD Graduate	106	24 and above

October 20, 2022

Prince Edward Island PNP Draw issued 204 invitations

Prince Edward Island issued 204 invitations to apply on October 20, 2022. Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program draw issued Canada immigration invitations to apply for permanent residence. The invitations have been issued under the below streams:

Business Work Permit Entrepreneur stream
Labor & Express Entry stream

Candidates under the Business Work Permit Entrepreneur stream received 10 invitations while 194 invitations were issued under the Labor & Express Entry stream.

The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Invitation Date	Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Invitations	Minimum Point Threshold for Business Invitations	Labour & Express Entry Invitations	Invitation Totals
October 20, 2022	10	72	194	204

October 19, 2022

Great News! Canadian citizenship to 300,000 people in FY 2022-23

IRCC will provide citizenship to 300,000 applicants by March 31, 2023. In comparison to the fiscal year 2021-2022, the number of applications for the current fiscal year has increased. Canada welcomed 217,000 new citizens in 2021-2022 while 253,000 new citizens were welcomed in 2019-2020. The table below reveals the full detail:

Fiscal Year	Number of new citizens
2019-2020	253,000
2021-2022	217,000
2022-2023 till date	116,000

The processing time of the application is 27 months which may be delayed due to a large number of online applications.

October 19, 2022

BC Tech Stream, the best route for Tech workers to migrate to Canada

The technology worker stream of British Columbia is boosting the invitations of skilled workers. Candidates invited through this stream can start working in Canada while their Canada PR visa application is still being processed. Ontario is the main competitor of BC as it invites tech workers through the Human Capital Priorities stream. Ontario issues invitations for six occupations while British Columbia does it for 29 occupations.

October 19, 2022

Canada & Germany ranks #1 in retaining international graduates, OECD reports

International students who are studying in Germany and Canada do not want to go to any other OECD countries. It has been found that the percentage of candidates who received study permits in 2015 in Canada and Germany is more than 60 and they are still residing in these countries. Germany and Canada are the most successful countries in retaining international graduates. Students in Canada can apply for a post-graduation work permit to work in the country.

October 15, 2022

BC PNP will follow a new scoring system from November 16, 2022

BC PNP will introduce a new scoring system for immigrants who want to apply through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The province has paused its operations from October 12, 2022, and it will restart on November 16, 2022. The pause has been implemented as British Columbia is shifting from NOC 2016 to NOC 2021. The new scoring system will also be implemented from November 16, 2022.

Applications till October 12, 2022, have been removed and applicants have to reapply by using the new NOC code called the TEER code. The details of the new scoring system will be provided in November 2022. Currently, candidates can apply under the streams given below:

International Post-Graduate Stream
Entrepreneur Stream

October 15, 2022

New laws to protect temporary foreign workers in Canada

IRCC has announced 13 amendments in the Immigration and Refugees Protections Regulations to protect temporary foreign workers from mistreatment and abuse. The amendments will also contribute to the enhancement of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. Following conditions will be implemented through amendments:

All employers have to provide full information about the job and the rights of the temporary foreign workers.
Employers will not be allowed to charge any recruitment fee from workers
No reprisal can be done against the workers

Access to healthcare services should also be provided to workers. Employers will also have to provide private health insurance to the workers.

October 12, 2022

Biggest Express Entry draw till date issued 4,250 invitations

IRCC has invited the highest number of immigrants in the 233^rd Express Entry draw held on October 12, 2022. The number of candidates invited in this draw is 4,250. The candidates became eligible to apply for Canada PR after receiving ITAs and they have to submit the application within 60 days. The invitations were given to those candidates who scored 500 points, the minimum score for this draw. The table below will reveal the details of the draw:

Draw No.	Program	Date of Draw	ITAs issued	CRS score
#233	All Program draw	October 12, 2022	4,250	500

October 12, 2022

BC PNP draw issued 374 Skills Immigration invitations

British Columbia held its second draw in October 2022 and issued 374 invitations to the candidates having the score between 60 and 114. The candidates have to submit applications for permanent residence in Canada. The streams under which the invitations were issued are as follows:

Skilled Worker
International Graduate
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled

The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
October 12, 2022	320	Skilled Worker	114
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	114
		International Graduate	104
		International Graduate – EEBC option	104
		Entry Level and Semi Skilled	78
	25	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	19	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

October 12, 2022

Canada to invite 23,100 Parents and Grandparents

IRCC made an announcement regarding the acceptance of applications for the parents and grandparents program 2022. It has been planned that in the next two weeks, 23,100 invitations to apply will be issued. Sponsors have to fulfill all the conditions mentioned in the eligibility criteria to sponsor their parents and grandparents. Currently, the number of sponsors in the pool is 155,000. In 2020, the number of applications approved for PGP is 10,000 while in 2021, it was 30,000. Sponsors have to show Minimum Necessary Income or MNI to prove that they will be able to support their parents, grandparents, and their dependents. The number of members in a family can include the following:

Sponsor
Common-law partner or spouse
Dependent children
Dependent children of the spouse or common-law partner
Already sponsored person who is still dependent
Parents grandparents and their dependents
Dependent children who want to migrate to Canada with their parents and grandparents
Separated spouse of parent and grandparent

October 12, 2022

Canadian businesses are hurting due to manpower shortages

Almost all organizations in Canada are facing a manpower shortage and they want that immigration has to be boosted to tackle the challenge. In Ontario, the number of job vacancies was increased by 387,235 in the second quarter of 2022. In the same period, the number of payroll employees was increased by 506,895 and it rose up to 6.4 million. Rocco Rossi, president, and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, says that immigration should be boosted for the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program. Candidates can be hired through different programs like

Express Entry
Provincial Nominee Program
Temporary Foreign Worker Program
International Mobility Program
Global Talent Stream

For Express Entry, candidates can submit applications through one of the three programs mentioned below:

Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)

September 29, 2022

Quebec Arrima Draw invited 1195 candidates for permanent selection

Quebec held its third Arrima draw in September 2022 and issued 1,195 invitations to apply for permanent selection. The minimum points for this draw were 597. The draw was held on September 29, 2022. Candidates have to fill out an Expression of Interest after which it is included in the EOI bank. The details of the draw can be seen in the table below:

Date	No. of candidates invited	EOI score
September 26, 2022	1,195	597

The details of previous Quebec draws can be seen in the table below:

Date	No. of candidates invited	EOI score
September 13, 2022	1,009	563
September 6, 2022	1,202	620
August 9, 2022	58	NA
July 7, 2022	351	551-624
May 5, 2022	30	NA
April 7, 2022	33	NA
March 10, 2022	506	577
February 24, 2022	306	630
February 10, 2022	523	592
January 27, 2022	322	647
January 13, 2022	512	602

October 10, 2022

1 Million+ Job vacant for 150 days in Canada; Unemployment drops to record low in September

The unemployment rate decreased in September compared to August 2022. The unemployment rate this month reached 5.2 percent. In August 2022, employment got decreased but it rose again in September 2022 by 21,000 for part-time and full-time jobs. The rise of employment can be seen in different industries which include educational services. The unemployment rate for women increased by 47,000. The rise of employment in different sectors can be found in the table below:

Sector	Number of jobs increased
Manufacturing	32,000
Professional, scientific and technical services	25,000
Transportation and warehousing	24,000

In the case of males, the employment rate increased by 188.000. Hourly wage also increased in September 2022 and the details can be found in the table below:

Province	Increase in wages	Percent Increase
Ontario	+$2.27 to $19.51	13.2
Quebec	+$1.41 to $18.81	8.1

October 10, 2022

Canada allows international students to work unlimited hours off-campus

Canada has decided to increase the working hours of the students while they study in Canada. The announcement has been made to meet the challenge of a shortage of workers. The measure will come into effect from November 15, 2022. This is a temporary measure and will end on December 31, 2023. Candidates who already have submitted their applications for Canada student permits will also be eligible for this new measure. All the sectors and provinces in Canada are facing shortage of workers and this measure will help to fill the vacant positions.

A new pilot project will also be introduced which will help in the processing of the extension of study permits at a faster pace. The pilot project’s duration can be extended but it will depend on its success. IRCC has revealed that 450,000 study permit applications have been processed from January to August 2022.

October 10, 2022

New rules for Indian students to work while studying in Canada

Canada has introduced rules for Indian students regarding working in Canada while continuing their studies. There are a few Canada study permits that give permission to students to work in Canada on campus or off campus. Candidates have to fulfill some conditions below if they have to work on-campus without a work permit:

Candidates have to be a post-secondary students for full-time
Candidates should have a valid Canada work permit.
A Social Insurance Number is mandatory for candidates.

If candidates want to work off campus, they have to fulfill the following conditions:

Students need to start their course.
They should have a Social Insurance Number.
They should study in a designated learning institution.

October 07, 2022

IRCC announced, RNIP extension and expansion for Thunder Bay

IRCC has announced the extension and expansion of the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program. The economic development has given Canada PR to 175 recommended candidates and it has plans to meet the target of giving permanent residence to 250 recommended candidates. Canada already has invited 1,130 newcomers to live in 11 communities. Immigration minister Sean Fraser has announced the revision of the rules regarding RNIP. One of them is to expand the geographical area of seven communities which include:

North Bay
Sudbury
Timmins
Thunder Bay
Moose Jaw
West Kootenay
Vernon

October 04, 2022

British Columbia PNP invited 239 candidates on October 4, 2022

British Columbia held its draw on October 4, 2022, in which 244 candidates were issued invitations to submit applications for Canada PR. This is the first draw this month and was held under various streams so that candidates can come to study or work in the province. The score for this draw was between 60 and 120. The table below reveals the detail of the draw:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
October 4, 2022	184	Skilled Worker	120
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	120
		International Graduate	105
		International Graduate – EEBC option	105
		Entry Level and Semi Skilled	82
	32	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	13	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entrepreneur Immigration – Base	116

October 04, 2022

Start working in Canada faster through GSS Visa

Canada has introduced GSS visas to help employers to hire foreigners in their companies. As the shortage of workers in Canada is increasing so a visa was needed that can be processed at a fast speed. The processing time for the GSS visa is two weeks provided that candidates meet the eligibility criteria. Candidates can also bring their dependent children, spouses, and common-law partner. All the dependents have to submit the application with the main applicant.

September 30, 2022

Canada PNP Immigration results for September 2022

Canada PNP, the second most popular Canadian immigration pathway issued 11,548 invitations in September 2022. Here are the highlights of the September 2022, Canada PNP round-up:

In September, Canada PNP issued the highest number of invitations till date in 2022
British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, PEI, and Saskatchewan held 19 draws
A total of 11,548 candidates were invited through Canada PNP draws in September 2022
Ontario and Saskatchewan recorded the highest issuing number of invitations

Date	Draw	No. of candidates
September 7, 2022	British Columbia	374
September 13, 2022		300
September 21, 2022		357
September 28, 2022		268
September 8, 2022	Manitoba	278
September 16, 2022	Manitoba	436
September 7, 2022	Ontario	1,521
September 20, 2022		823
September 23, 2022		363
September 27, 2022		3
September 28, 2022		1,179
September 29, 2022		1,340
September 15, 2022	PEI	147
September 1, 2022	Saskatchewan	43
September 1, 2022		941
September 6, 2022		760
September 7, 2022		943
September 15, 2022		326
September 28, 2022		1,146

Read more for the details….

Canada PNP Immigration results for September 2022

September 30, 2022

A summary of Canada Express Entry draws, September 2022

Express Entry holds draws every month and in September it held two draws. Below are the highlights of Express Entry draws held in September 2022:

A total of 7,000 candidates were invited
The CRS scores were less compared to the cut-off scores of draws held in 2022 till date
Both the draws were ‘All-program draws’
All these candidates will have the eligibility to apply for Canada PR

Draw No.	Date of Draw	CRS cut-off	ITAs issued
#232	September 28, 2022	504	3,750
#231	September 14, 2022	511	3,250

To know more about the September 2022 Express Entry Round-up, also read….

Canada Express Entry Draw Results, September 2022

September 29, 2022

Ontario draw issued 1,340 invitations under Skilled Trades Stream

Ontario held its second draw under Skilled Trades stream in September 2022. The Ontario Immigration Nominee Program draw invited 1,340 candidates. The minimum score for this draw was 266 and above.

