Immigration ministry of Quebec has issued a total of 23 invitations in the latest round of invitation for the candidates who have submitted their application for provincial nomination under Quebec’s Regular Skilled Worker Program. Ministry of Immigration, Francization, and Integration (MIFI) held the latest draw through the Arrima portal on Jan 16th.

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Government of Canada held their biggest ever express entry draw, issuing a total 4,500 invitations to the express entry candidates to apply for Canada PR Visa. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to get an Invitation to Apply (ITA) in the latest draw held on February 19th was set at 470 points which is 2 points less than the previous express entry draw.

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Province of Saskatchewan held its latest provincial draw on February 13th, to issue a total of 646 invitations to candidates who have applied for a provincial nomination through Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Programs (SINP)’s Express Entry and Occupation in-demand categories for Canada PR Visa.

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Manitoba invited immigrants for a provincial nomination in the latest Expression of Interest (EOI) draw who have registered under Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program (MPNP) to apply for Canada permanent resident visa.

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Province of Ontario, the most populous province of Canada, in its latest provincial draw held on 13th February, issued a total 486 Notification of Interest (NOIs) to the Express Entry program registered candidates for provincial nomination to apply for Canada permanent resident visa.

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Province of Alberta released the details of the last two provincial draws – Number of invitations issued and minimum score requirement. On the draw held on Jan 22nd, AINP – Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program, issued a total 201 Invitation to apply to the express entry candidates. They are required to have a minimum of 350 CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score to be invited.

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In the latest express draw held by the government of Canada on February 5th a total 3,500 skilled immigrants were issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA) to apply for Canada PR Visa.

The minimum CRS score required in the latest express draw was set at 472 points, which is an increase of one point from the previous express draw’s CRS cut-off.

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Manitoba held its 82nd Expression Of Interest (EOI) draw on January 30th, issuing a total of 181 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to the immigrants who have applied for a provincial nomination for Canada permanent residence.

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the latest express draw on January 22nd to invite a total 3,400 express entry candidates who have applied for Canada PR Visa through three major skilled economic immigration programs:

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In the draw held by the province of Alberta on January 9th, a total of 150 Notification of Interests (NOIs) was issued to express entry candidates who have applied for a provincial nomination for Canada permanent resident status.

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Canada has been voted for fifth time straight as the top country for quality of life by people from around the world. Some of the factors that lead to Canada being a top country for quality of life are being safe, politically stable, and has a well-developed public health system.

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Province of Manitoba held its second EOI draw in this month, inviting skilled workers both in the province and abroad, as well as international students who have applied for a provincial nomination for Canada PR Visa through Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) on January 17th.

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Ontario has invited 954 express entry candidates with eligible work experience in a tech draw held on January 15th for a provincial nomination for Canada permanent residence. Candidates who received Notification of Interest (NOI) in the draw had the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 460 and 472 points.

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Province of Saskatchewan held its second round in the month of January in the gap of only a weekend to issue a total of 234 invitations to the candidates who have applied for a provincial nomination through Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)’ Express Entry and Occupation In-demand sub-category.

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Saskatchewan held its first provincial draw of the year 2020 on January 9th and invited immigrants to apply for a provincial nomination for Canada permanent resident status. Candidates who were invited were registered under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)’s Express Entry and Occupation In-demand streams.

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Province of Ontario held its first provincial draw of the year 2020 on Friday, inviting a total of 242 candidates through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream for a provincial nomination for Canada Permanent residency.

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The federal government of Canada held its first draw of the New Year – 2020, that sees a total of 3,400 Express Entry candidates invited to apply for Canada PR Visa.

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Province of Manitoba invited International student graduates and skilled workers in the latest EOI draw that was held on Jan 2. A total of 186 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) were issued to immigrants who have applied for provincial nomination under MPNP (Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program) streams

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Federal Government of Canada updated its settlement funds requirements for two immigration programs under the Express Entry program – Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). These new proof of funds are required to check eligibility for these immigration programs.

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In the latest Expression of Interest (EOI) draw, the provincial government of Saskatchewan invited a total of 595 skilled immigrants who have applied for a provincial nomination for Canada permanent residence through Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

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Province of Nova Scotia has invited a total of 144 Express Entry candidates through its Labour Market Priorities Stream to apply for a provincial nomination for Canada permanent residence. Express Entry candidates that were invited must be working in advertising, marketing or public relations with National Occupation Code (NOC) – 1123.

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Province of Manitoba invited a nearly 200 skilled worker and International Graduates from Manitoba who have submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile for a provincial nomination for Canada permanent residence.

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Federal Government of Canada, held the latest Express draw on December 19 inviting a total of 3,200 express entry candidates to apply for a permanent residence visa. The minimum CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score required was set at 469 points, which is a decrease of three points from previous CRS score cut-offs.

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Province of Ontario is looking to nominate double the number of skilled immigrants for a provincial nomination for Canada permanent residence. From the current allocation of 6,650 nominations, Ontario wants to double it by 2022 – 13,300 nominations.

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In order to reflect the changes in the province’s average Consumer Price Index, Quebec has announced an increment in financial requirements and application fees for the upcoming year 2020.

From January 1, fees for application processing, settlement funds and financial capacity amounts for a sponsor will increase.

