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 increased for all streams except
By: Andrew Carvajal | LPEN CPD Instructor On April 4, 2022, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, announced the Temporary Foreign Worker Program Workforce Solutions Road Map. This initiative is an ongoing effort to adjust
On March 31, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) announced that Canada has welcomed more than 108,000 new permanent residents so far in 2022. Immigration Minister had a plan to make 147,000 permanent residence final decisions
On March 30, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 919 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-targeted draw. In round #219, the cut-off score was 785 points, 31 points
As Canada plans to accept more immigrants in 2022, it started the year with a record-breaking number of new permanent residents for the month of January. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in January 2022, the Government of
The Government of Canada is planning to accept more applicants under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in the coming years. According to Canada’s latest Immigration Levels Plan, annual immigration intake through the GPG is set to rise by more
On March 24, 2022, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #141, MPNP issued 102 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The minimum score to
On March 22, 2022, British Columbia held a new draw in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Tech Program (BC PNP Tech). In this draw, the province invited 132 candidates in four categories: Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker, Skills Immigration –
On March 17, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that starting from April 1, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers are not required to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada. Until that date, all fully vaccinated travellers are subjected
On March 15, 2022, Alberta published the update of the inventory of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). There were around 500 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 850 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool. In addition, on
