The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) introduced new residency requirements for Alberta Opportunity Stream applicants. Open work permit holders under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) are now eligible to apply for permanent residence (PR) under the Alberta Opportunity
On September 26, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced updated instructions regarding study permit assessment at the port of entry. As per the recent changes to the Instrument of Designation and Delegation, authorities regarding R220.1 have changed. Previously, it
Online programs for permanent residency become available this Friday, September 23. This includes sponsorship and adoption programs, non-Express Entry Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP), Quebec Skilled Worker programs, and the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). According to statements from Canadian
On September 14, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,250 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. In this round of invitations, no program has been specified. In round #231, the cut-off score was 511 points,
This year, more people are immigrating to Canada through spousal sponsorships, with a projected 8.2% increase. According to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reports, in the first half of 2022, 34,870 new permanent residents arrived through spousal sponsorship
On September 8, 2022, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #155, MPNP issued 217 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The minimum score to
On September 7, 2022, Ontario invited 1,521 candidates under the Skilled Trades Stream of the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP). The minimum CRS score of the invited candidates was 320. All invitees have their profiles created in the Express Entry
In 2021 alone, more than 157,000 international students transitioned to permanent residency in Canada. Often, the path for permanent residence for former international students is to seek Canadian Experience under a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) and then apply for permanent
On August 30, 2022, the Government of Ontario held a new draw in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). In this draw, the province issued one targeted invitation to
Although a backlog of over 2.4 million applications, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), claims that it has already welcomed record-breaking numbers of new permanent residents between January 1 and July 31, 2022. At the same