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OINP (Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program) received the additional nomination for 2019 and invited 667 Express Entry candidates via its Skilled Trades Stream for a provincial nomination for Canada PR Visa. This additional allocation means the total annual allocation for OINP under Canada’s PNP has been increased to 7,350 nominations.

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New Express Draw held on December 11th invited a total of 3,200 candidates to apply for Canada PR Visa registered under Express Entry Program.

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Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) held its latest provincial draw on December 6th that invited a total of 221 immigration candidates who have applied for a provincial nomination for Canada PR Visa. Candidates who were invited in the latest draw were registered under MPNP’s Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Worker Overseas categories and International Education Stream.

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In their latest provincial draw, the province of Alberta invited Express Entry candidates who have applied for Provincial Nomination for Canada PR Visa, with the draw held on December 5th.

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Province of Saskatchewan held its latest provincial draw that invites a total 460 skilled immigrants who have applied for provincial nomination for Canada PR Visa through SINP’s (Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program) subcategories: Express Entry and Occupation In-demand.

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held their latest Express draw on November 27th that issued a total of 3,600 ITAs (Invitation to Apply) to candidate who has applied for Canada PR Visa through Express Entry program.

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In the latest provincial draw of Alberta, a total of 148 Express Entry candidates were invited by the province of Alberta for provincial nomination for Canada Permanent Residence Visa.

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In its 77th Provincial draw, Manitoba issued a total of 230 ITAs (Invitation to Apply) to the candidates who have applied for Provincial nomination for Canada PR Visa.

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Province of Quebec has issued a total of 162 ITAs (Invitation to Apply) to apply for selection under Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). Quebec has released the details of two provincial draws that were held on October 23 and October 29.

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A total of 3,600 Immigrants were invited in the latest express draw held on November 13th who have applied for Canada PR Visa through federal government’s Express Entry program.

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On November 12th, Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) invited a total of 525 skilled workers who have applied for provincial nomination for Canada PR Visa through its two sub-categories: Express Entry and Occupation in-demand.

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Province of Alberta has released details of the two provincial draw held in the month of October, with 401 Express Entry candidates to apply for provincial nomination for Canada Permanent Resident Visa.

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Province of Manitoba invited a total of 180 candidates who have applied for provincial nomination through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)’s categories – Skilled Workers, International Student Graduates, and Express entry for Canada Permanent resident Visa in a provincial draw held on November 7.

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At the end of the month of October, province of Saskatchewan held another big provincial draw that sees Express entry and Occupation in-demand candidates invited for provincial nomination for Canada permanent resident visa.

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Province of Quebec has introduced major changes in the requirements for international students and immigrants with work experience of working in the province, to apply for the status of a permanent resident. Some of the changes will be effective from November 1, 2019, while others will start from the beginning of the New Year. These changes affect Quebec’s immigration program – Quebec Experience Class (PEQ).

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Quebec’s Immigration ministry announced on Wednesday, province to invite up to 44,500 new PR and issue up to 24,700 new selection certificates in 2020.

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Candidates who have work experience as registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses were invited in the provincial draw held on October 28th by the province of Nova Scotia to apply for a provincial nomination for Canada PR Visa.

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3,900 Express Entry candidates invited in the latest express draw for Canada PR Visa held on October 30th. With 3,900 ITAs in the latest express draw, Canada has invited a total of 71,700 Express entry candidates to this point in the year 2019.

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In the latest Expression of Interest (EOI) provincial draw by the province of Saskatchewan, nearly 1000 Express Entry candidates were invited with specific work experience who has applied for provincial nomination for Canada permanent residence.

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited a total of 500 Federal Skilled Trades Class candidates to apply for Canada PR Visa in the express draw held on October 16th. Candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score as low as 357 points were invited in the latest express draw.

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Province of Manitoba issued a total of 194 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canada Permanent Resident Status.

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Alberta has released the details of the provincial draw that was held on September 25th where a total of 374 express entry candidates invited with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score as low as 400 points to apply for provincial nomination for Canada Permanent Residence status.

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Province of Saskatchewan held its third round of invitation in as many weeks held on October 8th inviting a total 559 candidates who have applied for provincial nomination for Canada Permanent Residency through Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)’s two subcategories: Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand.

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Saskatchewan held its second round of provincial draws within two weeks to invite total of 610 candidates registered under SINP (Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program)’s subcategories: Express Entry and Occupation in-demand in the draw held on October 2nd.

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Details were released by Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration for their round of draws that were held on September 25th that invited a total of 32 candidates with Arrima profiles.

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held their latest express draw on October 2nd that invited a total of 3,900 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian Permanent Residency status.

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In the latest provincial draw held by the province of Manitoba, a total 224 candidates were invited to apply for a provincial nomination for Canada PR status in a draw that was held on September 25th.

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Great news for all those keen to migrate to Canada on a permanent basis, but who don’t have high Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores! The Canadian province of Alberta has sent invites to Express Entry applicants with Comprehensive Ranking System scores (CRS) of as low as 302, in one of the two Alberta Express Entry Stream draws (September 11 & September 18) conducted hitherto in September 2019.

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Candidates who have applied for a provincial nomination for Canada permanent residence through Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)’s Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand subcategories were invited in the latest round of provincial draw held on September 25th.

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held their latest express draw on September 18, invited a total 3,600 express entry candidates to apply for Canada permanent resident status.

