A total of 231,625 new permanent residents immigrated to Canada in the first six months of 2022 – a grandiose 59.8% more than last year during the same time period. From January to June this year, Canada admitted more new
On August 18, 2022, Prince Edward Island conducted a new invitation round in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In the eighth round of the year, the province issued 117 invitations to apply to skilled workers in
Over the last week, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From August 15 to August 21, Canada invited 1,708 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work
As a semi-skilled worker (NOC level C) or an unskilled worker (NOC level D), the pathway to immigrate to Canada will likely be as a provincial or territorial nominee. To be eligible, the applicant should meet the minimum requirements for
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published new instructions for foreign workers whose post-graduation work permits (PGWP) expire soon. Those whose PGWP expires between September 20, 2021, and October 1, 2022, must apply for the new work permit following IRCC’s
The Government of Ontario is looking at ways to speed up the recognition of nursing education credentials to increase the number of internationally trained nurses who can practice in the province. Premier Doug Ford has given the College of Nurses
On August 2, 2022, the Government of Canada published new guidelines for foreign nationals with expired or expiring post-graduation work permits (PGWP) and those applying to the temporary resident to permanent resident (TR2PR) pathways. Since the suspension of Express Entry
On July 28, 2022, the City of Greater Sudbury published the results of the new draws conducted under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). According to the update, on July 15, 2022, Sudbury invited 1 candidate with a minimum
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released preliminary figures on how many Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates were invited in the past two Express Entry draws. From the total of 3,250 invited candidates,
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has 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 decreased for almost all streams