The details of the draw can be found in the table below

Date	Stream	Number of invitations	Score
September 29, 2022	Skilled Trades Stream	1,340	266 and above

September 28, 2022

232nd Express Entry draw issued 3,750 invitations

IRCC held the seventh all-program Express Entry draw on 28^th September 2022. The number of candidates invited in this draw is 3,750, which is 500 more than the previous Express Entry draw. The minimum score for this draw was 504 points. This is the second all-program draw in September 2022. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Draw No.	Program	Date of Draw	ITAs issued	CRS score
#232	All Program draw	September 28, 2022	3,750	504

September 28, 2022

Ontario HCP stream invited 1,179 candidates

Ontario issued 1,179 invitations under Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream. The draw was held through the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program. The minimum score for this draw is 496 and above. This is a tech draw and candidates have been invited for different occupations. The table below will provide information about current and previous draws under the HCP stream.

Date	Stream	Number of invitations	Score
September 28, 2022	Human Capital Priorities stream	1,179	496 and above
February 22, 2022	Human Capital Priorities stream	773	455-600
February 8, 2022	Human Capital Priorities stream	622	463-467
January 12, 2022	Human Capital Priorities stream	502	464-467

September 28, 2022

SINP issued 1,146 invitations through the International Skilled Workers stream

Saskatchewan conducted a draw under International Skilled Workers Stream and invited 1,146 candidates through Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. The draw Has been held for two categories which are as follows:

For Occupations In-Demand, the number of candidates invited is 507 and the minimum score is 81.
For Express Entry, the number of candidates invited is 639 and the minimum score is 83.

The table below reveals the details of the draw:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
September 28, 2022	Express Entry	83	639	Candidates having Educational Credential Assessment were invited in this draw
September 28, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	81	507	Candidates having Educational Credential Assessment were invited in this draw

This is the draw in September 2022. One of them is held under Entrepreneur stream and the rest have been held under International Skilled Workers Stream.

September 27, 2022

OINP draw issued 3 invitations under the Foreign Worker stream

Ontario issued invitations to three candidates to submit applications for Canada PR. The Ontario Immigration Nominee Program draw was held on September 27, 2022, under Foreign Worker Stream. No score has been allotted for this draw. The profiles for this draw were created from September 27, 2021 – September 27, 2022.

The details of the draw are available in the table below:

Date	Stream	Number of invitations	Score
September 27, 2022	Foreign Worker Stream	3	NA

September 27, 2022

British Columbia issued 268 invitations on September 27, 2022

British Columbia held its fourth draw in September 2022 in which invitations were issued to 268 candidates. The draw was held on September 27, 2022, under British Columba Provincial Nominee Program. The candidates have been invited under various categories which are listed below:

Skilled Worker
International Graduate
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled

The table below reveals the details of the draw:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
September 27, 2022	215	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	100
	28	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	15	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

September 13, 2022

Quebec invited 1,009 candidates under Quebec Immigration Program

Quebec invited 1,009 in the second biggest Arrima draw held on September 13, 2022. The minimum score for this draw was 563.

The details of Arrima draws held in 2022 are available in the table below:

Date	No. of candidates invited	EOI score
September 13, 2022	1,009	563
September 6, 2022	1,202	620
August 9, 2022	58	NA
July 7, 2022	351	551-624
May 5, 2022	30	NA
April 7, 2022	33	NA
March 10, 2022	506	577
February 24, 2022	306	630
February 10, 2022	523	592
January 27, 2022	322	647
January 13, 2022	512	602

September 24, 2022

Sean Fraser revised Express Entry rules to make more Doctors as PRs

An announcement has been made by Sean Fraser, the Immigration Minister, to make changes to provide permanent residence visas to more doctors. There are many doctors who are working temporarily in Canada. Physicians who work in Canada are self-employed and they will get the benefits of getting a Canada PR visa. Previously, these doctors were not able to apply for Canada PR through the following programs of Express Entry:

Federal Skilled Worker Program
Canadian Experience Class

In 2022, the permanent residence was given to 4,300 healthcare professionals. Through the healthcare streams that are related to the Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence Pathway.

September 23, 2022

Ontario invited 363 candidates under the French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream

Ontario issued 363 invitations through the OINP Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream. The draw has a CRS score of 326 points and candidates who got this score become eligible to apply for permanent residence in Canada. The draw was held on September 23, 2022. This is the fifth draw under the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Stream	Number of invitations	Score
September 23, 2022	French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream	363	326 and above

September 23, 2022

Update of Northwest Territory PNP for the FY 2022-23

Northern Territory (NT) has updated the nomination application process for the FY 2022-23.

NT is now open for both onshore and offshore applicants
NT is going to nominate offshore applicants only for subclass 491

Criteria for Northwest Territory PNP

Below are the details of NT nomination criteria an applicant has to meet:

An applicant should have 3 years of post-qualification work experience in the nominated occupation in the last 10 years.
Should have a genuine intent/commitment to live and work in the NT on a long-term basis.
Show financial evidence to settle in NT.
Meet any one of the 3 streams (Priority Occupation Stream, NT Family Stream, NT Job Offer Stream)

Priority Occupation Stream: Offshore applicants under this stream should have a skill assessment in the Northern Territory Offshore Migration occupation list (NTOMOL).

NT Family Stream:

Offshore applicants under this stream should have a family member in NT who is an Australian PR/Citizen/New Zealand Citizen. Family members should be a resident of NT and living there for 12 months.
Family members should provide settlement support to the applicant.
Have evidence of sustained efforts to seek employment in the NT, including evidence of research into the NT job market, and sustained records of applying for jobs in the NT or making contact with NT employers

NT Job Offer Stream: Offshore applicants under this stream should have an offer of employment in the nominated occupation from an NT business / organization that is active for at least 12 months.

Note: Subclass 190 nominations will only be offered in exceptional circumstances, such as cases where the applicant has strong connections to the NT.

September 21, 2022

British Columbia invited 357 candidates under Skilled Immigration Categories

British Columbia conducted a draw on and invited 357 candidates on September 21, 2022. The candidates were invited under the skilled immigration stream through three categories which are:

Skilled Worker
International Graduate
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled

The score for this draw ranged between 60 and 91. The table below will reveal the details of the draw:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
September 21, 2022	341	Skilled Worker	91
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	91
		International Graduate	86
		International Graduate – EEBC option	86
		Entry Level and Semi Skilled	70
	11	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60

September 22, 2022

Canada has 1 Million+ Job lying vacant for the past 120 days

Canada has more than one million job vacancies and it is facing the challenge of a shortage of workers. Job vacancy in the second quarter of 2022 was 5.7 percent. Overall job vacancies were 4.7 percent. There are six provinces where there is an increase in job vacancies. The highest number of vacancies is in Ontario which is 6.6 percent. Nova Scotia comes in second place with 6 percent of job vacancies. The table below reveals the details of job vacancies in each province:

Canadian Province	Increase in percentage of job vacancies
Ontario	6.6
Nova Scotia	6
British Columbia	5.6
Manitoba	5.2
Alberta	4.4
Quebec	2.4

A number of job vacancies in different sectors can be found in the table below:

Sector	Wage increase per hour
Professional, scientific, and technical sectors	$37.05
Wholesale trade jobs	$26.10
Retail trade jobs	$25.85
Healthcare and social assistance	$25.85

September 22, 2022

Canada on road to invite 470,000 immigrants in 2022

Canada is on the path to invite 470,000 permanent residents in 2022. In the past seven months, the country has welcomed 274,980 permanent residents. Canada is exceeding the number of invitations as per the 2022-2024 immigration plans. The detail of the plan is available in the table below:

Year	Immigration Levels Plan
2022	431,645 permanent residents
2023	447,055 permanent residents
2024	451,000 permanent residents

Century Initiative has plans to invite 500,000 immigrants in 2026. The number of invitations in the past seven in 2022 has increased in comparison to previous years. The details can be found in the table below:

Year	Immigration of new PR’s in First Seven months
2022	274,980
2021	184,675
2020	158,050
2019	196,850

September 21, 2022

Sean Fraser plans to allow temporary visa to be converted to permanent visa

Sean Fraser has designed a plan for the expansion of pathways to permanent residence in Canada. The expansion will be done for the temporary foreign workers and international students. The temporary workers and international students need to have the required work experience in the sectors that are facing the challenge of shortage of workers. A five-pillar approach has been to help the temporary residents to become permanent ones.

September 21, 2022

Canada to drop vaccine requirement for entry

Canada is planning to eliminate the requirement of vaccine for the immigrants who want to migrate to the country. The requirement will be eliminated by the end of September 2022. The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just needs to give a green signal. Besides this, the government is also planning to drop the requirement for random COVID-19 tests at airports.

September 20, 2022

Ontario PNP draw invited 823 candidates under Masters Graduate Stream

Ontario held a draw under Ontario Immigration Nominee Program and sent invitations to 1,202 candidates. The draw was conducted on September 20, 2022 and candidates were invited under the Masters Graduate stream. The minimum score for this draw was 33 and above. The table below reveals the details of the draw. The invited candidates have 14 calendar days to send applications for Canada PR.

Date	Number of NOIs	Streams	Score
September 20, 2022	823	Masters Graduate stream	33

September 06, 2022

Quebec issued 1,202 invitations on September 06, 2022

Quebec held an Arrima draw on September 6, 2022, in which invitations have been issued to 1,202 candidates. The candidates can submit applications for permanent selection to work and settle in Quebec. Candidates who achieved the minimum score of 620 points received the invitations. The details of the Quebec draws held in 2022 can be found in the table below:

Date	No. of candidates invited	EOI score
September 6, 2022	1,202	620
August 9, 2022	58	NA
July 7, 2022	351	551-624
May 5, 2022	30	NA
April 7, 2022	33	NA
March 10, 2022	506	577
February 24, 2022	306	630
February 10, 2022	523	592
January 27, 2022	322	647
January 13, 2022	512	602

September 15, 2022

PEI PNP draw issued 147 invitations on September 15, 2022

Prince Edward Island sent 147 invitations to the candidates to apply for Canada PR through PEI PNP (Prince Edward Island Provincial Nomination Program) on September 15, 2022. The invitations were sent to the candidates using Labor and Express Entry (142) & Business Work permit Entrepreneur (5) streams. The minimal score that was considered for eligibility to the Business stream was 85. Find the draw details in the below table:

Invitation Date	Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Invitations	Minimum Point Threshold for Business Invitations	Labour & Express Entry Invitations	Invitation Totals
September 15, 2022	5	85	142	147

September 15, 2022

Manitoba PNP Draw #156 – 436 candidates invited through MPNP

Manitoba issued invitations for 436 candidates in the latest second draw through MPNP (Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program) which was held on September 15, 2022. In the #156 draw the Letters for Advice were sent to the categories like Skilled Workers Overseas (7), Skilled Workers (388), and International Education (41). The Expression of Interest (EOI) score ranges from 613 to 726.

Date	Type of Invitation	Number of invites	EOI score
September 15, 2022	Skilled Workers in Manitoba	388 invitations	613
	Skilled Workers Overseas	7 invitations	726
	International Education Stream	41 invitations	no EOI score

September 15, 2022

Saskatchewan invites 326 candidates through SINP

Saskatchewan held its fourth draw under the International Skilled worker stream in which invitations were issued to 326 candidates. Saskatchewan held this draw under Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. International Workers have two categories which are Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand. For Occupations in Demand, the number of invitations is 273 and for Express Entry, it is 53. The lowest score for both categories is 60 points.

The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
September 15, 2022	Express Entry	60	53	All the occupations have not been selected for this draw.
September 15, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	60	273	All the occupations have not been selected for this draw.

September 14, 2022

Biggest Express Entry draw of 2022 invited 3,250 candidates

Canada held an Express Entry draw on September 14, 2022, in which invitations to apply have been issued to 3,250 candidates. The lowest score for this draw is 511 points which is five less than the previous draw. Candidates who received the invitations are eligible to apply for permanent residence in Canada. The table below reveals the details of the draw:

Draw No.	Program	Date of Draw	ITAs issued	CRS score
#231	All Program Draw	September 14, 2022	3,250	511

September 14, 2022

Sean Fraser reports, a new pathway to Canada PR for undocumented migrants

Canada Immigration Minister Sean Fraser wants to start a new pathway to apply for permanent residence in Canada. This pathway will be introduced for undocumented workers Justin Trudeau has instructed the immigration minister in December 2021 to explore new ways to regularize the status of undocumented workers who are making contributions to the communities in Canada. Undocumented migrants are the ones which migrated to Canada without applying:

With a work permit
With a study permit
As refugees
As permanent residents
As skilled workers through express entry
Through provincial nominee programs

September 14, 2022

New Brunswick to prioritize applications from 12 NOC codes of Tech and Health Occupations

New Brunswick has made an announcement that it will give priority to Canada immigration applications related to technology, health-related occupations, and international graduates so that the backlog of the applications could be reduced. The province said that priority will be given to the application from 12 specific National Occupational Classification codes along with francophones and New Brunswick graduates.