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In the latest overhaul by the province of Saskatchewan, they have expanded their occupation in-demand list significantly that is in-line with two subcategories of Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) – Express Entry and In-Demand from 19 occupations listed to more than 200 occupations.

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Province of Alberta invited around 300 express entry candidates who wanted to settle in the province on a permanent basis through provincial nomination and apply for Canada PR Visa.

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In the recent Express of Interest’s Draw of Manitoba, a total of 360 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) were issued for the candidates for a provincial nomination for Canada Permanent Residence through Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)’s

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the latest express draw on September 4 to issue invitations to total 3,600 express entry candidates to apply for Canada Permanent Residence Visa.

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Province of Nova Scotia held their Labour Market Priorities Draw in three months to invite a total 204 Express entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canada PR Visa with the draw held on September 4th.

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Province of Ontario invited a total 997 express entry candidates on August 15th through its Human Capital Priorities Stream of Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the latest express draw on August 20, to issue the invitation to the candidates who have applied for Canada PR Visa through Express Entry Program.

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Province of Saskatchewan held two provincial draws that invited a total 150 candidates who have applied for a provincial nomination through Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program’s two subcategories – Express Entry and Occupation in-demand to apply for Canada permanent residence visa.

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Province of Alberta held two provincial nomination draws on July 31st and August 7th to invite 352 Express Entry candidates to apply for provincial nomination to get their hands on Canada PR Visa.

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Latest express draw held on August 12th invited a total 3,600 candidates who have applied for Canada Permanent residence visa through Express entry program.

In the latest draw, Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cut-off was set at 466 points which is seven points more than the previous express draw (July 24th) CRS cut-off which was 459 points.

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Province of Alberta has released details about to provincial nomination draws that were held on July 17th and on July 24th that issued a total 471 Notification of Interest (NOIs) to express entry candidates to apply for provincial nomination.

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Province of Ontario held their latest Tech draw on August 1 that issued a total 1,773 invitations to the express entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination, with work experience in one of the six tech occupations and with the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 435 points.

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Skilled Immigrants who have applied for Canada Permanent residence through federal government’s Express entry program can now get an invitation to apply for provincial nomination by New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP). To get an invitation, it is not required for the candidate to submit Express of Interest with New Brunswick.

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held an express draw to issue invitations to the express entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence visa. A total of 3,600 candidates were invited in the latest round of invitations with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cut-off set at 459 points.

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On July 18, Province of Manitoba held their latest draw that invited a total of 173 Skilled Worker Candidates who have applied for Provincial Nomination for Canadian Permanent Residency.

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Province of Alberta issues 180 Notification of Letters (NOIs) in the latest round of invitations to the candidates who have applied for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residency through its express entry linked in the draw held on July 5.

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Province of Ontario invited a total 1623 immigration candidates who have applied for Canadian permanent residency through provincial nomination program – Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held their latest express draw on July 10th that issued a total of 3,600 invitations to the candidates who have applied for Canada permanent residence status through Federal government’s Express entry program. This express draw sees the largest number of invitations issued in a single draw since January in 2019.

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Province of Alberta issued a total of 262 Notification of Interest (NOI) for their express entry linked provincial nomination stream. Express entry candidates with CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score as low as 300 were issued NOIs in the draw held on June 21st.

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Province of Manitoba issued a total 354 invitations to apply (known as Letters of Advice to Apply) for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in the latest draw held on July 5th.

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Skilled immigrants who have applied under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) have started to get invitations through their Expression of Interest profile in the newly introduced Arrima portal. These invitations have been issued in form of a notification email on Thursday, June 4th.

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship (IRCC) held the latest draw on June 26 to issue an invitation to candidates who have applied for Canada Permanent Resident Visa through Express Entry Program.

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Province of Manitoba invited a total 450 candidates who have applied for a provincial nomination for Canada Permanent residence visa through an Expression of Interest (EOI) draw held on June 20.

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In the latest SINP draw held on June 20, Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) invited a total of 479 candidates registered under its International Skilled Worker Category for permanent resident status in the province.

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Latest draw held on June 20 by Prince Edward Island sees them inviting 113 immigrants registered under PEI PNP’s Express entry, Labour Impact, and Business Impact categories.

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Immigration, Refugee & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held an express draw on June 12, inviting a total 3,350 candidates who have applied for Canada permanent resident through Federal Government’s Express entry program.

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Province of Manitoba issued Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to the candidates who have applied for Canada permanent residence through Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).

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Saskatchewan held their latest draw via SINP’s Express Entry and Occupation in-demand subcategories on June 6, issuing a total of 426 invitations to the candidates for provincial nomination to apply for Canada PR visa to the Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

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Federal government’s express entry registered candidates were invited by Ontario Immigrants Nominee Program’s (OINP) famous Human Capital Priorities Stream via a draw held on May 31.

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Province of Nova Scotia invited the express entry candidates who have applied for provincial nomination via Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program (NS PNP) with eligible work experience as early childhood educators and assistants in the draw held on June 3rd.

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Province of Nova Scotia unveils their new immigration pilot program for three years for the immigrants with an eligible job offer in Nova Scotia’s intermediate-skilled occupations. Professions that are targeted by this new stream are “in high labour market demand” in the province.

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the latest express draw on May 29, to issue Invitation to Apply (ITA) to the candidates registered under Express entry program to apply for Canada PR visa.

