On January 28, 2022, the Government of Canada updated instructions on the use of representatives for the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) which has officially become the regulator of immigration and citizenship consultants across Canada. New instructions reflect
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 for all streams is as
After the release of Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for December 2021, British Columbia’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation, Ravi Kahlon has issued a statement regarding the province’s contribution to the Canadian labour market. According to the minister,
On January 19, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 1,036 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-targeted draw. In round #214, the cut-off score was 745 points, 63 points
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,