The NOC codes and the jobs are given in the table below:

NOC Codes	Occupations
2147	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
2172	Database analysts and data administrators
2173	Software engineers and designers
2174	Computer programmers and interactive media developers
2175	Web designers and developers
2281	Computer network technicians
2282	User support technicians
2283	Information systems testing technicians
3012	Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
3233	Licensed practical nurses
3413	Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
4412	Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations

New Brunswick to prioritize applications from 12 NOC codes of Tech and Health Occupations

September 13, 2022

Do you want to work in North America’s top 10 tech markets?

Toronto and Vancouver have made their place in the top ten tech talent market. Toronto is ranked at number 3 while number 8 was given to Vancouver. There are many other provinces where there are a lot of jobs available for tech professionals. These cities include Seattle, Quebec, and Waterloo. The number of jobs available in different cities can be found in the table below:

City	Tech talent job growth
Toronto	88,900
Seattle	45,560
Vancouver	44,460

Vancouver showed the highest growth if we talk about percentage. The table below will reveal the details of the percentage growth:

City	Percentage growth
Vancouver	63
Toronto	44
Quebec	43

September 13, 2022

BC PNP issues invitations to 300 candidates to work in British Columbia

British Colombia issued 300 invitations in the BC PNP draw held on September 13, 2022. This is the second draw in September in which candidates are invited to send applications for permanent residence in Canada. Candidates having the score in the range of 60 and 120 received the invitations to apply. The draw details can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
September 13, 2022	251	Skilled Worker	120
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	120
		International Graduate	105
		International Graduate – EEBC option	105
		Entry Level and Semi Skilled	78
	27	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	12	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

September 10, 2022

50% Canadian population will be immigrants by 2041

A projection for the demographic make of Canada in 2041 has been revealed. The projections were made on the basis of the data in the Census of Population in 2016. Around two decades ago, the projection of immigration continued and they became the primary drivers to increasing the population of the country. Statistics Canada has revealed that between 2016 and 2041, the immigrant population in Canada may get boosted from 7.2 percent to 12.1 percent.

September 07, 2022

Canada waives medical exams for 180,000 immigration applicants

Sean Fraser has made an announcement that 180,000 immigration applicants do not have to go for medical examination. They have to meet certain criteria to get exempted. IRCC is adding 1,250 immigration employees to speed up the processing of visa applications. IRCC is also taking steps to make the visa processing system online so that the processing can be done at a faster speed. Currently, IRCC is processing the family reunification visas quickly through telephone and video interviews of sponsors and applicants.

September 07, 2022

Canada waives medical exams for 180,000 immigration applicants

September 06, 2022

SINP draw invites 760 candidates under International Skilled Worker Stream

Saskatchewan held the second draw in September under International Skilled Worker Stream. The draw held on September 6, 2022 through Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program invited 760 candidates under two categories. Candidates who have achieved the score between 60 and 69 are eligible to apply for Canada PR.

The table below reveals the detail of the draw:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
September 06, 2022	Express Entry	60-69	302	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments
September 06, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	60-69	458	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments

September 06, 2022

SINP draw invites 760 candidates under International Skilled Worker Stream

The table below reveals the detail of the draw:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
September 06, 2022	Express Entry	60-69	302	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments
September 06, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	60-69	458	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments

September 02, 2022

Saskatchewan draw invites 941 candidates on September 1, 2022

Saskatchewan issued 941 invitations to the candidates to apply for Canada PR. The invitations have been issued through the Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. The immigration has been issued under the International Skilled Workers stream. There are two categories for this draw. One of them is Occupation In Demand for which 629 invitations have been issued. The other category is Express Entry for which 312 invitations have been issued. The minimum score for both of the categories is 61 points as. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
September 2, 2022	Express Entry	61	312	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments
September 2, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	61	629	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments

September 01, 2022

Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Stream invites 43 candidates on September 1, 2022

Saskatchewan issued 43 invitations under the Entrepreneur stream to apply for Canada PR. The invitations were issued through Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. The minimum score for this draw is between 75 and 130. The table below will reveal the details of this draw.

Date	Number of EOIs	EOI Score
September 1, 2022	43	75-130

September 01, 2022

Highlights of Express Entry Draws held in August 2022

IRCC held three Express Entry draws in August 2022 and issued 7,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs).

Draw No.	Invited	Date of Draw	CRS cut-off	ITAs issued
#230	All-program candidates	August 31, 2022	516	2,750
#229	All-program candidates	August 17, 2022	525	2,250
#228	All-program candidates	August 3, 2022	533	2,000
Total				7,000

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Canada Express Entry Draws of August 2022

September 01, 2022

Summary of August 2022 PNP round-up

The Provincial Nominee Program is one of the leading immigration pathway to Canada. The Canada PNP permits each Canadian province to set the requirements for their own immigration streams. In August, five provinces in Canada held 13 PNP draws to welcome 4738 candidates across the world.

List of provinces that held draws in August 2022

Here is the list of five provinces that held PNP draws in August, 2022.

British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
PEI
Saskatchewan

Complete details of PNP draws held in August 2022

The details of all the PNP draws in August 2022, are given below:

Date	Draw	No. of candidates
August 3, 2022	British Columbia	174
August 10, 2022		175
August 16, 2022		228
August 23, 2022		220
August 30, 2022		270
August 11, 2022	Manitoba	345
August 26, 2022	Manitoba	353
August 16, 2022	Ontario	28
August 30, 2022	Ontario	782
August 18, 2022	PEI	121
August 11, 2022	Saskatchewan	745
August 18, 2022		668
August 25, 2022		629
Total		4738

August 31, 2022

230th Express Entry draw invites 2,750 candidates to apply for Canada PR

Canada held the 230^th Express Entry draw. It is the third Express Entry draw in August and the fifth all-program draw. The number of candidates invited in this draw is 2,750. The minimum score for this draw is 516. The total number of candidates invited in all the five all program draw held since July 6, 2022, is 10,750. The invited candidates can apply for Canada PR and migrate to Canada. The score for this draw is nine points less and the number of invitations were 250 more than the previous draw. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Draw No.	Program	Date of Draw	ITAs issued	CRS score
#230	All Program Draw	August 31, 2022	2,750	516

August 30, 2022

Ontario invites 782 candidates through OINP draw under three different streams

Ontario issued 782 invitations to candidates through Ontario Immigration Nominee Program to apply for Canada PR. The invitations have been issued under three streams which are:

Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream
Masters Graduate Stream
PhD Graduate Stream

In the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream, only one candidate received the invitation and no score has been allotted for this stream. Candidates under Masters Graduate Stream received 680 invitations and the minimum score for this stream is 37 and above.

Candidates under PhD graduate stream received 101 invitations and the minimum score for this stream is 26 and above. Candidates will become eligible to apply under PhD Graduate stream and Masters Graduate stream if they complete their education in Ontario under any program.

The table below will reveal the details of the draw:

Date	Number of NOIs	Streams	Score
August 30, 2022	1	Foreign Worker Stream	NA
August 30, 2022	680	Masters Graduate Stream	37 and above
August 30, 2022	101	PhD Graduate Stream	26 and Above

August 30, 2022

BC PNP draw invites 270 candidates under four streams

British Columbia has issued invitations to 270 candidates to apply for Canada PR. The invitations have been sent under four streams and the number of invitations in each stream and score is different. The draw was held on August 30, 2022, through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The minimum score for this draw lies between 60 and 129 points. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
Aug 30, 2022	207	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	95
Aug 30, 2022	29	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	13	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
August 30, 2022	<5	Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot	129
August 30, 2022	6	Entrepreneur Immigration – Base	116

August 30, 2022

Sean Fraser, announced the ‘Expansion of RNIP’ to fill the job market needs

Canada has planned to expand the Rural and Immigration Pilot program. The expansion will not include the addition of any new communities. Several changes will be made to the program and it will become effective in the fall. The communities included in the program are:

North Bay (Ont.)
Sudbury (Ont.)
Timmins, (Ont.)
Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)
Thunder Bay (Ont.)
Brandon (Man.)
Altona/Rhineland (Man.)
Moose Jaw (Sask.)
Claresholm (Alta.)
West Kootenay (BC)
Vernon (BC)

Till June 30, the program was used to invite 1,130 new immigrants to the RNIP communities. The invitations were issued to meet the labor shortage in these communities.

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Sean Fraser, announced ‘Expansion of RNIP’ to fill the job market needs

August 30, 2022

One Million Jobs Vacant for 90+ days in Canada

Canada is facing the problem of labor shortage in different sectors. The number of job vacancies has reached to 1,037,900. A number of jobs were created in June 2022 in the service sector and the details can be found in the table below.

Sector	Number of jobs created
Educational services	26,400
Accommodation and food services	16,600
Professional scientific, and technical services	8,800
Healthcare and social services	8,400

The only service sector where in which job creation was reduced is the public and administration sector. The number of vacancies in this sector is 3,900. Job vacancies are also available in the goods-producing and tourism sectors.

August 26, 2022

Manitoba invites 353 candidates to apply for Canada PR through MPNP

Manitoba invites 353 candidates through Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The invitations have been sent under three different streams and these candidates can apply for Canada PR and migrate to Canada. The three streams include

Skilled Workers in Manitoba
Skilled Workers Overseas
International Education Stream

The draw details can be found in the table below:

Date	Type of Invitation	Number of invites	EOI score
August 26, 2022	Skilled Workers in Manitoba	259 invitations	619
	Skilled Workers Overseas	58 invitations	708
	International Education Stream	36 invitations	no EOI score

August 26, 2022

Canada Start-Up Visa approvals increase a whopping 70% in 2022

The popularity of the Canada Start-Up Visa has increased and it has been used to invite 325 immigrant entrepreneurs. The individuals are invited to start a business in the country. They have to invest a large amount of money to become eligible for this visa.

August 26, 2022

Canada distance learning measures will stay in place until August 31st, 2023 – IRCC

IRCC has announced that distance learning measures taken during the pandemic period will be applicable till August 31, 2022. Many international students Havre submitted their application for study permits before August 31, 2022. These candidates will be eligible for PGWP. According to the rule, candidates can complete their full course online and their eligibility for PGWP will not be affected. Students who start their online course from September 1, 2023 will face the problem of deduction of the length of PGWP.

August 25, 2022

SINP draw invites 629 candidates to apply for Canada PR

Saskatchewan invites 629 candidates through the Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. The invitations have been issued under two categories which are Occupation In Demand and Express Entry. For Occupation In Demand category, 334 candidates have been invited and for Express Entry, invitations have been issued to 295 candidates. The details of the draw are displayed in the table below:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
August 25, 2022	Express Entry	65	295	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments
August 25, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	65	334	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments

August 25, 2022

IRCC adds 1,250 employees to speed up Canada immigration

Sean Fraser has stated that IRCC has recruited 1,250 new employees to reduce the backlog of the visa applications. The backlog has increased due to the crises of Afghanistan and Ukraine. Other reason is the resumption of the all-program Express Entry draw which was done to meet the challenge of skill shortages. The backlog of the applications in July reached up to 2.62 million. Canada has already welcomed 275,000 permanent residents to settle and work in Canada.

August 25, 2022

275,000 new permanent residents have arrived in Canada till July 2022: Sean Fraser

Sean Fraser has announced that the backlog for immigration applications will be reduced. IRCC has hired employees to help in reducing the backlog of new applications. The target of welcoming new permanent residents in 2022 is 431,000. So far 275,000 permanent have already been welcomed from January 1 and July 31, 2022. Besides this, the number of work permits issued was 349,000. The number of student permits finalized in this duration is 360,000.

August 18, 2022

Invitations issued to 121 candidates through PEI PNP draw

Prince Edward Island holds new draws every month. On August 18, 2022, a new draw was held in which invitations have been issued to 121 candidates. The invitations were received by those candidates whose minimum score was 97. Candidates who have applied under Labor and Express Entry Stream received 117 invitations and for Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Stream, the number of candidates invited is 4.