The latest express draw invited a total of 3,350 express entry registered candidates which also marks the return of the express draws to larger number of invitations. Last express draw held on May 15, issued only 500 ITAs as it was limited to Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).

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Province of Manitoba held their Expression of Interest (EOI) draw on May 23, inviting a total 196 immigrants who have applied for Canadian PR visa via Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).

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Province of Saskatchewan held new draw on May 22, invited the candidates who have applied for provincial nomination for Canada PR visa by Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)’s Express Entry and Occupation in-demand subcategories. A total 325 invitations were issued in this particular draw for Canadian permanent residency.

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Federal Government of Canada with the help of Express entry draw held on May 15 invited a total of 500 skilled immigrants, who have registered under Federal Skilled Trades Class with Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) as low as 332 points to apply for permanent residency in Canada.

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Province of Alberta has released information that is regarding the 14 draws that were held so far in 2019 for express entry linked immigration stream. These draw issued in total 3,357 invitations that allow applying for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence to express entry registered candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score as lows as 300 points.

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Province of Manitoba via its Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program (MPNP) invited total 170 immigrants who have applied for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residency via the latest EOI draw held on May 9.

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A total 202 candidates who have applied for the provincial nomination of Saskatchewan for Canadian permanent residence visa having work experience in seven occupations were invited in the latest SINP (Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program) draw held on May 1.

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Latest express entry draw held on May 1, sees the invitations issued to the candidate who has registered under express entry program to get their hands on Canada PR visa.

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Latest MPNP draw held on April 25, invited a total 299 immigrants who have applied for permanent residency via provincial nomination program of Manitoba province – Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).

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Federal government’s PGP immigration program – Parent and Grandparent is for the Canadian citizens or permanent residences that are above 18 years of age and who want to sponsor the application for their parents and/or grandparents for the Canadian permanent residence visa.

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Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) first time targeted skilled immigrants having work experience in specific occupation via EOI draw held on April 17. With four targeted occupations three were a new addition to the SINP’s occupation in demand list that was revised recently on April 4.

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Federal government of Canada held their latest express draw held on April 17 to invite the candidates who have registered under the Express entry program to apply for Canada PR visa. Latest express draw issued total 3,350 invitations with CRS score cut-off set at 451 points.

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Manitoba provincial nomination program held the latest draw on April 11 in which they issued 403 invitations to the immigrants interested in moving to the province of Manitoba by MPNP’s Skilled Workers Overseas stream.

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Latest express draw held on April 3 by federal government of Canada issued total 3,350 invitations to the candidates registered under express entry draw for Canadian permanent residence visa.

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Counting the number of the draw held by the province of Manitoba, this was the seventh Expression of Interest (EOI) draw held on March 28, inviting the candidates who have applied for Canada PR

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Latest draw by Ontario immigration office invited the candidates who have registered under the federal government’s express entry program for permanent residency via Skilled Trades Stream held on March 21.

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Latest PEI draw held on March 21, issued the invitation to the candidates who have applied for Canada PR visa under the PEI PNP via PEI’s Express entry, Labour impact and Business Impact immigration categories.

PEI holds the draws on a monthly basis to invite the immigrants who are looking to move to the province by submitting their profile via the Expression of Interest system.

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Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program (NSPNP) issued the invitations to the express candidates via its express entry linked stream – Labour Market Priorities immigration stream with the draw held on March 20.

Nova Scotia immigration office did not release the statistics of the number of invitations issued to the express entry candidates.

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the latest express draw on March 20, issuing the invitations to the candidates who have registered under federal government’s express entry program for Canada PR visa.

Candidate with the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 452 points were issued the Invitation to Apply (ITA), which is a drop of two points from the previous express draw.

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Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program (MPNP) has continued its active start to the year 2019 by inviting Skilled Worker overseas category registered candidates via the latest draw held on March 14.

Manitoba PNP issued a total of 377 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to the candidates who have applied for nomination for permanent residence in Manitoba province.

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Province of Saskatchewan holds the latest expression of interest draw held on March 6 to invite the candidates who have applied under express entry program and occupation in-demand to apply for provincial nomination program.

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Latest express entry draw held on March 6, issues 3,350 invitations to the candidates who have applied under express entry program for the permanent residence visa. Candidates with the low score as 454 points were issued the invitation. With this latest draw total number of invitations issued for this year under express entry draw equals to 17,850 invitations which is an increase of

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Manitoba held their latest Expression of Interest (EOI) draw on March 1 that sees them to issue a total of 403 invitations to the immigrants looking to apply for Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program (MPNP). This draw is third EOI draw held between the duration of three weeks. With the 403 invitations issued, the total number of invitations issued in this year 2019 brings the total of invitations issued to 2,267 under MPNP.

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Atlantic Immigration Pilot program an employer-driven immigration program was introduced in 2017 for a test period of three years. This program allows meeting the labor shortages in Atlantic Provinces of Canada: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. Designated employers were able to hire the eligible immigrants for the vacant …

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Expression of Interest (EOI) draw of Saskatchewan’s province held on February 27, issued a total of 83 invitations to the federal government’s express entry draw that allows them to apply for provincial nomination.

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Prince Edward Island sees the number of invitations doubled for the capable immigrants to apply for provincial nomination in comparison to the last month’s draw. In this month a total of 199 invitations are issued in comparison to the 91 invitations issued in the month of January.

