On September 7, 2023, the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) held the sixth round of invitations in Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream. In this round, the OINP issued 300 Invitations to Apply for the Francophone candidates. The Comprehensive
Saskatchewan is being criticized for limiting immigration to workers from only eight countries in their latest Express Entry and Skilled Worker Occupations-In-Demand draws. In mid-August, the province invited candidates from Ireland, India, Poland, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Public
According to Benjamin Tal, deputy chief economist at CIBC Capital Markets, the number of non-permanent residents in Canada is much higher than the government’s official estimate. This discrepancy underestimates the number of new homes needed to meet the country’s growing
On August 29, 2023, the Government of Alberta published the results of the new invitation rounds in the Alberta Express Entry Stream. The province held a new draw under the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). On August 24, 2023, Alberta
As housing and living costs for international students have risen sharply, the federal government is now reviewing international student immigration. This comes after Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Minister Marc Miller expressed an openness to reconsidering international student enrolment,
On August 24, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its immigration inventory and backlog data. According to the latest update, there were 2,274,600 applications for permanent residence, temporary residence and citizenship approvals in all IRCC inventories. According to
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will modernize its International Student Program by implementing a Trusted Institution Framework by 2024. This framework will create a two-tiered structure in which post-secondary institutions will be assessed against criteria to demonstrate that they
On August 16, 2023, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centers, the current average LMIA processing times have increased for
In Canada, women who immigrated under economic programs were more likely than men to graduate from Canadian colleges and universities. This may be because immigrant women often face challenges in having their foreign educational credentials recognized in Canada. Interestingly, those
On August 3, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the first occupation-specific Express Entry draw and issued 1,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to candidates working in one of the skilled trades occupations. The cut-off score for Round #261