August 09, 2022

Quebec Arrima draw issued invitations to 58 candidates to apply for permanent selection

Quebec has held a new draw on August 9, 2022 in which invitations have been issued to 58 candidates. The candidates who are invited in this draw can apply for permanent selection. The table below will reveal the number of candidates invited in 2022 through Quebec Arrima draw:

Quebec Arrima Draws in 2022	Date	No. of candidates invited	EOI score
9	August 11, 2022	58	NA
8	July 7, 2022	351	551-624
7	May 5, 2022	30	NA
6	April 7, 2022	33	NA
5	March 10, 2022	506	577
4	February 24, 2022	306	630
3	February 10, 2022	523	592
2	January 27, 2022	322	647
1	January 13, 2022	512	602

August 18, 2022

Saskatchewan issued 668 invitations through SINP

Saskatchewan has held a new draw on August 18, 2022. Candidates have been invited through Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. The invitations have been issued to 668 candidates. The candidates apply for Canada PR and migrate to Canada.

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
August 18, 2022	Express Entry	67	416	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments
August 18, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	67	252	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments

August 17, 2022

Highlights of the BC PNP draw held on August 16, 2022

British Columbia holds draws weekly and in this new draw, 228 candidates have been invited to apply for permanent residence in Canada. The applicants can migrate to Canada after the approval of their permanent residency. Candidates having the score in the range of 60 and 132 received the invitations. This is the third draw held in August 2022.

August 17, 2022

New All-Program Express Entry draw issues 2,250 ITAs

Canada invites 2,250 candidates through the all-program Express Entry draw which was held on August 17, 2022. Candidates having the minimum score of 525 received the invitations. No program has been specified for this draw so candidates were eligible to apply through the Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Worker Program.

Date	Number of invitations	Lowest CRS score
August 17, 2022	2,250	525

August 16, 2022

OINP invites 28 candidates under Entrepreneur stream
Ontario issued 28 invitations through Ontario Immigration Nominee Program to the candidates who applied under Entrepreneur stream. Candidates who have submitted their Express of Interest on August 8, 2022 were eligible for this draw.

Date of the draw	Number of candidates invited	Minimum score
August 16, 2022	28	138 to 160

August 11, 2022

Immigrant investors spend more than $21m to create jobs in British Columbia through entrepreneur stream

An investment of $21 million is done last year into new businesses. This investment helped to create 163 jobs in British Columbia. The investors were invited under Entrepreneur stream through British Canada has invited 38 entrepreneurs through the Entrepreneur stream for permanent residence.

Entrepreneurs have to submit their business proposal. After the approval of the proposal, they have to migrate to Canada on a temporary basis. They have the time of establishing their business within 12 to 24 months. After that, they can apply for permanent residence.

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Immigrant investors spend more than $21m to create jobs in British Columbia through entrepreneur stream

August 11, 2022

Manitoba issued 345 Letters of invitation to apply for Canada PR through MPNP

Canada has issued 345 Letters of Advice to Apply through Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The invitations have been sent under the following categories:

Skilled Workers in Manitoba: Under this stream the number of candidates invited is 257 and candidates having the score of 623 received the invitations.
Skilled Worker Overseas: Under this stream, the number of candidates invited is 33 and the candidates having the score of 718 received the invitations.
International Education Stream: Under this stream, the number of candidates invited is 55.

The table below reveals the detail of the draw:

Date	Type of Invitation	Number of invites	EOI score
August 11, 2022	Skilled Workers in Manitoba	257 invitations	623
	Skilled Workers Overseas	33 invitations	718
	International Education Stream	55 invitations	no EOI score

August 11, 2022

Saskatchewan issued 745 invitations through SINP

Saskatchewan issued 745 invitations through Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. The invitations have been sent under International Skilled Worker Stream. For Express Entry, the number of invitations is 433 while for Occupation In-Demand, the number of invitations is 312. The scores for both the categories is 68. The table below will reveal the details of the draw:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
August 10, 2022	Express Entry	68	433	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments
August 10, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	68	312	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments

August 10, 2022

British Columbia invites 175 candidates through BC PNP under different streams

British issued 175 invitations through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The invitations have been issued under different streams and the invited candidates can apply for permanent residence in Canada. Candidates who scored between 60 and 114 points received the invitations. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

August 10, 2022	155	Skilled Worker	105



		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	114
		International Graduate	87
		International Graduate – EEBC option	97
		Entry Level and Semi Skilled	76
August 10, 2022	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60


	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60


	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	60


	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

August 11, 2022

Immigrant investors spend more than $21m to create jobs in British Columbia through entrepreneur stream

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Immigrant investors spend more than $21m to create jobs in British Columbia through entrepreneur stream

August 03, 2022

228th Express Entry draw invited 2,000 candidates

Canada Express Entry is a popular pathway for candidates to apply for Canada PR. Canada has held a new Express Entry draw on August 3, 2022. In this draw, 2,000 candidates received invitations to apply for permanent residence in Canada.

Candidates who applied through Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class were invited in this draw. The CRS score is 9 points lower than the previous draw. In comparison to the previous draw, 250 more candidates have been invited in this draw.

August 03, 2022

BC PNP draw issued 174 invitations to apply for Canada PR

British Columbia holds invitations regularly and weekly and in the new draw, 174 candidates have been invited through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The candidates invited through this new BC PNP draw can apply for permanent residence in Canada.

The candidates whose score is in between 60 and 90 received the invitations. The candidates whose name is available in the registration pool received the invitations. The registration pool consists of the information on the basis of which candidates are ranked, selected and invited.

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
August 3, 2022	133	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	90
	22	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	9	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

July 29, 2022

Alberta issued 120 Notification of Interest letters through AINP

Alberta invited 120 candidates to apply for Canada PR. The notification of interest letters have been sent through Alberta Immigration Nominee Program under Express Entry. The lowest CRS score for this draw is 473. The table below will reveal the details of the draw.

Date of the draw	Number of Notification of Interest letters sent	Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) of lowest ranked candidate who received a Notification of Interest letter
July 29, 2022	120	473

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Alberta issued 120 Notification of Interest letters through AINP

July 28, 2022

Saskatchewan invites 748 candidates through SINP under the international skilled workers stream

Saskatchewan held the fifth draw in July 2022. In this draw, 748 candidates have been invited through Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. The candidates are invited under Occupations In-Demand and Express Entry Categories.

The number of candidates invited under the Occupations In-Demand category is 469 and for Express Entry, the number of invitations is 279. The minimum score for both categories is 68.

The table below will show the details of the draw:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
July 28, 2022	Express Entry	68	279	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments
July 28, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	68	469	The invitations were sent to the candidates on the basis of Educational Credential Assessments

July 27, 2022

OINP draw issues two invitations under the Foreign Worker Stream

Ontario has invited two candidates to apply for Canada PR. The invitations have been issued through Ontario Immigration Nominee Program and CRS score is not applicable for this draw. The draw was held under Foreign Worker Stream. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of ITAs	Streams	Score
July 14, 2022	2	Foreign Worker Stream	NA

July 26, 2022

BC PNP issued 183 invitations to apply for Canada PR

British Columbia held a draw on July 26, 2022, through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program and issued 183 invitations to apply for permanent residence in Canada. The score ranges from 60 to 136.

The details of the draw are given in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
July 26, 2022	147	Skilled Worker	115
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	136
		International Graduate	96
		International Graduate – EEBC option	113
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	78
	22	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	9	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

July 21, 2022

Highlights of PEI-PNP draw held on July 21, 2022

Prince Edward Island, popularly known as Garden of the Gulf invited 165 candidates. Among these 165 invitations, 138 were from Labor and Express Entry Invitations, and the remaining 27 belong to Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Invitations.
Candidates having a minimum score of 60 points were invited in this draw. In 2022, the province planned to hold one draw every month and followed it exactly in the 7th month.

The candidates in the pool of Business Impact had to score at least 60 points.

Date	Category	Invites Issued	Minimum Score
21-07-2022	Labour Impact/Express Entry	138	N/A
21-07-2022	Business Impact	27	60

July 21, 2022

Saskatchewan draw invites 802 candidates

Saskatchewan held a new draw through Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program and invited 802 candidates to apply for Canada PR. The residents of Ukraine having the EOI score of 60 received 5 invitations. The candidates having the score of 68 received 797 invitations. All the candidates can apply for Canada PR.

The draw details can be found in the table below:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
July 21, 2022		60	5	The residents of Ukraine received invitations under special consideration
July 21, 2022	Express Entry	68	797	Candidates having Educational Credential Assessments received the invitations

July 20, 2022

Canada increases ITAs to 1,750, CRS drops to 542 – Express Entry Draw

Canada held a new all-program Express Entry draw and invited 1,750 candidates to apply for the Canada PR. The minimum score for this draw is 542. This is the second all-program draw and 16^th Express Entry draw in 2022.

The table below reveals the details of the draw:

Date	Number of candidates invited	Minimum CRS score
July 20, 2022	1,750	542
July 6, 2022	1,500	557

July 20, 2022

IRCC to implement Express Entry reforms in the first quarter of 2023

IRCC is planning to hold draws to meet the labor market demands. IRCC passed Bill C-19 which will allow the Immigration Minister to hold Express Entry draws through the criteria that will support regional economic goals. These amendments are implemented in the Express Entry system, in which candidates are invited based on their occupation, language, or educational attainment, instead of their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores.

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IRCC to implement Express Entry reforms in the first quarter of 2023

July 19, 2022

BC PNP invites 170 candidates to apply for Canada PR

A new draw has been held by British Columbia through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program in which 170 candidates have been invited to apply for permanent residence in Canada. The invitations have been sent under the following streams:

Skilled Worker
International Graduate
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled
Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot

Find the details of the draw in the following table:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
July 19, 2022	139	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	85
	18	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	8	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entrepreneur Immigration- Regional Pilot	111

July 15, 2022

Ontario Entrepreneur Draw invites 33 candidates

Ontario has issued invitations to 33 candidates under the Entrepreneur Stream. The candidates have been invited through Ontario Immigration Nominee Program. The minimum score for this draw ranges between 146 and 174.

Find the details of the draw in the table below

Date	Invitations Issued	Minimum score range
July 15, 2022	33	146-174
March 4, 2022	21	152-169

July 07, 2022

Quebec Arrima draw invites 351 candidates to apply for permanent selection

Quebec Arrima draw invited 351 candidates to apply for permanent selection. The candidates who have applied for occupations available in the National Occupational Classification list received the invitations.

The table below reveals the details of the Quebec Arrima draws held in 2022:

Quebec Arrima Draws in 2022	Date	No. of candidates invited	EOI score
8	July 7, 2022	351	551-624
7	May 5, 2022	30	NA
6	April 7, 2022	33	NA
5	March 10, 2022	506	577
4	February 24, 2022	306	630
3	February 10, 2022	523	592
2	January 27, 2022	322	647
1	January 13, 2022	512	602

The table below reveals the points for each job code:

NOC Code	Jobs	EOI Score
0213	Computer and information systems managers	624 and above
2147	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
2171	Information systems analysts and consultants
2172	Database analysts and data administrators
2173	Software engineers and designers
2174	Computer programmers and interactive media developers
2175	Web designers and developers
2241	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
2281	Computer network technicians
2282	User support technicians
2283	Information systems testing technicians
5131	Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
5223	Graphic arts technicians
5241	Graphic designers and illustrators
3233	Licensed practical nurses	575
3413	Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates	580
4214	Early childhood educators and assistants	551

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Quebec Arrima draw invites 351 candidates to apply for permanent selection

July 16, 2022

Entrepreneur category for British Columbia will be back after one year

British Columbia resumes accepting applications for Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) program even for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Business entrepreneurs need to meet specific requirements to be eligible.
The Entrepreneur must provide a net worth of at least $600,00 and then need to submit a business proposal if you are planning to start a new business. The applicant must show a possible score of 200 points; 120 points for the self-declaration section and possible 80 points for business concepts. The BC PNP EI program application fee is $3,500 and will be processed within four months.

By July 13, British Columbia immigration department officials will be able to send the target Invitation to Apply (ITAs) based on new factors.

Business sector
Proposed business location
Community population
Whether the existing business is being purchased or new business is to be starred

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Entrepreneur category for British Columbia will be back after one year

July 14, 2022

Manitoba draw invites 366 candidates through MPNP

Manitoba issued 366 LAAs to the candidates allowing them to apply for Canada PR. The invitations have been issued under different streams with an EOI score ranging from 699-715.