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On February 21, Manitoba holds their second draw for their Skilled Worker Overseas stream under the space of six days. The latest draw sees the total number of invitations issued to be 338 invitations.

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the latest express draw on February 20 to issue the Invitation to Apply (ITA) to the candidates who have applied for Canada PR visa via the express entry program with the total number of invitations issued – 3,350 ITAs.

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Ontario’s Provincial Nomination Program (OINP) has issued new invitations to the candidates who have submitted their profile under the express entry program and have shown their language proficiency in French language.

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The latest round of Expression of Interest (EOI) draw on January 31 sees the Manitoba’s provincial nomination program issues 456 invitations under its Skilled Worker Overseas, Skilled Worker in Manitoba and International Education Immigration streams.

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On January 24, candidates who have applied for permanent residency via the express entry to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) were issued 988 invitations under the Skilled Trades (linked to express entry) and French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.

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With the latest express draws CRS cut-off set at 438 points, January sees the maximum number of invitations issued in first month of year since the last five years of express entry’s history with the total number of invitations issued totaled to 11,500 Invitation to Apply (ITAs).

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Nova Scotia on January 24th issued invitations for the express entry candidates who have applied for permanent residence visa via the provincial nomination with experience of working as a financial auditors or accountants.

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Federal Government of Canada has issued a total of 3,900 Invitation to Apply (ITA) with the latest round of express draw held on January 23, with the candidate with the lowest CRS score of 443 points was also issued the invitation.

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In their first draw of the year 2019, Saskatchewan Immigration issued a total of 596 invitations to the candidates who have applied for provincial nomination via the express entry linked stream and Occupation in-demand stream of Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

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On January 17, Manitoba issued their first invitations for this year across their three immigration streams under Its Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) with total number of invitations issued reaching to 626 invitations.

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) allows the province of Manitoba to nominate the skilled and highly capable immigrant for the permanent residency in the province.

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Candidates who have applied via the express entry program were issued 1,493 invitations with the invitations given to the candidates with score as low as 439 through Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream.

With the Ontario’s Human Capital Stream, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is allowed to search the express entry pool for the applicants/candidates who are able to meet the stream’s federal and provincial requirements and eligibility criteria.

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Federal government of Canada has increased the proof of settlement funds and has urged the express entry program candidates to reflect these changes in their express profile. With this latest increment in settlement funds, it has increased over by 1.5 per cent for each family member.

This increment translates for a single person from $12,474 CAD to $12,669 CAD moving to Canada without any family member

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Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) started year 2019 with an express draw that has issued the largest number invitations for the first express draw of the year since the inception of express entry program – 3,900 invitations. Candidates with the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of minimum of 449 points were given the Invitation to Apply (ITA) to apply for permanent residence visa.

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In the latest draw held on December 20 for the provincial nomination, Manitoba immigration office issued a total of 492 Letter of Advice to Apply (LAAs).

Invitations were issued to the candidates who have applied under Manitoba’s Skilled Worker Stream, Skilled Workers Overseas and International Education streams. All these streams are part of Manitoba’s economic immigration program.

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With the latest draw held on December 19, where Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issues a total of 3,900 invitations which breaks the record of the total number of invitations sent in a single year.

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Ontario immigration issued 13 nominations for permanent residence in the draw that was held on December 13. Invitations were sent to the candidates who have applied under the Ontario’s Express Entry linked French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.

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A total of 3,900 invitations were issued in the latest draw. With a couple of weeks left in this year, and the express draws being held by Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in the interval of the same duration, it is possible to break the record of most ITAs in a single year.

CRS score cut-off in this draw was same as the previous one which was around 445 points.

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With the emergence of more demands of labor in Saskatchewan province, immigration office of Saskatchewan province has issued up to 4,080 invitations via expression of interest since July this year. In the latest Saskatchewan draw that was held on December 6, total of 743 invitations were sent via express entry and occupation in-demand sub-categories to the candidates who have applied under these streams.

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Latest Manitoba draw for provincial nomination has issued new 530 invitations for permanent residency under its Skilled Workers and Skilled Worker Overseas program. Under Skilled workers program a total of 317 invitations were issued while under Skilled Worker Overseas program 213 invitations were issued.

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Draw held on November 28, has now crossed the number of invitations sent at the same time last year November 2017. Previous record set for express entry an invitation that was sent last year was at – 86,023 invitations.

28 November’s draws issued 3,900 invitations bringing the total of express entry invitation of the year at 82,000. Minimum CRS score was at 445 decreasing …

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On November 26 latest draws for Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream were held where Ontario’s immigration office invited a total of 185 candidates who have applied under Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream. This stream allows the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) to search for the candidates in the federal express pool who have met the province’s eligibility criteria and then invite the candidate to apply for the permanent residence visa.

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On November 23, Saskatchewan immigration office issued new invitation to the immigrants for provincial nomination program under International Skilled Worker Immigration category that includes 247 invitations in federal express entry system.

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Provinces in Canada are using different approaches to select candidates from express pool who have applied for provincial nomination program. Each province has their own process for nominating the capable immigrants and we have seen three in past weeks how they work:

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In a surprising situation, the CIC issued 3,900 more ITAs on November 15th, 2018. This is a rare event as Express Entry Draws are seldom held on Thursdays. However, the minimum CRS score for this draw was kept at 449 which is a few points higher than the average score for most draws. Usually, the CRS score for draws is slightly lower or higher than 440 CRS points.

