On June 7, 2023, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centres, the current average LMIA processing times have increased

On June 5, 2023, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held new rounds of invitations in Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream. The province issued 278 Invitations to Apply to candidates working in the healthcare, educational and financial sectors.

Skilled workers in healthcare, sciences/technology, transportation, agriculture, and trade occupations, as well as French-speaking immigrants, are amongst those groups who will benefit under new category-based Express Entry draws. On May 31, 2023, the Canadian government announced new guidelines that will

On May 31, 2023, the Government of Canada launched a category-based selection for Express Entry, allowing the IRCC to invite prospective permanent residents with specific skills, education or language abilities. This year, invitations will focus on candidates with strong French

Quebec Premier François Legault has moved forward with his plan to limit economic immigration to Quebec to those who already speak French. On May 25, Legault proposed changing Quebec’s immigration system to require all adult economic immigrants to prove they

IRCC admits approximately 80 percent of these immigrants under the Spouse, Partner and Child Program and the remaining 20 percent under the Parent and Grandparent Program.

On May 24, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,800 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs. In round #249, the cut-off score was 488

On May 18, 2023, Manitoba held a new round of invitations for the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In Round #179, the MPNP held a new occupation-specific selection under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba (SWM) stream and invited 287 applicants

On May 2, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the minimum required income for the Super Visa applications. The new minimum income requirement represents an increase of over 3.33% compared to the previous year. The minimum required income

On May 10, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 589 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the fourth PNP-targeted draw of the year. In round #248, the cut-off score was 691