293 invitations were issued under Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream (EOI score is 699)
33 invitations were issued under Skilled Workers Overseas stream (EOI score is 715)
40 invitations issued under International Education Stream

The table below incudes the details of the draw:

Date	Type of Invitation	Number of invites	EOI score
July 14, 2022	Skilled Workers in Manitoba	293 invitations	699
	Skilled Workers Overseas	33 invitations	715
	International Education Stream	40 invitations	No EOI score

July 14, 2022

Ontario issues 755 NOIs under Skilled Trades Stream to apply for a Canada PR

Ontario has issued 755 invitations to candidates to apply for a Canada PR. The candidates received the invitations through Ontario Immigration Nominee Program under Skilled Trades Stream. OINP selects the candidates under the Express Entry pool. The minimum score for this draw is 310 and above.

The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of NOIs	Streams	Score
July 14, 2022	755	Skilled Trades Stream	310 and above

July 14, 2022

SINP International Skilled Workers stream issued 627 invitations

Saskatchewan invited 627 candidates through Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program. The candidates have been invited under different streams. Candidates under Occupation In-Demand category received 195 invitations and candidates under Express Entry received 430 invitations. Ukraine has received 2 invitations under special consideration.

The table below reveals the details of the draw:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
July 14, 2022		66	2	The residents of Ukraine received invitations under special consideration
	Occupations In-Demand	69	195	Candidates having Educational Credential Assessments received the invitations
	Express Entry	69	430	Candidates having Educational Credential Assessments received the invitations

July 14, 2022

Immigration to Canada breaks all records in first five months of 2022

Immigration to Canada has risen up to 71.8 percent in comparison to 2021. Canada has welcomed around 187,490 new permanent residents. It has been estimated that if the current rate continues, Canada will welcome 449,976 new permanent residents. Business leaders in Canada are demanding to increase in immigration levels to resolve the problem of labour shortage.

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Canada immigration breaks all records in first five months of 2022

July 13, 2022

Major employers in Canada want to increase the immigration of skilled workers

Canadian major employers are facing difficulties in hiring overseas workers. They want to increase the immigration levels in order to fill the 1.1 million job vacancies. According to Canadian Statistics, 80 percent of the employers have difficulties in hiring skilled workers due to processing delays, high costs, and complex rules. Employers can hire overseas workers through different programs like TFWP, IMP, and Express Entry.

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Major employers in Canada want to increase the immigration of skilled workers

July 12, 2022

BC PNP draw issues 174 Invitations to apply for a Canada PR

British Columbia invites 174 candidates to apply for a Canada PR. The minimum score for this draw is in the range of 60 and 130. Candidates have 60 days to apply for permanent residence in Canada. The details of the draw can be seen in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
July 12, 2022	132	Skilled Worker	115
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	130
		International Graduate	97
		International Graduate – EEBC option	110
		Entry Level and Semi Skilled	78
	22	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	10	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

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BC PNP draw issues 174 Invitations to apply for a Canada PR

July 08, 2022

Unemployment drops to record low in Canada, total employment increased by 1.1 million – May Report

The employment rate in Canada has reached up to 1.1 million and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent. Various factors have led to increase in employment including:

Increasing hourly wages up to 3.9 percent
Reduction in part-time work
Increase in number of industries in different sectors

July 07, 2022

Saskatchewan invites 64 candidates under the Entrepreneur stream

Saskatchewan has issued EOIs to 64 candidates to apply for permanent residence in Canada. The candidates have been invited under the Entrepreneur stream. Candidates having scores ranging from 80 and 130 were invited. The table below will show the details of the draw:

Date	Low	Average	High	Total Selections
July 7, 2022	80	95	130	64

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Saskatchewan invites 64 candidates under Entrepreneur stream

July 06, 2022

Canada issues 1,500 ITAs in the first All-Program Express Entry Draw

Canada has issued 1,500 invitations to apply in the first all-program draw held in 2022. The lowest ranking score for this draw is 557 points. In total, Canada has issued 10,865 invitations to apply through Express Entry draw in 2022. The details of the draw can be found in the table below:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
July 12, 2022	132	Skilled Worker	115
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	130
		International Graduate	97
		International Graduate – EEBC option	110
		Entry Level and Semi Skilled	78
	22	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
	10	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60
	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	60
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

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Canada issues 1,500 ITAs in the first All-Program Express Entry Draw

July 06, 2022

Saskatchewan issues 682 Expression of Interest through SINP

Saskatchewan has issued 682 Expression of Interest through Saskatchewan immigration Nominee Program. The invitations were issued under Occupations In-Demand and Express Entry Categories. The table below will provide the full information of the draw:

Date	Category	Score of lowest-ranked candidates	Number of invitations	Considerations
July 6, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	61	5	Invitations sent to the residents of Ukraine under special consideration
July 6, 2022	Express Entry	73	279	The candidates who are invited have Educational Credential Assessments
July 6, 2022	Occupations In-Demand	73	398	The candidates who are invited have Educational Credential Assessments

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Saskatchewan issues 682 Expression of Interest through SINP

July 05, 2022

BC PNP draw invites 133 candidates to apply for Canada PR

British Columbia has issued 133 ITAs to apply for a Canada PR. Candidates having a minimum score between 60 and 85 were invited in this draw. This is a targeted draw and the candidates belonging to the following job roles were invited:

IT sector
Early Childcare Educators & Assistants (NOC 4214)
Healthcare
Veterinarians (NOC 3114)
Animal Health Technologists (NOC 3213)

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BC PNP draw invites 133 candidates to apply for Canada PR

June 30, 2022

Manitoba issues 348 LAAs to Apply for a Canada PR

Manitoba has issued 348 Letters of Advice to Apply through Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The invited candidates can apply for a Canada PR to settle and work in Canada. The invitations were sent under three streams which are:

Skilled Workers in Manitoba
Skilled Workers Overseas
International Education System

The table below will reveal the details of the draw:

Date	Type of Invitation	Number of invites	EOI score
June 30, 2022	Skilled Workers in Manitoba	186 invitations	773
June 30, 2022	Skilled Workers Overseas	83 invitations	711
June 30, 2022	International Education Stream	79 invitations	no EOI score

June 29, 2022

Ontario issued 719 invitations under various streams through OINP

Ontario has issued 719 Expression of interest through Ontario Immigration Nominee Program. The invitations have been sent under the following streams:

2 invitations were sent under Foreign Worker stream.
424 invitations were issued under International Student stream. The CRS score for this stream is 74 and above
293 invitations have issued under In-Demand Skills stream. The CRS score for this stream is 24 and above.

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Ontario issued 719 invitations under various streams through OINP

June 28, 2022

BC PNP draw invites 182 candidates

Invitations to apply have been sent to 182 candidates through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw. The range of score for this draw lies between 60 and 124. Periodic invitations are issued to the candidates to live and work in the province.

The table below will show the details of the draw

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
June 28, 2022	159	Skilled Worker	110
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	124
		International Graduate	96
		International Graduate – EEBC option	106
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	75
June 28, 2022	17	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
June 28, 2022	6	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60

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BC PNP draw invited 182 candidates to apply for Canada PR

June 21, 2022

Ontario PNP draw issued 356 NOIs under French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream

Ontario PNP draw has issued 356 Notifications of Interest and these candidates can qualify for the Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score for this draw is 440 and above. The candidates have been invited to work in Canada.

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Ontario PNP draw issued 356 NOIs under French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream

June 27, 2022

Extension will be given to the PGWPs expired after September 20, 2021

Sean Fraser, Canada immigration minister, has announced that candidates having PGWP will get extension in the upcoming one-time extension. The new policy will also help the CEC candidates to apply through Express Entry. The permits that are expired between September 2021 and January 2022 will get extension. Candidates have to apply for an open work permit once their PGWP is expired.

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Extension will be given to the PGWPs expired after September 20, 2021

June 25, 2022

Canada to resume all-program Express Entry draws on Wednesday July 6

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has announced that “all-program Express Entry draws will resume on July 6, 2022. The minister has given a confirmation that IRCC will normalize Express Entry draws in July.”

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Canada to resume all-program Express Entry draws on Wednesday July 6

June 24, 2022

Average weekly earnings increase by 4% in Canada; 1 million+ vacancies

The Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours has measured the benefits or pay that employees receive from their employers. The report has shown that the benefits or pay have been increased by 126,000 in April. Only a little change can be found in Quebec.. In all other provinces much changes can be found.

Provinces	Changes in pay and benefits
Ontario	+49,900
Alberta	+37,200
British Columbia	+16,600

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Average weekly earnings increase by 4% in Canada; 1 million+ vacancies

June 23, 2022

Ottawa invests $3M to boost international tech start-ups in Ontario

Ottawa announced to invest $3 million to boost tech start-ups in Ontario. This investment will help the entrepreneurs to get permanent residence in Canada. In 2021, 375 entrepreneurs have got permanent residence through this Start-up visa program. In the first four months of 2022, permanent resident status has been given to 185 candidates. Canada has also planned to welcome 555 permanent residents in 2022.

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Ottawa invests of $3M to boost international tech start-ups in Ontario

June 22, 2022

Express Entry: Canada issued invitations to 636 PNP Candidates

Canada invited 636 PNP candidates through the Express Entry draw. Candidates having a minimum CRS score of 752 were invited in this draw. Canada immigration Minister Sean Fraser has stated that the all-program draws such as CEC and FSWP will be resumed from July 6, 2022.

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Express Entry 225th draw invited 636 PNP Candidates

June 21, 2022

BC PNP draw invites 125 candidates

British Columbia has held a draw on June 21, 2022 and issued 125 invitations to apply for Canada PR. Candidates having a minimum score ranging from 60 to 85.

Date	No. of Invitations	Category	Min. Score	Description
June 21, 2022	101	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (Includes EEBC option)	85	Targeted draw: Tech
	14	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (Includes EEBC option)	60	Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators. and assistants (NOC 4214)
	10	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level, and Semi-Skilled (Includes EEBC option)	60	Targeted draw: Healthcare

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BC PNP draw invites 125 candidates

June 16, 2022

Alberta PNP draw has issued 150 Notification of Interest letters

Alberta has held a new Express Entry draw through Alberta PNP. The draw has issued 150 Notification of Interest letters. The candidates who scored 306 points received the invitations.

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Alberta PNP draw has issued 150 Notification of Interest letters

June 19, 2022

New targets for immigration in 2022 announced by Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has announced new targets for immigration under Nova Scotia Nominee Program and Atlantic Immigration Program. IRCC has increased the immigration number to 5,340 for NSNP and added 1,173 spaces in the AIP.

The province budget allocation for 2022-2023 is as follows:

Budget in CAD	Utilized for
1 million	Market promotion for immigration and population growth
1.4 million	Settlement services in societies
8,95,000	For recruiting staff to participate in immigration programs

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Nova Scotia announces new immigration targets for 2022

June 16, 2022

PEI draw invited 136 candidates on June 16, 2022

Prince Edward Island issued invitations to 136 candidates. The candidates have been invited under two streams namely, the Business Impact stream and Labour Impact and Express Entry stream. The number of candidates invited under the Labour Impact and Express Entry stream is 127. The number of candidates who are invited under the Business Impact stream is 9 and these candidates have to score 65 points.

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PEI draw invites 136 candidates through PEI PNP draw

June 15, 2022

Canada to introduce a new fast-track immigration program for temporary workers

Canada will be introducing a new immigration program for international students and temporary workers. The new program will be similar to the current temporary residence to permanent residence program but both the programs will not be identical.

Changes to the Express Entry will also be made. Candidates will be able to apply for the Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Worker Program. IRCC will also get permission after Bill C-19 is passed. This bill will permit IRCC to invite Express Entry candidates on the basis of occupation, educational credentials, and ability in speaking, reading, writing, and understand the French language.

June 13, 2022

Unemployment rate in Canada was recorded 5.1% in May, 2022

The demand for workers has been increasing remarkably in Canada as unemployment decreases and job vacancies rise. Canada’s unemployment rate has reached a record of 5.1%, the lowest point since the comparable data in 1976.

According to the recent Labor Force Survey from Statistics Canada, the labor force gained 39,800 jobs in May. With a new record, Canada will welcome 431,645 new permanent residents. In the first quarter of 2022

As per the Statistics Canada’s Job Vacancy and Wage Survey results for the march, the unemployment ratio for job vacancies has reached the lowest of 1:2, prioritizing labor supply pressures where the employers are seeking to attract and retain employees.

