Author: Mercedes Sanchez

On July 14, 2022, Saskatchewan conducted new rounds of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan issued 430 ITAs. Another 195 invitations were issued to the Occupations In-Demand category candidates. The lowest score in both categories was 69 points, 4 points fewer than in the previous draw. In addition, the SINP also invited…

On July 11, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published a new program delivery update announcing new instructions for bridging open work permits (BOWP) for International Mobility Program (IMP) applicants. According to the new instructions, applicants must be authorized to work at the time of submission only. To be eligible for a BOWP, at the time of submission, a foreign…

On July 8, 2022, Statistics Canada published a new labour survey analyzing the Canadian labour market for June. According to the new report, the unemployment rate in Canada hit a new all-time low of below 5% in June. Despite a decrease of 43,000 jobs in Canada, unemployment fell by 0.2 percentage points to 4.9 percent, as fewer people were looking…

On July 6, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 1,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. In this round, IRCC invited candidates under all Express Entry programs. In round #226, the cut-off score was 557 points, 89 points more compared to the last all-program draw on December 23, 2020, and 95 points more than in…

On July 6, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is going to hold a new All-Program Express Entry draw for the first time since December 23, 2020. IRCC has not announced the number of Invitations to Apply (ITA) it is going to distribute. However, we can estimate this number to be within the range of 3,000 to 5,000 ITAs…

In the first six months of 2022, Canada issued the lowest number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in the history of its flagship Express Entry selection system as the Government of Canada attempted to clear the backlog affecting its entire immigration program. The first half of 2022 will be remembered as the era Express Entry went on vacation since Canada…

On June 29, 2022, the Government of Ontario held new draws in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW), International Student Stream (EJO IS) and In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The province issued 2 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the eligible candidates through the EJO FW Stream, and 424 ITAs under…

After a U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday to overturn constitutional protections for abortion, Canada may face a wave of American immigrants. Canada could be a good option for these individuals as the number of American immigrants in the country has risen dramatically in recent years. The number of Americans who become Canadian permanent residents has increased every year since Trump…

On June 24, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the Government will extend post-graduate work permits (PGWP) to international graduates whose permits expired or will expire between September 20th, 2021 and December 31, 2022. He mentioned the contributions of hard-working international graduates and thanked international and post-graduate students who keep choosing Canada.  This…

On June 21, 2022, while participating at Collision in Toronto, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the Government of Canada will resume all-program Express Entry draws on Wednesday, July 6. When the all-program draws resumes, IRCC stated it would restore the Express Entry service standard to six months. As the Government decided to resume…