According to Statistics Canada’s latest survey, the number of vacancies is increasing, pushing down the unemployment rate to 7.6% – the level it was before the start of the pandemic. This creates opportunities for foreign nationals looking to immigrate to

On January 13, 2022, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #134, MPNP issued 357 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The minimum score to

On January 12, 2022, Saskatchewan conducted new rounds of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). SINP issued 104 invitations to apply (ITAs) for the provincial nomination. In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan issued 37 ITAs. Another 67 invitations

On January 11, 2021, British Columbia held two rounds in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, BC issued 201 invitations. The lowest scores

On January 9, 2022, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) conducted the first invitation round in the Entrepreneur Program in 2022. In this round, SINP invited 51 candidates. The highest Expression of Interest (EOI) score for this round was 140

In December 2021, the immigration backlog reached 1,813,144 applications. It is 21,208 more than it was in October. As of December 15, 2021, there was a total backlog of 525,270 in permanent residence (PR) applications, 819,874 in temporary residence applications,

On January 5, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 392 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-targeted draw. In round #213, the cut-off score was 808 points, 88 points

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data revealed that 11,425 temporary residents in Canada acquired their permanent residency under the temporary resident to permanent resident (TR2PR) pathway by the end of October 2021, excluding many more who are still waiting

Statistics Canada recently published a study that revealed the retention rate of Canadian cities for immigrants. The study used the data of immigrants who came to Canada in 2014 through tax file analysis from the 2020 Longitudinal Immigration Database. According

On December 21, 2021, British Columbia conducted two draws in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, the province issued 194 invitations. Skills Immigration