June 10, 2022

Canada to open online citizenship applications for multiple adults

Canada has announced that it will allow multiple adults to apply for citizenship. The candidates, who are 18 years old and above will be allowed to apply for citizenship with their families. Currently, only one adult is allowed to apply for citizenship.

Multiple adults will be allowed to apply for citizenship in the fall of 2022. IRCC has announced that the representatives will be allowed to submit the applications on behalf of their clients. The screening questions will also be updated. This will help the clients to submit their applications online.

IRCC has announced that it will expand the application so that minors and adults can apply for the citizenship.

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Canada to open online citizenship applications for multiple adults

June 8, 2022

Private Quebec College graduates no longer eligible for PGWP starting September 2023

The federal government has announced that graduates belonging to the non-subsidized private colleges in Quebec will not get the opportunity to receive post-graduate work permit. The action has been taken because the Quebec Ministry of Higher Education and some journalists have conducted investigations.

They found that there are some colleges that are using unethical and immoral ways in the recruitment processes. This resulted in a problem for the international students who were unable to access the PGWP process though they have enrolled in private study programs. An open work permit allows the students to work in Canada for three years.

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Private Quebec college graduates no longer eligible for PGWP starting September 2023

June 8, 2022

BC PNP Draw has invited 146 candidates

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw has invited 146 candidates to the province so that people can live and work in Canada. The candidates have to score the points between 60 and 85. The candidates under the registration pool have received the invitations.

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BC PNP draw invites 146 candidates under various categories

June 8, 2022

Largest Express Entry draw held by Canada

Canada Express Entry draw has invited 932 candidates to apply for permanent residence. The invitations have been sent to only PNP candidates. The minimum score that the candidates have to achieve is 796 points.

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Largest Express Entry draw invites 932 candidates

June 4, 2022

Canada plans to invite 500,000 permanent residents this summer

Canada has plans to invite a large number of permanent residents this summer. The candidates who will be invited will include immigrants, students, and temporary foreign workers. In Q3 2022, it is expected that 130,000 candidates will be given the permanent resident status. As per the immigration levels plan 2022-2024, there is a plan to invite 432,000 candidates as permanent residents.

In the first quarter of 2022, 114,000 candidates were invited. These candidates included the temporary residents whose status was changed to permanent resident. The invitation of Q1 also included the individuals who are living outside Canada. It is expected that 100,000 will be invited in Q3 of 2022.

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Canada immigration could have 500,000 newcomers arriving in 2022

June 2, 2022

Manitoba draw invites 146 candidates under Manitoba PNP

Manitoba has sent invitations to 146 candidates through Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. Under International stream, LAAs have been sent to 54 candidates. Under Skilled Workers Overseas stream, 92 LAAs have been sent.

The minimum score for the Skilled Workers Overseas stream is 714. No score is available for the International Education stream. Candidates having a job validation code and a valid Express Entry ID have also received invitation and the number of invitations is 34.

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Manitoba draw invites 146 candidates under Manitoba PNP

May 25, 2022

Express Entry draw invites 589 candidates through PNP

A new Express Entry draw has been conducted on May 25, 2022 in which 589 candidates. The minimum CRS score for this draw is 741. The candidates who have received provincial nomination have been invited. The table below will show the details of the draw.

Date	Number of candidates invited	Minimum CRS score
May 25, 2022	589	741

May 19, 2022

Alberta AINP draw invites 100 candidates

Express Entry draw has invited 100 candidates under Alberta Advantage Immigration Program. The minimum CRS score for the candidates is 382. The details of the draw are shown in the table below.

Date of the draw	Number of notifications	Comprehensive Ranking Score
May 19, 2022	100	382

May 24, 2022

BC PNP Draw invites 137 candidates

British Columbia has invited 137 candidates through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw. The minimum score ranges between 60 and 85. Candidates in the registration pool have received the invitation.

The table below will give full details.

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score	Description
May 24, 2022	11	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60	Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214)
May 24, 2022	115	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	85	Targeted draw: Tech
May 24, 2022	11	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	60	Targeted draw: Healthcare

May 20, 2022

PEI PNP invites 153 candidates

Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Draw has sent invitations to 153 candidates under different categories. Under Labor Impact and Express Entry category, 137 candidates have been invited. Under Business Impact category, 16 candidates have been invited. The minimum score for the draw is 62 points.

The detail of the draw is given in the table below:

Date	Category	Invites Issued	Minimum Score
20-05-2022	Labour Impact/Express Entry	137	62
20-05-2022	Business Impact	16	62

May 17, 2022

BC PNP Draw invites 185 candidates

BC PNP draw has sent invitations to 185 candidates under different categories. The minimum score ranges between 62 and 62 and 123. The table below will show the full details:

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score	Description
May 17, 2022	154	Skilled Worker	109	General draw (includes tech occupations)
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	123
		International Graduate	97
		International Graduate – EEBC option	107
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	76
May 17, 2022	21	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	62	Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214)
	5	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	62	Targeted draw: Healthcare: Health care assistants (NOC 3413)
	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)	62	Targeted draw: Healthcare (unless listed below)

May 14, 2022

Quebec Arrima draw invited 30 Canada immigration candidates

On May 05, 2022, the Quebec Arrima draw invited 30 Canada immigration candidates. Applicants with a job offer from an employer outside the Montreal metropolitan area were invited in this draw. These 30 individuals are invited to apply for permanent selection.

Date of invitations	Invites Issued	Minimum Score	Date of extraction from Arrima bank
May 5, 2022	30	–	May 2, 2022 at 6:30 am

11-May-2022

Express Entry: Canada invites 545 PNP candidates

Canada has sent invitations to 545 candidates on May 11. These candidates can apply for Canada permanent residence in the country. The candidates who are invited in this Express Entry draw have received nominations from a Provincial Nomination Program.

For more information – /news/canada-issued-545-invitations-through-express-entry/

May 10, 2022

British Columbia has invited 171 candidates through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw. The minimum score lies between 62 and 85 points.

The table below will show the details of the draw.

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score	Description
May 10, 2022	126	Skilled Worker, International Graduate	85	Targeted draw: Tech
		(includes EEBC option)
May 10, 2022	20	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	62	Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214)
	20	Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled(includes EEBC option)	62	Targeted draw: Healthcare

	5	Skilled Worker, International Graduate(includes EEBC option)	62	Targeted draw: Other priority occupations (NOCs 3114, 3213)

10-May-2022

BC PNP draw invites 171 candidates

British Columbia has sent invitations to 171 candidates on May 10, 2022, through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The invitations have been sent under different types of streams. The candidates whose name is found in the registration pool have got the invitation.

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May 5, 2022

Manitoba PNP draw 315 candidates on May 5, 2022

Manitoba held its PNP draw on May 05, 2022, and issued 315 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs). Out of 315 LAAs, 249 were issued to Skilled Workers in Manitoba (cut off score 651), 32 were International Education Stream, and 34 were Skilled Workers Overseas (cut off score 691).

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May 05, 2022

Saskatchewan invites 198 candidates under Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand streams

Canada’s Saskatchewan has held another round of invitations – the third held by the province in 2022, under Canadian permanent residence. On May 05, 2022, Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) invited a total of 198 skilled workers to apply for a nomination by the province.

For more information: /news/saskatchewan-invites-198-candidates-under-express-entry-and-occupations-in-demand-streams/

May 03, 2022

BCPNP draw invited 183 candidates

On May 03, 2022, a British Columbia PNP draw was conducted in which 183 Canada immigration candidates were sent invitations to apply for a provincial nomination.

For more information: /news/bcpnp-draw-invites-183-skilled-immigrants-on-may-3-2022/

21st April 2022:

Manitoba draw sent 303 Letters of Advice to apply

Manitoba draw has sent 303 Letters of Advice to Apply. The number of candidates invited under Skilled workers in Manitoba category is 201 and they have to score 707 points. The number of candidates invited under Skilled Workers Overseas is 61 and they have to score 708 points. The number of candidates invited under International Education Stream is 41 and no score has been specified for such candidates. Candidates having a valid Express Entry ID and a job validation code are also invited and their number is 46.

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Manitoba draw sent 303 Letters of Advice to apply

13th April 2022:

Third Express Entry Draw in March invited 919 PNP Candidates

IRCC held an Express Entry draw on April 13, 2022, and invited 787 PNP candidates having a CRS score of 782. This is the 219 Express Entry draw. The PNP candidates will get an additional point of 600 when they receive their nomination. The invited candidates will have 60 calendar days to apply for the Canada PR.

12th April 2022:

BCPNP draw invited 160 candidates under Skills Immigration Program

On April 12, 2022, British Columbia held its PNP draw and issued 160 invitations under Skills Immigration Program. Candidates having scores ranging from 70 – 87 were invited in the first draw of April 2022. This is a targeted draw and invited Tech workers, Early childhood educators, Healthcare assistants, and other professionals.

07th April 2022:

Manitoba PNP draw issued 223 LAAs

Manitoba held its PNP draw on April 07, 2022, and issued 223 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs). Out of 223 LAAs, 156 were issued to Skilled Workers in Manitoba (cut off score 739),

34 International Education Stream, and 33 Skilled Workers Overseas (cut off score 683).

05th April 2022:

BCPNP draw invited 198 candidates under Skills Immigration Program

On April 05, 2022, British Columbia held its PNP draw and issued 198 invitations under Skills Immigration Program. Candidates having scores ranging from 70 – 125 were invited in the first draw of April 2022. This is a targeted draw and invited Early childhood educators, Healthcare assistants, and other professionals.

30th March 2022:

919 PNP candidates were invited through Express Entry

On March30, 2022, 919 PNP candidates have been invited through Express Entry.

30th March 2022:

OINP invites 618 candidates

O March 30, 2022, invitations have been sent to 618 candidates through OINP.

29th March 2022:

BCPNP sent invitations to 215 candidates

On March 29, 2022, BCPNPO has sent invitations to 215 candidates.

24th March 2022:

MPNP sent 191 letters of advice

On March 24, 2022, Manitoba draw has sent 191 letters of advice through MPNP. Out of these 191 LAAs, 33 were sent to the Express Entry candidates

24th March 2022:

OINP has invited 471 candidates

On March 24, 2022, Ontario has invited 471 candidates through Ontario Immigration Nominee Program.

22nd March 2022:

Alberta Immigration Nominee Program sends invitations to 350 candidates

On March 22, 2022, 350 candidates have been invited through Alberta Immigration Nominee Program.

22nd March 2022:

BCPNP sent invitations to 204 Candidates

On March 22, 2022, invitations have been sent to 204 candidates through British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program.

17th March 2022:

PEI Provincial Nominee Program has invited 141 candidates

On March 17, 2022, Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program has invited 141 candidates.

16th March 2022:

Alberta invites 350 candidates in the latest provincial draw

In a draw held on March 8, 2022, the province of Alberta invited 350 international immigrants to apply for permanent residency in Canada. The details of the draw were announced via the stream of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program linked with Express Entry. Canada invited 924 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on March 16.

350 candidates were invited to this draw with a low score of 318 in the CRS or Comprehensive Ranking System. The score was lower by 22 points compared to the last draw.

The draw was held through the pathway of Express Entry linked with the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program.

16th March 2022:

IRCC invites 924 PNP candidates in latest Express Entry draw

In an Express Entry draw held on March 16, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 924 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in the latest invitation round. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for this draw was 754 points. Since PNP candidates get an automatic 600 points boost when they obtain their nomination, the minimum score was relatively high. The lowest-scoring candidates would have received 154 base points if they had not been nominated.

Candidates have to apply for permanent residency within 60 days.

IRCC invited 1,047 PNP candidates to apply for Canadian immigration in the previous round of invitation.

Ontario invites 21 candidates under Entrepreneur Stream in the first draw of 2022

Ontario issued 21 immigrants ITAs (Invitation to Apply) in its first draw of the year. The OINP, or Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, held a draw for the Entrepreneur stream.

To be eligible for the draw, candidates who filed their Expressions of Interest by February 21, 2022 had to score between 152 and 169 points.

14th March 2022:

BC PNP draw issued 176 invitations under Skills Immigration Program

British Columbia PNP has invited 176 candidates under Skills Immigration Program. The minimum score is in the range of 63 and 85.

