Author: Legal Professionals Education Network

On May 13, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that Canadian businesses demonstrated incredible leadership in hiring Afghan newcomers. Businesses across Canada provided employment for Afghans, and help them be financially independent, and eased Canada’s labor shortages. In addition, McCain Foods/Day & Ross, Maple Leaf Foods, Commissionaires, and Amazon/Amazon Web Services have identified positions open to Afghan refugees in many…

On May 11, 2022, the Government of Canada updated the table that shows how much money Express Entry candidates need to settle in Canada. To be eligible, candidates must update their settlement fund numbers in their Express Entry profiles no later than June 8, 2022. This action will not affect the applicants’ tie-breaker situation. The Canadian Government updates the minimum…

On May 12, 2022, the Government of Canada updated the open work permit labour market impact assessment (LMIA) exemption categories issued under the International Mobility Program (IMP). The new update correctly reflects instructions for individuals applying under the open work permit pilot program for permanent residence in the spouse or common-law partner in Canada Class and occupation-restricted open work permit…

On May 10, 2022, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates and Tech workers. In the Tech-targeted draw, BC issued 126 invitations, with a minimum score of 85 points. In the Childcare-targeted draw for early childhood educators (NOC 4214), the province invited 20 candidates. In…

On May 5, 2022, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #145, MPNP issued 249 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The minimum score to get the LAA in this category was 651 points, 56 points fewer compared to the previous draw. In the Skilled…

On April 25, 2022, the Government of Canada extended the list of accepted vaccines. According to the new update, Canada will allow travelers to enter Canada who were fully vaccinated with Medicago’s plant-based Covifenz vaccine. With the addition of the Covifenz vaccine, the Government of Canada consider travelers as fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 with one of nine vaccines: AstraZeneca’s…

On May 11, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 545 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-specific draw. In round #222, the lowest score to get the ITA was 753 points, 19 points fewer compared to the previous round. The tie-breaking rule for this round was December 15, 2021…

On May 3, 2022, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates and Tech workers. In the general draw, the province invited 141 candidates. The minimal score for candidates invited in this draw was between 77-123 points. In addition, British Columbia invited 28 candidates under the…

On May 2, 2022, the Government of British Columbia announced that the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) will reopen the Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) Base category in July 2022. The province will post an updated EI Base Program Guide in the upcoming weeks. New intake under the BCPNP EI Base category has temporarily been stopped since July 2021. During this…