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Ontario has finally reached its yearly limit of 6,600 applicants for 2018 through its Provincial Nomination Program. This is a sum total of all the streams that applicants can apply through for the OINP. However, there is one exception for the OINP streams which is the Master’s Graduate Stream. This stream is currently not being considered but all others are still being considered.

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Saskatchewan is setting new records for immigration. The latest draw has seen as many as 926 applicants get invitations. This is primarily thanks to the new International Skilled Worker Expression on Interest system that was introduced this year in July. This system has resulted in more and more people getting selected for immigration.

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Alberta is a major immigration destination in Canada. This province is well-known for having a very lenient immigration policy and eligibility requirement.

Recently, the economy of Alberta has been growing rapidly. Now, with the introduction of the multi-year program at the Express Entry level, all provinces are looking to bring in more talent. Alberta is not far behind…

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Manitoba is widely known for having one of the easiest eligibility requirements for getting a PNP. That is why it is also very popular with all kinds of applicants. With the rising efforts of different provinces to attract international talent, Manitoba is striving to lead the way.

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Canada immigration is producing quite a buzz now that the CIC has issued 3,900 Invitations to Apply for the past few Express Entry Draws. Held once every 15 days or so, these Draws are used to send to Canada PR application invites to deserving candidates who score above the CRS cut-off, i.e 442.

The Express Entry program has been lauded around the world for being fast, efficient and economical. The competition makes things more complex. But overall, more people are becoming able to realize their Canada immigration dream than ever before.

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The province of Ontario on 19th October 2018 issued invites to the Express Entry candidates for the Permanent Residency(PR) status of Canada through Skilled Trades and French Speaking Skilled Workers Category. The invitations in the Skilled Trades Stream has been the highest so far of the year 2018 with 439 applications issued invites. With these invitations being issued the total number of Notification of Interest(NOI) issued this year has come to 1445.

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In the latest Express Entry Draw released on 15th October, 2018, the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score asked from the candidates settled at 440 points. That means all the candidates who secured 440 points or more are selected for the Permanent Residency(PR) status of Canada. This draw saw large number of invitations being sent as a total of 3900 Express Entry candidates applications were sent invites in this draw.

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There were a total of 853 candidates invited in the province of Saskatchewan in the Express Entry and Occupation in demand subcategories in what is considered to the largest draw of Saskatchewan till now from the new international skilled worker EOI on 10th October, 2018

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On 3rd October, 2018, the Government of Canada announced the Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) cut off of 445 points through the Express Entry Draws. That means, all the candidates who had 445 points or above in the Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) are eligible to apply for the Permanent Residency(PR) status of Canada. Through the Express Entry Draw, the IRCC (Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada) also invited 3,900 Express Entry Candidates for the Canadian Permanent Residency(PR) status.

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Good news for the Saskatchewan immigration aspirants, the province invited Occupation in-demand and Express Entry candidates at the lowest required points every of 65 for the Express Entry candidates and score of 66 for the occupation in demand candidates.

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It was one of the rarest Express Entry Draws which was announced on 24th September, 2018 as there were a total number of 400 applications invited under the Express Entry Program Sub Category Federal Skilled Traders Class with the cut off of Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points 284. This means that all the candidates who applied under the Federal Skilled Traders Class (FSTC) and secured 284 points or above are considered fit to apply for the Permanent Residency(PR) status and will be issued an ITA (Invitation to Apply) in this draw.

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The first invitation of Saskatchewan announced on 20th September, 2018 through the new Expression of Interest(EOI) system for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) Occupations In-Demand immigration sub-category. Total number of invitations sent were 140.

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On 19th September 2018, The Canada Government announced the Express Entry Draws for invitations for the Permanent Residency (PR) status of Canada in which the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) score asked from the candidates was 441 points. This means that all those candidates with the Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) score of 441 or more were issued invites for the Permanent Residency (PR) status and a total number of 3,500 applications were invited to apply..

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Ontario undergoes changes with respect to minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score requirement for its Express Entry-linked Human Capital Priorities immigration stream. Earlier a score of 400 Comprehensive Ranking System score(CRS) was generally asked from the candidate but now as per the latest update the minimum score will now be “determined by the director”.

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On 5^th September 2018, the government of Canada announced the latest Express Entry Draws which invited candidates with the Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) score cut off of 440 points to apply for the Permanent Residency(PR) status of Canada. That means all those candidates who scored 440 Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) points or above are considered fit to apply for the Permanent Residency(PR) status. The total number of applications issued in this draw were 3,900. It is the fourth consecutive draw in which the Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) cut off of 440 is announced.

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On 24th August, 2018, the province of Ontario has issued invitations through the French Speaking Skilled Workers Stream and also the entrepreneur stream. There were a total of 15 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) issued in the French Speaking Skilled Workers Stream and 31 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) issued in Entrepreneur stream. With this draw of Ontario, the total number of applications issued under the French Speaking Skilled Workers Stream in 2018 has come down to 977.

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On 22nd August 2018, the recent Express Entry Draws were announced in which the Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) cut off was 440 points. That means that all the candidates who secured 440 points or above in the Express Entry pool were considered fit to apply for the permanent residency(PR) status of Canada and issued the ITAs (Invitation to Apply). There were a total number of 3,750 applications which were issued invites in this Express Entry Draw.