10th March 2022:

Manitoba PNP draw issued 120 LAAs

On March 10, 2022, Manitoba held its PNP draw and 120 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) were issued. Skilled Workers in Manitoba (cut off score 781) got 50 Letter of Advice to apply, while 36 LAAs were given to International Education Stream, and 34 to Skilled Workers Overseas (cut off score 718).

8th March 2022:

BCPNP invites 204 candidates on March 8, 2022

On March 8, British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program has invited 204 candidates. The names of these candidates have to be available in the registration pool.

8th March 2022:

SINP draw invites 85 immigration candidates

On March 8, 2022, SINP has invited 85 candidates through Express Entry. The minimum ranking score lies between 61 and 87. Invitations have been sent only for the selected occupations.

8th March 2022:

BC-PNP Draw invites 204 immigration candidates

On March 8, 2022, BCPNP draw has invited 204 candidates. The range of the lowest ranking score is in between 77 and 128. British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program has been introduced for the invitation of foreign workers who can live and work in British Columbia. Candidates have to send an application for the permanent residency in British Columbia to live and work.

8th March 2022:

350 Express Entry Candidates invited Lowest CRS Score of 318

Alberta invited 350 candidates on March 8, 2022 and their minimum CRS score should be 318. Express Entry under Alberta Advantage Immigration Program has been used to invite the candidates.

7th March 2022:

Saskatchewan PNP launches a new tech immigration program

Saskatchewan’s new Tech Talent Pathway was established on March 7 as part of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) to recruit tech workers to the province.

The Tech Talent Pathway aims to address Saskatchewan’s acute labour shortages in the tech sector. Employers in Saskatchewan’s technology and innovation sectors will be able to attract more talent to promote growth and boost Saskatchewan’s global competitiveness thanks to this new road to permanent residence for tech professionals.

Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said, “As Saskatchewan emerges from the impacts of the global pandemic, our technology sector will be an important driver of economic growth. The new Tech Talent Pathway provides our Saskatchewan employers with a dedicated stream for the attraction of highly skilled talent into our thriving technology sector.”

This new stream will make the immigration process easier and faster for IT workers who are already employed in Saskatchewan as well as those who have been recruited from outside the country.

Applicants to the Tech Talent Pathway must meet the following criteria in order to be considered:

An employer-specific SINP Job Approval Letter for a eligible technology sector occupation.

If the applicant is not working in Saskatchewan at the time of application, a minimum official language level of CLB level 5 is required; if applying for Express Entry, a minimum official language level of CLB level 7 is required.

In the last five years, at least one year of work experience in that occupation; or six months working in Saskatchewan.

Post-secondary education.

Must be able to obtain a professional license in Saskatchewan (applicable to eligible computer, software, electrical and electronics engineers).

4th March 2022:

SINP draw invites 36 candidates

On March 4, 2022, SINP draw has sent invitations to 36 candidates. The candidates have been invited under Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand streams.

3rd March 2022:

Canada’s newly-permanent Atlantic Immigration Program will open on March 6

The Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP), which was recently announced by Ottawa, will begin accepting applications this Sunday from skilled foreign employees and international graduates seeking permanent residence in one of the four Atlantic Canadian provinces.

The Atlantic Immigration Program will open on March 6 for qualified foreign employees and international graduates with endorsements who want to reside in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island.

Late last year, the Atlantic Canadian provinces on the country’s eastern coastlines received a permanent immigration stream.

It builds on the success of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program, which brought a rising number of foreign residents to the provinces.

According to Canada’s immigration minister, “Over the past few years, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot has made an incredible difference in communities across our region.”

“It has brought us the resource we need most: more people. They’re skilled, they’re young and they’re staying. Now, we’re doubling down on what works by making it permanent, so we can continue attracting the best and brightest to our region and build a vibrant, prosperous future for Atlantic Canada,’’ he added.

The permanent program keeps the three elements that made the pilot so successful: a focus on employers, improved settlement assistance, and a collaborative approach across all Atlantic provinces.

The new AIP includes changes such as a definition of partners’ roles, increased employer support through training, and strengthened program standards to guarantee newcomers may effectively establish themselves in the region.

There are three programs under the AIP:

The Atlantic High-skilled Program
The Atlantic Intermediate-skilled Program
The Atlantic International Graduate Program

3rd March 2022:

Vaccinated travelers can now come to Canada without getting tested, no quarantine required

Travelers who are fully vaccinated can now enter Canada without being tested for COVID-19 unless they are randomly selected for testing.

Quarantine for 14 days is no longer required for travelers. They will no longer need to isolate their unvaccinated children under the age of 12 who are travelling with them. Unvaccinated Canadians will be required to be tested upon arrival, on the eighth day after entering the country, and will be quarantined for 14 days.

The advice on international travel issued by Canada has officially been rescinded, allowing Canadians to travel outside the country for non-essential purposes.

3rd March 2022:

Saskatchewan invites 58 Canada immigration candidates in new entrepreneur draw

The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program has issued 58 invitations to entrepreneurs through a new Entrepreneur stream draw (SINP).

A minimum score of 80 and an average score of 90 points were necessary for the March 3 draw.

2nd March 2022:

Canada invites 1047 Express Entry candidates in latest draw

In an Express Entry draw held on March 2^nd Canada has invited 1,047 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian immigration.

The IRCC has invited only PNP candidates to this invitation round. The CRS cut-off score for this draw was 761 points. The score is high because PNP candidates will get 600 points automatically added to their score.

The invited candidates have 60 days to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

1st March 2022:

Ontario invites international student graduates and workers in five PNP draws

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited 173 immigration hopefuls to apply for the PhD Graduate stream on February 28. Candidates needed a minimum score of 16 on their Expression of Interest (EOI) to be considered.

On March 1, candidates for the Masters Graduate, Foreign Worker, and International Student streams were invited to apply.

Ontario PNP draw results February 28 and March 1, 2022

PNP stream, Minimum score, # of invitations

The stream issued invitations to International Student stream candidates with a score of 42 and above who have work experience in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes below:

2232 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

2233 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians

2242 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)

2243 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics

2253 – Drafting technologists and technicians

2282 – User support technicians

2283 – Information systems testing technicians

7201 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations

7202 – Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations

7203 – Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades

7204 – Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades

7205 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers

7232 – Tool and die makers

7233 – Sheet metal workers

7236 – Ironworkers

7241 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)

7242 – Industrial electricians

7251 – Plumbers

7271 – Carpenters

7281 – Bricklayers

7282 – Concrete finishers

7284 – Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers

7291 – Roofers and shinglers

7293 – Insulators

7294 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

7301 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades

7302 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

7303 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations

7305 – Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators

7311 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics

7312 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

7313 – Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics

7314 – Railway carmen/women

7315 – Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors

7318 – Elevator constructors and mechanics

7321 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers

7333 – Electrical mechanics

7334 – Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics

7371 – Crane operators

8255 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

9241 – Power engineers and power systems operators

1st March 2022:

British Columbia invites 136 tech workers in provincial draw

B.C. invited 136 tech workers in the latest provincial draw held on March 1. The invitations were issued under the BC PNP Tech program.

The candidates who received invitations in this draw belonged to the Skilled Worker and International Graduate subcategories and the required minimum provincial score is 85 points.

The invited candidates have to apply for a nomination within 30 days.

28th February 2022:

Canada set to relax border restrictions for COVID from Feb 28

Antigen tests will be required for all vaccinated passengers entering Canada, and unvaccinated minors under the age of 12 will no longer be required to quarantine.

Travelers will have the option of providing a negative COVID-19 test result to meet the pre-entry requirements. Random COVID testing will still be performed on fully vaccinated passengers upon arrival, but they will no longer be required to quarantine while waiting for test results, even if they had spent the previous 14 days outside the United States or Canada.

Furthermore, unvaccinated children under the age of 12 who travel with a fully vaccinated adult will be free from quarantine and will not be required to limit their activities for the first 14 days.

24th February 2022:

Ontario invites 818 candidates in latest provincial draw

The province of Ontario held a draw under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) where candidates who are eligible under the Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream were invited. 818 candidates were invited to this draw. The minimum CRS score required for the candidates was 359 points. Candidates who had created an Express Entry profile between February 24, 2021, and February 24, 2022 were invited for this draw.

24th February 2022:

Manitoba invites 278 candidates under its PNP program

The province of Manitoba held a provincial draw on February 24 where it invited 278 immigration candidates for provincial nomination. The candidates were invited under the following streams:

Skilled Workers in Manitoba, 206 invitations, required EOI score-612 points
Skilled Workers Overseas, 39 invitations, EOI score- 685 points

International Education Stream, 33 invitations, no EOI score

22nd February 2022:

British Columbia issues 160 invitations in latest draw

The province of British Columbia invited 160 Skilled Immigrants and Express Entry candidates in a draw held on February 22^nd.

The invitations were issued under British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP).

Applicants having scores ranging from 77 – 125 were invited in this draw under the following categories:

Skills Immigration (SI)

Express Entry BC (EEBC)

Skills immigration in British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program

In the skills immigration category, the province issues invitations for the following sub-categories:

Skilled Worker

International Graduate

Entry Level and Semi-Skilled

Candidates who had the required score mentioned in the table below were invited in this draw.

Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
145	SI – Skilled Worker	112
	SI – International Graduate	98
	SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	77
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	125
	EEBC – International Graduate	111
15	SI – Skilled Worker	125
	SI – International Graduate	125
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	125
	EEBC – International Graduate	125

22nd February 2022:

Ontario invites 773 Express Entry candidates to apply for provincial nomination

The province of Ontario invited 773 Express Entry candidates who are working in targeted occupations to apply for a provincial nomination.

Candidates who may be qualified for the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream were asked to apply by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) (HCP). These applicants needed to have an Express Entry profile with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 455 to 600.

Candidates who registered an Express Entry profile between February 22, 2021, and April 29, 2021 were invited to apply. Candidates must have at least one year of work experience in one of the targeted vocations mentioned below by NOC code to be considered for nomination:

NOC 0114 – Other administrative services managers

NOC 0122 – Banking, credit and other investment managers

NOC 0124 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers

NOC 0125 – Other business services managers

NOC 0211 – Engineering managers

NOC 0311 – Managers in health care

NOC 0601 – Corporate sales managers

NOC 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers

NOC 0711 – Construction managers

NOC 0731 – Managers in transportation

NOC 0911 – Manufacturing managers

NOC 1121 – Human resources professionals

NOC 1122 – Professional occupations in business management consulting

NOC 2161 – Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries

NOC 3012 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

NOC 3211 – Medical laboratory technologists

NOC 3231 – Opticians

NOC 3233 – Licensed practical nurses

The invited candidates should apply within 45 calendar days under Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

17th February 2022:

Prince Edward Island PNP invites 123 applicants in latest draw

Prince Edward Island held a PNP draw on Feb 17 where it invited 123 candidates under the Express Entry, Business Impact, and Labour Impact categories.

Here are more details:

Business Impact category

6 ITAs issued

Labour and Express Entry Category

117 ITAs

This is the second PEI PNP draw of 2022.

16th February 2022:

Canada invites a record number of PNP candidates in latest Express Entry draw

In an Express Entry draw conducted on February 16, Canada invited 1,082 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian immigration. The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in this draw. The CRS cut off score for this draw was 710 points. The PNP candidates will automatically get 600 points added to their score when they This is the third time in a row that a PNP draw has set a new high for the number of invitations received. The previous record was set two weeks earlier, when 1,070 PNP candidates were invited to apply.

The invited candidates now have 60 days to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

16th February 2022:

Ottawa conducts a record-breaking Express Entry draw

With a new draw on February 16, Ottawa broke its previous record for the largest Provincial Nominee Program Express Entry draw, which it set in early February, issuing 1,082 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). The previous high was reached on February 2 with a draw in which Canada awarded 1,070 ITAs, each requiring a minimum CRS score of 674 points.

For this draw, the minimum CRS score was raised to 710 points.

The number of ITAs awarded in Express Entry drawings has been steadily increasing this year, with 1,036 ITAs given in January setting a new high.

15th February 2022:

British Columbia invites 140 tech workers in latest draw

On February 15, 2022, British Columbia hosted the most recent draw, inviting 140 tech employees to apply for provincial nomination. This draw was open to candidates with a minimum score of 85. Selected immigrants belonged to the subcategories of Skilled Worker and International Graduate.

