The Prince Edward Island immigration office has published details of how candidates can apply for permanent residence under its new expression of interest system. The system applies to the PEI Provincial Nomination Program’s Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact categories. It works in a similar way to the federal Express Entry system, where candidates…
The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program temporarily opened its Express Entry Labour Market Stream to Expressions of Interest from candidates in specific priority occupations on January 30, 2018. Applicants must have attended an information session in the last two years for the Canada Express Entry EOI to be accepted. The priority occupations are: NOC code Job description…
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program opened its two key international student streams for applications on January 29, 2018, with one of them closing again within hours. The two streams opened were the Masters Graduate and the PhD Graduate. While the PhD category remains open, the Masters category, one of the most popular immigration streams in Canada’s largest…
The latest draw of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program was conducted by British Columbia immigration officials on January 17, 2018. The second draw of the year saw 403 candidates invited to apply. Those numbers also include a technology-only draw that took place on January 24. The minimum score for skilled workers was 75 points,…
The federal government has given Alberta a small increase in its invitation allocation for 2018 under the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). The province’s 2018 allocation has risen to 5,600, after it reached its threshold of 5,500 immigrants for 2017. The rise comes after the federal government three-year immigration levels plan forecasted managed increases for…
The federal government has granted an increased 2018 allocation for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, rising by 600 from 2017 to 6,600 nominations. The province has also announced it is accepting applications for the majority of its immigration streams, including the popular Express Entry Human Capital Priorities. Other open streams include the Employer Job Offer…
The list of occupations in demand for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has been updated and reduced. The province had dropped 8 occupations from the list, reducing it from 43 to 35 for the streams of the SINP. The move comes after the list was increased from 17 to 43 occupations in July 2017.…
The first Expression of Interest draw of 2018 has taken place under the majorly restructured Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The January 12 2018 MPNP draw saw 291 candidates invited to apply across three Manitoba streams. Of the 291 invites, 155 went to candidates for the province’s new Express Entry Pathway, part of the Skilled Workers…
The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program conducted its latest invitation draw on December 20, 2017. Details of the draw were published on January 3, 2018. The draw saw 292 candidates invited to apply for British Columbia immigration through provincial programs and Canada Express Entry. The minimum score for skilled workers was 80 points, with 75 points required by…
If the U.S. moves to limit all H1-B visa extensions at two three-year terms, Canada is likely to gain a large pool of skilled temporary foreign workers and several businesses through its liberal immigration policies. The H1-B visa is an employment-based temporary work visa that enables American companies to recruit around 85,000 foreign workers to plug…