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On 17th August, 2018, the Quebec government announced a new online portal called Arrima for Quebec Skilled workers program. The final version of the portal will be available in September and it is supposed to enhance the user experience.

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On 9th August, 2018, the low cut off of 350 Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) points was asked for Ontario’s Human Core Capital Priorities stream and a total of 947 applications were issued to the Express Entry candidates.

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The province of Nova Scotia will issue invites to the experienced candidates in Express Entry profile for the post of early childhood educators and assistants on August 8, 2018. The post specifically aims at planning, organizing and implementing programs for children from the age of 0 to 12 years. The announcement for the post came on 2nd August, 2018 and in this category the skilled candidates should possess an experience of at least two years in the National occupational classification (NOC) code 4214.

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August 8th, 2018 saw the latest Express Entry Draws in which the IRCC (Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada) announced a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 440 points for eligibility for the Permanent Residency(PR) status of Canada. Which means that all the candidates who secure 440 points or above are considered fit to apply for the Permanent Residency(PR) status.

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The province of Nova Scotia will issue invites to the experienced candidates in Express Entry profile for the post of early childhood educators and assistants on August 8, 2018. The post specifically aims at planning, organizing and implementing programs for children from the age of 0 to 12 years.

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The latest draws released on 25th July, 2018 asked for a Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) score cut off of 441 in the Express Entry Program from the aspiring candidates. That means that all those candidates who score 441 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points or …

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The Express Entry Draws were declared by the Government of Canada on 11th July, 2018 for the Express Entry candidates and a score of 442 Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) points was announced as the minimum point requirement for the Permanent Residency(PR) status of Canada…

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The province of Manitoba announced its cut off score for the Express Entry candidates on 6th July, 2018 and the draw witnessed the lowest score yet for the province. The score announced was 519, which is 26 points lower than the last score announced on 13th March 2018…

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There is a good news for Canada aspirants as the subcategory of Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program (SINP), International Skilled Workers, opened and invited new 500 Express Entry applicants on 5th July 2018. It is the third time this year that…

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The IRCC (Immigration refugee and Citizenship Canada) has revised a major step on 26th June 2018 by reducing the time deadline for documentation submission  after an ITA (Invitation To Apply) from 90 days to 60 days…..

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In the quick succession from the last Express Entry Draws, the 12th Express Entry Draw got released from the Government of Canada early within 11 days’ gap only on June 25th 2018. With this draw the IRCC (Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada) invited 3,750 Express Entry candidates…

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All those candidates who were planning to migrate to the Manitoba had a bright chance this season with the Expression of Interest (EOI) draws being released. There were 592 applications issued by the IRCC for the Manitoba Province through the Expression of Interest (EOI) draws released on 21 June, 2018. This included invitations being sent to 114 express entry candidates as well.

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The Eleventh Express Entry Draws which were conducted on 13^th June, 2018 were the largest and in this draw the cut off for the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was announced to be 451 points by the IRCC (Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada).

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The first – come – first- serve basis, entries under the sub category of International Skilled Worker Occupation in –demand of Saskatchewan Express Entry is now closed.  The seats were filled within hours of opening and through this provincial pathway there were total number of 400 applications which were accepted.

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The tenth Express Entry Draws conducted by the IRCC (Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada) on 23^rd May, 2018 asked the applicants for a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 440 points, which means all the candidates with 440 Points or above are eligible to apply for the Permanent Residency (PR) status in Canada.

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The Ninth Express Entry Draw of 2018 got released on 9^th May, and it brought the spring of good news for the candidates as the Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) determined by the IRCC (Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada) is set at 441 points, which is the same as the CRS Score released last time on 26^th April 2018.

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The candidates who couldn’t qualify the Express Entry Draws released by the IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada) on 26th April, 2018 need not loose heart. There is a ray of hope with the province of Nova Scotia reopening the Category B Demand of Express Entry Stream to 350 applications on 28th April, 2018 at 9 a.m. Atlantic Daylight time.

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IRCC, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada, launched the eighth Express Entry Draw of the year on 25^th April 2018 and there was a pattern witnessed through the draw as this time as well 3,500 invitations were issued for the Canadian permanent residency (PR) Status in the Express Entry program. Further, as a breath of fresh air there was a drop in the qualifying marks required as well which was at a low point of 441.

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The Seventh Express Entry Draw which was released on 11th April, 2018 brought with it spurge of good news for the aspiring immigrants to Canada. It is considered as the biggest draw of the year by the IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada) as through it record breaking number of applicants are invited for Canada Permanent Residency.

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There has been a spurge of good news for those aspiring to Immigrate to Canada with a PR status. The launch of 6th Express Entry Draw has asked for a reduced 10-point score from candidates that the last time. The CRS score cut off required is 446 points. Further, this time the draw was conducted earlier than expected by the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the rules and regulations governing body for the Canada immigration.

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26th March, 2018 was a joyous day for aspirants of Canada. As the Express Entry candidates who have Comprehensive Ranking Score ( CRS) as low as 351 were selected by province of Ontario and they were sent ITA (Invitation to Apply) through its Human Capital Priorities stream (HCP). By this approach, there are a total of 1808 NOIs for the HCP stream issued by the Government of Ontario.