BC-PNP Tech Draw provides a path for Tech workers to Permanent Residency in British Columbia

Details about the draw

Date	Number of Invitations	Category	Minimum Score
Feb-15-2022	140	SI – Skilled Worker	85
		SI – International Graduate	85
		EEBC – Skilled Worker	85
		EEBC – International Graduate	85

Canada announces its immigration levels plan for 2022-24

The Canadian government has released its Immigration Levels Plan for the years 2022-2024.

Canada’s immigration targets have been raised yet again. It will aim to welcome about 432,000 new immigrants this year, rather than the 411,000 it had planned.

Canada will aim for the following number of new immigrant arrivals over the next three years:

2022: 431,645 permanent residents

2023: 447,055 permanent residents

2024: 451,000 permanent residents

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser while speaking on the immigration targets said, “This levels plan is a balance of needs for our country and our international obligations. It focuses on attracting skilled workers who will contribute to Canada’s economy and tackle the labor shortage, while recognizing the importance of family reunification, and helping the world’s most vulnerable populations through refugee resettlement. Our focus remains on supporting our economic resurgence through increased retention of newcomers in regions with real economic, labor and demographic challenges. I’m proud of what Canada has achieved thus far, and I want wait to see how newcomers will continue to make Canada a top destination of choice.”

Approximately 56% of new immigrants will arrive in 2022 through economic class channels such as Express Entry, the Provincial Nominee Program, and the Temporary to Permanent Residence (TR2PR) stream, which was available in 2021.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) expects 83,500 arrivals through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in 2022. IRCC has decreased Express Entry admissions in half for this year, but it hopes to recover to normal levels by 2024, when it expects 111,5000 Express Entry immigrants to arrive.

The levels plan appears to indicate that IRCC is temporarily decreasing Express Entry admissions to make room for TR2PR admissions. Under the TR2PR stream, IRCC hopes to land 40,000 immigrants in 2022 and the final 32,000 immigrants in 2023.

Meanwhile, Express Entry draws are being held every two weeks, and IRCC continues to handle Express Entry applications.

Furthermore, the PNP is used by the majority of Canada’s provinces and territories, and PNP invites have been ongoing since the Covid outbreak began.

In 2022, the family class will account for 24% of admissions targets, with the remaining 20% arriving through refugee and humanitarian programs.

8th February 2022:

Ontario conducted its first draw of 2022 under the French speaking skilled worker stream

The province of Ontario conducted its first draw for this year on February 8 through the French Speaking Skilled Worker stream, which is linked to the Express Entry. Through this draw, it issued NOIs to 206 candidates.

These candidates had CRS scores between 463 and 467.

The invited candidates had submitted their application between February 8, 2021 and February 8, 2022.

The other eligibility requirements were a minimum score of 7 in French and 6 in English under the Canadian Language Benchmark.

10th February 2022:

Quebec invites 523 candidates under the Arrima EOI system

The province of Quebec conducted its largest draw under the Arrima Expression of Interest system on February 10 where it issued invitations to 523 candidates.

In this draw, candidates with skills and experience in any of the 21 following occupations were invited.

NOC code	Occupations
0213	IT systems managers
2147	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
2171	IT analysts and consultants
2172	Database analysts and data administrators
2173	Software engineers and designers
2174	Computer programmers and interactive media developers
2175	Web designers and developers
2241	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
2281	Computer network technicians
2282	User Support Agents
2283	Computer systems assessors
3012	Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses
3233	Practical nurses
3413	Caregivers/Aids and Beneficiary Attendants
4031	Secondary school teachers
4032	Primary and preschool teachers
4214	Early childhood educators and assistants
5131	Producers, directors, choreographers and related personnel
5223	Graphic design technicians
5241	Graphic designers and illustrators
6221	Technical Sales Specialists – Wholesale

The invited candidates can apply under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program within 60 days.

10th February 2022:

Manitoba invites 273 candidates in the latest provincial draw

The province of Manitoba held a provincial draw on February 10 where it invited 273 candidates.

In this draw, candidates were invited under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) under three programs. Here are the details of the program as well as the minimum cut-off score:
Skilled Workers in Manitoba — 202 invitations with a minimum score of 615;
Skilled Workers Overseas — 31 invitations with a minimum score of 705; and
International Education Stream — 40 invitations with no score requirement.

Apart from this, 68 invitations were issued to candidates belonging to the Express Entry system.

9th February 2022:

Canada breaks 100-year record, invites 405k migrants in 2021

According to the Immigration and Refugee Council of Canada (IRCC), Canada met its 2021 immigration target by bringing in 405,303 new permanent residents last year. The Canadian government’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2021-2023 sought to welcome 401,000 immigrants in 2021 to aid the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery. Prior to the pandemic, Canada planned to welcome 341,000 new immigrants annually.

In order to fulfil its target in 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) focused on converting as many temporary residents already in Canada to permanent residents as possible. In the face of COVID-19 travel limitations and other pandemic-related hurdles, IRCC believed this was the most effective method to meet its goal.

From January through September, IRCC conducted Express Entry draws that attracted large numbers of Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates, as one of the strategies it used to attract more permanent residents from within Canada. In May, the Immigration and Refugee Council of Canada (IRCC) unveiled six new immigration routes (“TR to PR”) in an effort to attract an additional 90,000 international students and temporary foreign workers to Canada.

The majority of immigrants in Canada come through economic class programs. Prior to the pandemic, applications from within Canada accounted for 30% of new economic class landings, while applicants from outside accounted for 70%. In 2021, this was reversed, with 70% of passengers arriving from within Canada and 30% from outside.

9th February 2022:

Ontario invites 749 workers in the latest provincial draw

The province of Ontario invited 749 workers to apply for a provincial nomination in a draw held on February 9.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has issued invitations to candidates who had created profiles in its Expression of Interest (EOI) system. These candidates can be eligible for one of the following streams under the Employer Job Offer category:

Foreign Worker
In-Demand Skills

Three draws were conducted under these two streams. 476 candidates were invited under the Foreign Worker stream and 166 were invited under the general draw. 107 candidates were invited under the In-Demand Skills stream.

Here are more details of the latest draw:

Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream (trades occupations) – 476 invitations, minimum score 24;
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream (general) – 166 invitations, minimum score 41;
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream – 107 invitations, minimum score 15.

Candidates belonging to the following 41 occupations were invited to apply under the Foreign Worker stream:

NOC 2232 – Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
NOC 2233 – Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
NOC 2242 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
NOC 2243 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
NOC 2253 – Drafting technologists and technicians
NOC 2282 – User support technicians
NOC 2283 – Information systems testing technicians
NOC 7201 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
NOC 7202 – Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
NOC 7203 – Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
NOC 7204 – Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
NOC 7205 – Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
NOC 7232 – Tool and die makers
NOC 7233 – Sheet metal workers
NOC 7236 – Ironworkers
NOC 7241 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)
NOC 7242 – Industrial electricians
NOC 7251 – Plumbers
NOC 7271 – Carpenters
NOC 7281 – Bricklayers
NOC 7282 – Concrete finishers
NOC 7284 – Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
NOC 7291 – Roofers and shinglers
NOC 7293 – Insulators
NOC 7294 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
NOC 7301 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
NOC 7302 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
NOC 7303 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations
NOC 7305 – Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
NOC 7311 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
NOC 7312 – Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
NOC 7313 – Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
NOC 7314 – Railway carmen/women
NOC 7315 – Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
NOC 7318 – Elevator constructors and mechanics
NOC 7321 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
NOC 7333 – Electrical mechanics
NOC 7334 – Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
NOC 7371 – Crane operators
NOC 8255 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, ground maintenance and horticulture services
NOC 9241 – Power engineers and power systems operators

The following 22 occupations were selected under the In-Demand skills stream draw:

Health, agricultural and select trades occupations:

NOC 3413 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
NOC 4412 – Home support workers and related occupations, excluding housekeepers
NOC 7441 – Residential and commercial installers and servicers
NOC 7521 – Heavy equipment operators (except crane)
NOC 7611 – Construction trades helpers and laborers
NOC 8431 – General farm workers
NOC 8432 – Nursery and greenhouse workers
NOC 8611 – Harvesting laborers
NOC 9462 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
NOC 9411 – Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
NOC 9416 – Metalworking and forging machine operators
NOC 9417 – Machining tool operators
NOC 9418 – Other metal products machine operators
NOC 9421 – Chemical plant machine operators
NOC 9422 – Plastics processing machine operators
NOC 9437 – Woodworking machine operators
NOC 9446 – Industrial sewing machine operators
NOC 9461 – Process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing
NOC 9523 – Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
NOC 9526 – Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
NOC 9536 – Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
NOC 9537 – Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

8th February 2022:

British Columbia issues 198 invitations in latest draw

The British Columbia PNP held a draw on February 8 where it invited qualified candidates belonging to the Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC categories.

A total of 198 invitations were issued to candidates belonging to the Skilled Worker and the International Graduate categories.

8th February 2022:

Ontario holds two PNP draws where it invites 828 candidates

The province of Ontario held two Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws on February 8 under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) where it invited Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.

A total of 828 invitations were issued where 622 candidates were eligible under the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream.

In order to be eligible candidates needed to have a profile in the Express Entry system with a CRS score between 463 and 467. They are also required to have at least one year of work experience in the following six occupations:

Computer and information systems managers
Computer engineers
Database analysts and data administrators
Software engineers and designers
Computer programmer and interactive media developers
Web designers and developers

As for the remaining 206 candidates, they were invited under the French-Speaking Skilled Worker (FSSW) stream. These candidates were required to have a CRS score between 436-467 points.

Candidates for the FSSW must have a minimum Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 7 in French and 6 in English. The OINP will look at candidates’ finances to see if they have enough money to cover settlement fees in Ontario, among other things.

Those who have been invited to apply for Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program have 45 calendar days to do so (PNP).

8th February 2022:

Nova Scotia invites 278 nurses to apply for provincial nomination in latest draw

The province of Nova Scotia held a draw on February 8 where it invited 278 nurses to apply for a provincial nomination. The invited candidates already had a profile in the Express Entry system and were invited through the Nova Scotia Nominee Program.

Nova Scotia’s Provincial Nominee Program encourages Express Entry candidates in specific occupations to submit for a nomination on a regular basis (PNP). The NSNP asked nurses who might be qualified for Nova Scotia’s Labour Market Priorities Stream to participate in the new draw.

Candidates must have worked as a registered nurse or a registered psychiatric nurse as their principal vocation in order to be nominated. Their responsibilities should be in line with NOC 3012, the National Occupational Classification.

They will need to show letters of recommendation from previous employers to show that they’ve worked in their field for at least three years.

Invited candidates need to have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score of 9 or above in English or French in all language abilities. They must also have a bachelor’s degree or have finished a three-year study at a post-secondary institution.

They will get a provincial nomination from Nova Scotia if their petitions are successful. In the Express Entry system, they will be considered PNP applicants, allowing them to apply for permanent residence if they are selected in an Express Entry draw.

Canada issues more than 47,000 PR invitations in November

Canada issued invitations for permanent residents that amounted to more than 47,000 in November. This is a record breaker and it also marks the third month in a row that Canada has broken the record.

This is according to data from the IRCC. The data also shows that Canada has invited more than 361,000 immigrants in the first eleven months of 2021. Going by these numbers, the country is most likely to achieve its target of inviting 401,000 immigrants by the end of this year. Despite the Omicron threat, the IRCC is most likely to achieve this target by converting temporary residents in the country to permanent residents.

Prince Edward Island (PEI) has invited 124 immigration candidates in last provincial draw for this year

The province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) has invited 124 immigration candidates in a draw held on December 16.

In this draw the Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates had received the greatest number of invitations which is a total of 114 invitations. The remaining 11 invitations went to Business Impact candidates who had provincial scores of at least 67 points.

This is the final scheduled draw for 2021. In this year, the province invited 1,804 candidates, out of which 1,697 were from the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams and 157 from the Business Impact stream.

Manitoba invites 349 immigration candidates in latest draw

Manitoba held an immigration draw on December 16 where 349 candidates were invited.

The candidates were invited across three Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs):

Skilled Workers in Manitoba — 296 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 447
Skilled Workers Overseas — 13 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 712
International Education Stream — 40 invitations with no EOI score requirement

In this draw, 64 invitations were issued to candidates in the Express Entry system.

Other changes

As part of the International Student Program (ISP) and the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ), Quebec has also recently announced changes about the submission of application documents for foreign nationals. It will become mandatory as of 26 January 2021 for all applications submitted under these programs to be submitted online. Paper applications will no longer be accepted.

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