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The latest and fifth draw of 14th March 2018 saw the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 456. It implies that candidates with CRS score above 456 are eligible to receive an ITA from the Government of Canada. Targeting total number of admissions to 74,900 admissions through the immigration systems of Express Entry under the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class, Canadian government is aiming……..

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Canada is one of the bet countries to move in the world. With more and more companies starting operations in the country, there is no shortage of jobs. In fact, the demand for skilled professionals is so high that Canada is offering immigration applicants from all over the world to move to the country even without a job offer. This means that if your job is in high-demand, then all you really need is proof of funds to support yourself and anyone who moves to Canada with you for 3 months and you are good to go!

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Canada is the most popular country amongst the immigrants. Every year thousands of people aspire to settle down in the serene settings of Canada. There are many perks of living in Canada that fascinate people in abundance which includes wonderful job opportunities, high standard of living, free schooling facility, and many others.

The policies of government keep on changing year after year some benefits the immigrant while the other shatters their dream of living in Canada…..

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The Government of Canada has invited around 3,000 Express Entry Candidates those with having a minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score of 442 to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw which took on 07th February, 2018.

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Canada immigration is becoming and more and more possible with each new Express Entry Draw. The first draw held in 2018 continued the trend of low CRS scores for qualifying for immigration to Canada through the Express Entry program.

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Good news for Saskatchewan immigration hopefuls! A recent announcement by the IRCC states that the SINP Express Entry sub-category will now be accepting applications for immigration to Saskatchewan. A total of 400 applications will be accepted as per the announcement and skilled professionals whose occupations are in-demand in Saskatchewan will be given priority. This recent announcement has come quickly behind the IRCC’s announcement of getting as many as 1 million people into Canada by 2020. From this, it is easy to see that the demand for skilled professionals with enough work experience and technical expertise is rising. [Read more…]

Canada has been in the news recently for making massive changes and announcements which have far-reaching consequences for the Canada immigration industry. The first among these is the announcement that as many as a million i.e. 1,000,000 immigrants will be invited into Canada by 2020. Out of these, about 565,000 will be invited into Canada through the Express Entry program. This means that the number of immigrants moving into Canada in the next few years will greatly outweigh all the immigrants invited to Canada as Permanent Residents since the Express Entry program began in 2015. [Read more…]

The Express Entry program is among the most popular immigration programs in the world. It is so popular because it offers applicants the chance of moving to one of the best countries to live in the whole wide world. The global Canada immigration scenario is changing rapidly. Recently, there have been many changes made to the system, all of which are highly beneficial for Canada immigration aspirants and work towards making the process simple, easy and effective. On this page, we are going to list out some of the most important changes which are going to impact the Canada immigration landscape in 2018. [Read more…]

Canada is a very popular immigration destination with immigration hopefuls around the world. That is why there are so many people who apply for immigration to Canada each year. In comparison, though, only handfuls or a select few are selected. The most common reason for this is that they approach the thing casually and don’t follow the rules as strictly as they should. [Read more…]

The international immigration community is buzzing with talk about a bit of very exciting news about Canada immigration. Though it remains unverified at the moment, the latest news coming from the immigration community in Canada is that the CRS score cut-off will drop down to 350 points. Is this possible? Yes of course it is possible…… [ Read More ]

Good News to all Canada immigration aspirants! If you want to move to Canada, now is the time to apply. The recent Express Entry draw which was issued on the 6^th of December has seen a great rise in the number of ITAs or Invitation to Apply. In the previous draw as well as this draw, the number of invitations issued is 2,750. This is a significant rise from the 8^thNovember draw, where only 2000 invitations were issued.  [Read more…]

Good news for Canada immigration hopefuls! The IRCC has invited 2,750 Express Entry candidates to apply for a PR visa to Canada for the most recent Express Entry Draw held on November 15, 2017.  This makes the latest draw the fourth in three weeks, which has happened only once before in the history of the Express Entry program and has been taken by immigration experts as a positive sign.  [Read more…]

The latest draw of the Express Entry program took place on October 18, 2017. In total, 2,757 candidates in the Express Entry pool were invited to apply for Permanent Resident status. The intent of the IRCC is clear as they lowered the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points to 436, which is a small decline from the previous minimum score of 438 CRS points as on October 6, 2017.

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Canada, one of the world’s leading nations in international immigration, has announced plans to bring in more skilled workers and immigrants into their country like never before. Recently tabled in front of Canada’s House of Commons, a multi-level, multi-year immigration program has been called the most ambitious venture in Canada immigration history and poses to give great benefits not just to the Canadian economy,…….  [Read more…]

The 67 points in the Canada immigration system refers to the minimum qualification benchmark for being considered a viable candidate for immigration to Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker program. If you are applying for Canada immigration, then you need to have the minimum score of 67 points in order to be eligible for consideration for an Invitation to Apply (ITA) issuance from the IRCC.  [Read more…]

Manitoba conducted its latest Express Entry draw on the 21^st of October, 2017. This is the 35^th draw made by the province this year. The total number of ITAs issued to skilled workers already in Manitoba stand at 351 while the number of ITAs issued to overseas skilled workers were at 44. So, in total, the number of invitations to apply issued in this draw is nearly 400.…..  [Read more…]